"My Writing 3/18/20"

This first post comes from Rebecca ("Becky") Anderson of St Paul, Minnesota. We have been writing together Wednesdays, every month, for 10 years.


Hi All,

At this point "shelter in place" (home) fits ok. I like being home.  I like sleeping

in and starting my day slowly, around 9:00.

For two days in a row I've made delicious homemade soups for supper. 

I cleaned the top oven in the kitchen; gone through the Cedar closet and started

a pile of clothes for the Goodwill, even laundering a couple of fleece vests I didn't

know I owned. I washed the glass globes of the dining room light fixture. They

were filthy. Now they are better.

Yesterday I worked in the yard with John, cleaning up stuff. Then walked by

Lake Como, trying to keep the six foot distance from neighbors we met and

chatted with. 

I appreciate the forced down time. For me, it's fine. 

But, my heart goes out to the homeless who can't help but get the virus. The families who can't make ends meet; the kids home from school and the teachers having to switch their curriculums to an online courses and to those already in the throes of the disease. This is a ghastly time.

May you all be well.

Becky