Know your place

[susandennis]

I cleaned up the terrace and moved the tree so I can see it from the couch and Biggie can perch and keep an eye on me. It's totally working. If I'm on the couch, he's in the tree. He comes down when he can't see me. I think we have a plan.

I have been out and into public places so seldom that I'm still not used to every nuance. Today I went to the bagel place where they, early on, nailed the safe serve. I order online. They have a big garage door they open and there's a table right there with a bell. I ring the bell and they bring my sandwich right out. It feels safe and respectful and fine.

Then I went to the Mariners store. I picked up my free sweatshirt and bought a mask. It felt closed in and hostile. I didn't want to touch anything and the clerk made me feel like I was doing it wrong. EWW.

I have a very short list of places that I feel ok about Costco, Goodwill, Safeway, the bagel place and Trader Joe's. That's really about it. But, hey, with Amazon in the mix, I don't really need any more.

My brother put together some excellent thoughts about the how and why of the, at least, near term future. Our emotions really, honestly, do not count. Nor, really, does the body count. It's up to us to take care of us.

But I have it way luckier than most. My income is not predicated on my leaving the house nor is it in any danger. And I'm happy here at home by myself. If there were no pandemic, I'd go swimming, probably, and maybe shopping and out to dinner and brunch. But, really I'm ok without. I'm just very lucky. I even live in one of the few states that has been voting my mail for years and have no stress over my ballot getting to the target.

So I'll be here with Biggie.



AND I finally found a bread recipe for me.

Beer Bread for One. And I'm making it now. Plus, I just discovered that if you hit 'print' recipe, you can click the box at the top and it automagically adjust the amounts for however many servings you want. That's very cool.

Comments

[ghost-light.livejournal.com]

Oh man, what a miserable Mariners experience ;(

[meowmensteen]

I'm sure you'll let us all know how the beer bread turned out.

[susandennis]

It's in the oven!

[susandennis]

cheesy and delicious!

[theirgrammy.livejournal.com]

Biggie looks so relaxed and yes regal. I’m like you. There are only a few stores I go to. Grocery store, Value Village it’s like Good Will and the pharmacy. I am quite comfortable being at home. I love my home and it doesn’t bother me to be by myself. in fact I love it.
Have a great day tomorrow.🤗

[mhaithaca.livejournal.com]

Ooh, the beer bread looks amazing! A little like the sausage and cheddar breakfast corn muffins I baked a huge batch of this spring. Defrosted the last few a week or so ago. I should find a beer bread recipe for the bread machine I borrowed.

[sunshine-two.livejournal.com]

He's so pretty.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

While we're in Gloucester, we go pretty regularly to the Market Basket supermarket (either here in Gloucester, or in Danvers just off the highway if we go on our way back from an excursion to Cambridge), and one thing I've noticed is that an awful lot of the shoppers simply ignore the "One Way" markers in the aisles (which, I admit, are rather a pain in the ass if you're at the wrong end of the aisle you want).

Biggie

[(Anonymous)]

Biggie is a very lucky cat. Beautiful photo of him on the terrace. Joey from South Africa.

RE: Biggie

[susandennis]

I keep telling him that but he's not impressed. I'll tell him you said so, maybe that will help :)

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I never thought I'd see the day when I was glad I'm on disability. I'm pretty sure covid isn't going to mess with that.

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

Loving Biggie in his tree! It gives him back his view without the danger - although he seems to prefer to look at you anyway.