Marijuana Day. No celebration planned. Everyone will have to get high on their own. Over 40,000 people dead in this country from the virus. Over 100,000 worldwide. Today I am bringing Oliver to the surgeon for another post-op visit. I would normally hate to go but now it’s my only diversion for the week. We […]

There’s 701,332 cases of the virus in the US. We are all wearing masks when we go out. The mask doesn’t protect us from getting the virus but if you are a carrier, it keeps you from spreading. It’s raining today witch is just another excuse to hunker down but I want to get paint

Yesterday Arielle found out that her ex girlfriend Ari, committed suicide. We are all in shock. She was a bright lovely girl. Without our lives to distract us, we have nothing to do but wonder why. Today on a positive note, Emily’s school did a parade for the students today. We decorated our car with

People are still dying by the hundreds in New York and Connecticut cases are at 300 deaths. Yesterday Rachel and I delivered food. I had so much fun and glad to spend the afternoon with her. The news is now reporting that we might be in isolation for years. Life as we know it is

Today it is raining. April showers I suppose. I prefer the rain to the sun. It gives me an excuse to stay in my pajamas all day. I guess I don’t need an excuse. I never go anywhere anymore. I am not working this week as it is Easter vacation. I’m a little relieved but

It’s sunday. I woke in a fair mood that quickly turned black. I took a bath which helped but everywhere I look is a task to be done and I don’t feel like doing anything. We had a Zoom meeting with my mom, Robert and Noah today. It was good to see the kids and

Emily’s mom died last night. She didn’t have the virus. She is being buried on Monday in a plot she bought in Pennsylvania. Emily and her sisters will visit the plot when this is over. She was 95 years old.  I’m working on a painting to keep busy. It took a week to find some

The news today is better. By better I mean the rate of deaths is going down in NYC. There are many places in the country that have worsening rates of infection and it is getting so hard to stay home… 6.6 million Americans have filed for unemployment. That’s almost 10%. At least Emily and I are

So restless. Oliver came over this morning. He walked from Laura’s house and he wanted to play basketball but of course the two balls we had were dead. So I did the unthinkable. With mask and gloves in hand, I drove Oliver to Walmart to get another ball. It was hardly an emergency. Luckily he

Today is Laura’s birthday. No celebration during the time of covid. They are saying this week is going to be the apex. Deaths in the country are approaching 10,000 people. We are doing ok at home. Took Oliver to the doctor for a post-op checkup with Dr. Bevalaqua. He is still supposed to be on liquids