> On Mar 17, 2020, at 11:27 AM, Stanley Halpin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> On Mar 16, 2020, at 10:17 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> On Mar 16, 2020, at 6:41 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> A six-county-wide mandate has put me under Covid-19 House Arrest today. I'm >>> not supposed to leave home for anything other than "living essentials" like >>> grocery shopping, particularly since I'm a "senior". Until April 7th… >> >> Make that seven counties, Santa Cruz County is going to shelter in place. On >> the bright side, if I can get off my ass, I guess I have an opportunity to >> make some progress on a few of the crisis around the house. >> >> Meanwhile, unrelated to covid-19, I was woken this morning by a text from my >> sister. Mom is declining, despite the home being on lockdown they were >> working on procedures for her to be with Mom at the end, unless of course >> Mom pulls through again. A 1700 mile drive, however, is out of the >> question. I’ve pretty much said goodbye for the last time every time I’ve >> seen her for just over three years, and she wouldn’t even know I was there. >> I do wish I could be there for my sister though. >> >> All things considered, Mom passing is the best thing for everyone involved, >> especially her, or what’s left of her. She’s been my mom less and less, and >> less and less of the time since she broke her hip. I just wish that her >> passing could go better than it looks like it will, though I honestly don’t >> think she’ll know the difference. >> >> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen >> [email protected] >> >> > > Sorry to hear about your mother Larry. I saw my Mom’s decline from afar with > just occasional visits. I saw Meg’s mother’s decline over the 7 years we were > with her after we moved to her house. No matter the circumstances, it is hard > on everyone during and after. > > Stan >
And P.J. And Paul. And John Coyle. And… Many of us are of an age where we have lost parents and friends and other relatives. When I was young and foolish I did not understand the phrase “keep them alive in your memories.” But as I very slowly mature I have found that to be comforting. Meanwhile, on the streets of a small-mid sized city in the upper midwest U.S. I have ventured out twice in the last few days. Saturday I started thinking that the State Government might recommend or require that non-essential businesses should close for x number of days. I wasn’t sure if they would realize that liquor stores ARE essential. So we made a run to our local, got a small stock of wines and tequila and gourmet cheeses. This morning we went to our grocery store. A half basket of goods for us, a bit less for the local food pantry/shelter operation. Some of the things I hadn’t thought about before the apocalypse arrived: if the shelter house is no longer serving their typical 20-30 person sit-down meal, and shifting instead to a “box lunch” carry-out strategy, then my usual occasional donation of cans of beans or sliced peaches aren’t going to be very useful to them. And that jar of coffee creamer they have in the center of the table is going to stay inside on the table. I was able to find a couple of boxes of individual packets of creamer, a few packages of individual servings of peaches, pears. Not under any lock-down here, but a definite slow-down amid some mandatory closures of, e.g., restaurants and bars. Our state governor had been scheduled to be here at one of our favorite restaurants yesterday evening for the election-kickoff fundraising event of one of the local politicians. That was cancelled of course. I had been looking forward to meeting her. Dentist called to postpone my appointment for tomorrow. Not sure what might happen with my haircut appointment on Thursday. So we will hunker down, be grateful for our well-stocked pantry, and try to come up with alternate plans in the likelihood that our travel plans for this year and next are likely to be scrambled. And I might even go back into some of the Lightroom work that has been hanging there since last fall… Take care everyone, and wash your hands! stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
