tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post7410260614113228408..comments2024-03-29T14:49:22.410+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Lockdown Art and a Cold SnapSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-9248582097672328552020-05-12T06:45:03.748+01:002020-05-12T06:45:03.748+01:00Mitchell: Well, that sounds bearably chilly, at le...Mitchell: Well, that sounds bearably chilly, at least!<br /><br />YP: OK, I think of sunbathing as stripping down to your bathing suit and laying out to get a tan. I do NOT do that. But yeah, if you count reclining in the warm sun fully clothed as sunbathing, I am guilty.<br /><br />E: Yeah, it's all very perplexing. People have no idea what to do.<br /><br />Ms Moon: It IS weird, but I'm used to working in the library with no people around -- I often do it at the beginning and end of school years and on teacher planning and conference days. So in a way it's normal, too.<br /><br />Mary: I don't quite understand the ways that our cold weather is related to North America's cold weather. I need to look at a worldwide weather map.<br /><br />Robin: Sounds like you have a good plan for managing all this!<br /><br />Vivian: It IS pretty funny, isn't it? It looks like a store-bought outfit to me (particularly the mask). I'm sure you could get one on Amazon! Would people in Long Island understand it?!<br /><br />Red: I'm sure I wouldn't!<br /><br />Sharon: That IS interesting. I'll be intrigued to hear how well things go!<br /><br />Ellen: The ones my coworker gave us are still too small to bloom. In fact, I think they'll bloom next year. This one definitely came from the seed packet. Funny how unpredictable seeds can be.<br /><br />Marty: I agree, especially at rush hour! WAY to much closeness.<br /><br />Edna: It sounds like a good idea to keep distancing as much as possible. I'll be doing the same here, though I still haven't taken to wearing a mask.<br /><br />Bug: Yeah, I wonder what the story is with that store? I don't wear a mask myself but aside from grocery shopping I'm never really in a place where I might need one. The authorities (at least that I've read) all say you don't need one outside.<br /><br />Catalyst: I guess I'm thinking of sunbathing in the tanning sense -- like lying out smeared with oil and shirtless. Florida-style sunbathing -- that I DON'T do!<br /><br />Penelope: I've heard that about the plague masks -- in fact I was just explaining to Dave why they had the big long beak. I imagine that outfit must look VERY weird to people who don't know where it originated!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-4731231777066493532020-05-12T02:26:36.942+01:002020-05-12T02:26:36.942+01:00The poetry wall is great and the correction is the...The poetry wall is great and the correction is the best part of the poem. <br />I read once about the plague dr mask and it said the beak contained herbs that were believed to be beneficial for combating the illness and also helped disguise the smell of dead bodies. Probably helped with social distancing, too.<br />Good luck with outguessing the weather and keeping your flowers safe. Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869670673483172196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-49501226153304195232020-05-11T18:39:06.391+01:002020-05-11T18:39:06.391+01:00He doesn't sunbathe, he says, yet he lounges o...He doesn't sunbathe, he says, yet he lounges on his lawn in shorts. Never mind, I want a plague doctor outfit, including the mask.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-15903709039545968492020-05-11T16:54:26.095+01:002020-05-11T16:54:26.095+01:00I love the poetry wall - very creative! Mike was r...I love the poetry wall - very creative! Mike was really disappointed in our local grocery store. The last time he'd been (a month ago), they were being VERY strict and all the staff were wearing masks. He went on Friday & no one was wearing a mask & all their other restrictions were gone too. He's not going there again (the stores near where his father lives are doing a lot better job of trying to contain things). I wonder what changed? Did the employees rebel or did the customers? In any case, I'm with Robin - when I go into a store I'm wearing a mask until we get a vaccine! Although after reading this article I realize I'm much more likely to get COVID at work: https://erinbromage.wixsite.com/covid19/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them<br />The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-40637170394537411032020-05-11T16:29:35.022+01:002020-05-11T16:29:35.022+01:00Your Foxglove is gorgeous! We're opening a f...Your Foxglove is gorgeous! We're opening a few things slowly, with restrictions. It's really too soon to be opening everything all the way. I'll keep using my mask and gloves and distancing. You have a super nice day, hugs, Edna B.Edna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550994321689374875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-16469210628065465242020-05-11T16:22:27.255+01:002020-05-11T16:22:27.255+01:00While I'm not too worried about going into a s...While I'm not too worried about going into a store or strolling a street, the absolute last place I'd ever want to be is on a subway. I pity those poor workers in big cities.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-88140921969171473332020-05-11T15:36:28.281+01:002020-05-11T15:36:28.281+01:00perhaps that purple foxglove is one of the ones yo...perhaps that purple foxglove is one of the ones your co-worker gave you. of course Texas is relaxing restrictions and opening up even as infections and deaths rise. we're staying put as much as possible. not too many people wear masks here in this small town.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-88401774906229563132020-05-11T15:34:47.189+01:002020-05-11T15:34:47.189+01:00That's interesting that your restaurants won&#...That's interesting that your restaurants won't open until July and ours are allowed to open today. I think today is a bad idea but, we have a Republican governor so he seems to be following what the President wants. We'll see how that goes. I now know four people who have had or are still fighting the virus. It's not something to ignore. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-27035053810895925082020-05-11T15:12:40.358+01:002020-05-11T15:12:40.358+01:00Ya wouldn't want to know how cold it is here t...Ya wouldn't want to know how cold it is here this morning!<br />Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-22316173020313470212020-05-11T15:06:56.706+01:002020-05-11T15:06:56.706+01:00The first thing I thought when I clicked onto the ...The first thing I thought when I clicked onto the link for the Plague Doctor was, Wait. Can you just go out and buy a Plague Doctor costume? Are they for sale at costume shops, or do you have to know someone who works in the Historical Drama Dept of the BBC? Is this what happens when you live in a country where the Plague of 1656 is recent history?<br /><br />If a guy walked around Philadelphia wearing that get-up, he'd be mugged. No one, I repeat, NO ONE would understand the humor.<br /><br />Good one, Anonymous British Person. Vivian Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198077488226047493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-6703833579129258652020-05-11T15:05:43.790+01:002020-05-11T15:05:43.790+01:00We're going to keep on wearing masks until the...We're going to keep on wearing masks until there's a vaccine. That's our plan. Social distancing is our nature anyway so we just keep on being our quiet selves. I'm glad you're going to walk to work. Stay as safe as you can. Love the poetry wall. What a great idea. The foxglove is beautiful. Ours are about to bloom as well. Glad you had a good Mother's Day call with your mom. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-37564879211735313982020-05-11T14:38:17.351+01:002020-05-11T14:38:17.351+01:00Yesterday morning it was only 35F (so another cold...Yesterday morning it was only 35F (so another cold bout might be headed your way across the Pond), but then it is supposed to be 80F on Friday. Better than New England where some received 6" of snow this past weekend. Our April was cold, wet and windy--so bloody windy, so will welcome some better temps. Just want the humidity to hold off. <br /><br />Glad the call with your mom had some laughter. A good thing. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-58604226568851536732020-05-11T13:55:21.388+01:002020-05-11T13:55:21.388+01:00Our guidelines are getting somewhat hazy too. Howe...Our guidelines are getting somewhat hazy too. However, I'm staying home. <br />Love your foxgloves. <br />Enjoy your time at work. Sort of a dream- no patrons to disturb the peace of the library. Sort of weird, too. <br />Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-38234809132489552102020-05-11T10:26:41.237+01:002020-05-11T10:26:41.237+01:00Good luck getting back to work. Your leader gave v...Good luck getting back to work. Your leader gave very confusing guidelines from what I've heard elsewhere. Nice that your Mom gave you three I love yous.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-5116349100751836302020-05-11T10:19:31.798+01:002020-05-11T10:19:31.798+01:00I just checked the most authoritative English dict...I just checked the most authoritative English dictionary in the land...<br /><br />"lounging on the lawn in shorts" = sunbathing<br /><br />See...I am already staying "alert" like a dog fox.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-9204474954867809752020-05-11T09:47:51.390+01:002020-05-11T09:47:51.390+01:00It was a "chilly" 62F when I walked on t...It was a "chilly" 62F when I walked on the beach this morning. It made my ears hurt. I'll shut up now.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.com