Friday March 27, 2020

64 degrees, sunny, and windy. Sunny today with temperatures in the lower 70’s but 20 mph wind gusts.

Amy went in this morning to at 9 to open the gym so we could pick up last pay checks before the shut down. Steve and our cleaning person have been in there cleaning the gym from top to bottom and side to side. While I was there I borrowed a set of the 15 lb weights like I have on order.

From there I went to the bank then was going to stop at the park to walk. But, they were mowing and with the wind blowing so bad I did not want to be around all that pollen and debris flying around. I drove down to the church and walked then came home.

The neighbor on the fence side has a large rotten tree that was broken off about four feet from the ground. It was leaning against another tree toward their house where the kids like to play in the driveway. It was right on the fence line so I was not sure Vicki knew it had broken off. I mentioned it to here last week. When we talked last Saturday she said they had someone coming to take it down this week.

When I got home they had it tied to the truck and were getting ready to pull it down. That thing was completely hollow on the inside. I am just glad it is down.

 

 

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Thursday March 26, 2020

43 degrees with pea soup fog. I ventured out to the grocery store this morning for the first time in two weeks. I arrived about 8:15. The two things I wanted but am not completely out of yet was milk and juice. No milk. They had the brand of juice I drink but not the specific one I like.
Two of the guys I know were standing at the milk coolers. They said a truck was on the way so I shopped the rest of the store to see if could find some other items on my list.

By the time I did that the truck had arrived. I was able to get my milk and juice along with most of everything else I was looking for. A lot of the shelves were still empty.

I was reserving books online at the library for next week. I noticed one was on the shelf at our library. I called to ask them to hold it for me.

After lunch I drove back into town to the library. I called to let them know I was in the parking lot. When Tm brought it out he said as of today they had suspended all books coming from other libraries and they may have to shut down completely.

Since I was right there, I stopped at Crouse Park for my walk. They have a nice, paved path that is much longer and hillier than walking the parking lot at the church. A nice change.

Cloudy, cool, and windy again today once the fog burned off.

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Wednesday March 25, 2020

44 degrees, cloudy, and breezy. Low 50’s today and cloudy with 10 to 15 mph winds.

I volunteered at the bookstore this morning. We had reduced the hours for this week to M-W-F-S from 11 – 3.

Coincidentally, we were closing this Saturday for at least two weeks because the town is closing our block of Main street for the new streetscape project. They are tearing out all the sidewalks and milling down the street to put in new sidewalks, etc. While we are closed they are going to clean the carpets. Joyce and I worked on moving non-essential stuff to the back room today. We only had one sale on Monday and we had one today.

But, as of today we have to close because we are a non-essential business. So far, our county does not have any cases.

 

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Tuesday March 24, 2020

44 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. Cool and damp with rain coming in this afternoon.

Update from the gym. Closed until further notice. I ordered a set of 15 lb barbells from Amazon this morning. Today is my usual off day for exercising since I am normally at the bookstore which is closed today. We are opening limited days and hours for right now.

So, just doing odds and ends in the house. Too chilly to work in the garage.

 

 

 

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Monday March 23, 2020

41 degrees with rain and fog this morning. This afternoon a high today in the lower 50’s, cloudy, and breezy.

I did a short workout in the garage using two unopened jugs of All laundry detergent. They weighed in at just over 16 lbs on Bob’s science scale. A little clunky for barbell replacements but they got the job done. Once all this is said and done guess I will pick up some 15 pound weights to keep in the house. I used a variety from 25 down to 10 depending on what I am doing so the 15 is a good compromise to keep on hand.

Rain and most of the fog moved out after lunch. I just returned from walking in the church parking lot. Either left overs for dinner or I will make something new.

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Sunday March 22, 2020

40 degrees, cloudy, and breezy this morning. A high today of only 45 with cloudy skies. Rain tonight with a low in the upper 30’s.

House cleaning chores this morning. I have a load of the towels in the washer while I straighten up my desk and do a few things here. Chicken stir fry for dinner tonight.

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Saturday March 21, 2020

I am reading The Day of Small Things by Vicki Lane.

Last night I started watching The English Game on Netflix. Written by Julian Fellowes of Downton Abbey fame. It’s a period piece on the history of football and how it eventually became a game for all social classes. I have a couple more episodes left to watch tonight.

51 degrees with partly cloudy skies and breezy. High today may reach 60. Skies are partly cloudy and its breezy but no rain as formerly predicted.

I did the weekly laundry load this morning and did some more stuff in the garage. After lunch I drove down to the church and walked the parking lot.

 

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Friday March 20, 2020

Thanks to all of you from Daynotes who have been checking in. Much appreciated. We have plenty of canned food and meat in the freezer. And, of course, lots of rice, macaroni, instant potatoes, noodles, etc.

61 degrees with mostly cloudy skies and breezy. Colin and I spent about 3 hours this morning outside. I moved the two perennials I had planted in the back in the old stump location to the front bed along the driveway. They were not getting enough sun. Both asters needed the dead stuff cut back. One has become too big for it’s current spot. I moved it to the bed in front of the porch. It may need to be split next year. Colin ran around the yard as I went back and forth down to the woods to dump the wheel barrow.

I did a few more chores in the garage while it was warm enough to have the door open. The other stuff I need to do I can work on with the door closed.

Speaking of which. Rain/thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight to be followed by cooler temperatures.

 

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Thursday March 19, 2020

57 degrees with partly sunny skies. I drove down to the parking lot to do my walk. I parked the car in the driveway when I got back home. I swept out the car side of the garage and a little of the other side. I need to move all the flower pots before I can the rest of that side.

I washed the car, finally. Even though rain is in the forecast for the rest of the week the car will be in the garage. I have not plans to go anywhere. For a change of scenery I can walk across the street and around the gas station parking lot or up the street to the empty lot.

I miss going to the gym to work out and to work. It not only gets me out of the house but keeps me interacting with people and fills in the days. Colin is not much of a conversationalist. I like the weekends being housebound but this situation will soon get old even staying busy with projects.

 

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Wednesday March 18, 2020

47 degrees, foggy, and damp when I left for the church parking lot. I walked my usual 30 minutes then came home and did some weight work in the garage.

I left around 11:30 for Winston. I stopped in to pick up my new glasses. Joey said they were just told by the CDC to cancel all routine appointments and only schedule medical situations. He said they may even have to close the optical side.

From there I did stop at Pet Smart to pick up another bag of dog food. They had a cart washing station with spray disinfectant at the door. There was only a couple of people in the store. I then went for my haircut appointment and headed home.

Winston was sunny and warm with temperatures in the low 60’s. Back here it’s 50, cloudy. and damp.

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