July 17 - Adirondacks and Lake Champlain
The last post was April. Our intentions were to document the year of the pandemic, but it was easy to get distracted by ...?…, nothing at all. No excuses. The trip to Singapore and Thailand in January brought the coronavirus to our attention. And it has been there ever since.
This year is different (hopefully just this year). Except for the stress of the virus and news around it, our life has been very good. Our normal activities don't usually involve a lot of people anyway. Patti gardens, I golf, ride bike and work around the house. We put the boat (the Whaler) in the water and used Doc's pontoon boat. And we sat in our Doc and Sue's driveway for happy hour and cookouts and movies.
And you're asking "what about Bob?", or "Bob's your uncle!".
In these uncertain times, a huge concern is how careful to be. We want to be safe, which I think we are, but everyone has a different opinion on how safe to be. We sometimes feel we may not be as careful as we should be, and other times we fear we may have offended others by being too careful. We're all trying to figure this out, and apologize if we haven't gotten it right.
And we also want to see our parents (90 and 93 years old). On July 2nd we drove to New Jersey and visited before continuing to the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain. We drove from the cabin at Merry Point and stopped once to eat our own sandwiches. We slept in our parents basement, and we tried to stay outdoors to be safe. It is always wonderful to visit these upbeat and happy people
But it's hard. My mother had her 90th birthday this spring, and we could celebrate only by "Zoom" (a new phenomenon of the pandemic). They loved it, but it wasn't the party that we had hoped for.
On July 6th we continued on to the Adirondacks and our own little cabin at Riverside (thanks to Barbara and Mary Lou - Patti's cousins).
We have been coming to Riverside for many years. Each year is wonderfully the same, with differences. The times require no hugs and social distancing at happy hour. The no hugs part is hard.
Our beloved Mary Lou had a stroke. Though she is hanging in there and still joining us for happy hour.
What does the future hold? God only knows. The lives of our children will be greatly affected. Cambria is wondering just that.
This year is different (hopefully just this year). Except for the stress of the virus and news around it, our life has been very good. Our normal activities don't usually involve a lot of people anyway. Patti gardens, I golf, ride bike and work around the house. We put the boat (the Whaler) in the water and used Doc's pontoon boat. And we sat in our Doc and Sue's driveway for happy hour and cookouts and movies.
And you're asking "what about Bob?", or "Bob's your uncle!".
In these uncertain times, a huge concern is how careful to be. We want to be safe, which I think we are, but everyone has a different opinion on how safe to be. We sometimes feel we may not be as careful as we should be, and other times we fear we may have offended others by being too careful. We're all trying to figure this out, and apologize if we haven't gotten it right.
And we also want to see our parents (90 and 93 years old). On July 2nd we drove to New Jersey and visited before continuing to the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain. We drove from the cabin at Merry Point and stopped once to eat our own sandwiches. We slept in our parents basement, and we tried to stay outdoors to be safe. It is always wonderful to visit these upbeat and happy people
But it's hard. My mother had her 90th birthday this spring, and we could celebrate only by "Zoom" (a new phenomenon of the pandemic). They loved it, but it wasn't the party that we had hoped for.
On July 6th we continued on to the Adirondacks and our own little cabin at Riverside (thanks to Barbara and Mary Lou - Patti's cousins).
What does the future hold? God only knows. The lives of our children will be greatly affected. Cambria is wondering just that.
Keep on writing.... Loved your thoughts and what you have been doing!!!!
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