Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Self Isolating

We've been isolated at home for a week now after returning from Arizona. We're being diligent about not having contact with others.  14 days is a long time when you're counting but we've realized that it's not much different than our normal lifestyle except for the occasional happy hour get-togethers with neighbors. We use the phone and social media to communicate with everybody.

Our neighbors know we are healthy but are still avoiding contact for the mandatory time period. Twice we found cookies and brownies on our doorstep. Today when Maryanne brought over a bag of books for Yvonne, she rang the doorbell and stood back about 15 ft as if we had the plague. She offered to bring us groceries but we're declining because we are fully stocked with stuff we brought back from Arizona. We even have two 5 gal pails of navel oranges from our trees. We likely have more fresh fruit than most households in Alberta have.

Technically, when our isolation period is over, we'll be the ones that are verified coronavirus free.  Everybody else out there could be potential carriers because of their poor social distancing practices.



Today, Yvonne had me find her cross country skis and boots and she ventured out onto the frozen lake.  I've kept busy trying to fine-tune the new furnace humidifier that I installed in October and completing a few woodworking projects. The workshop  is cold and I'm regretting not having installed that gas heater last year.


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