Tuesday March 17, 2020

I am reading Scotched by Kaitlyn Dunnett.

49 degrees and damp this morning. I did open the bookstore this morning. Only had two people come in. A couple more came in at shift change. I had phone conversations with Joyce. We canceled this weekends half price sale and will most likely close up after Saturday for next week.

I stopped at the library to pick up a book. They will most likely close in the next day or so to foot traffic but will be available to take book reserves and other materials out to people’s cars as needed.

The gym closed for two weeks starting today. I will have to come up with alternative workout routines here at home. One option is driving to the church down the street. They have a very large parking lot I can walk. I have some hand weights here at the house I can use though they are not as heavy as the ones I use when I walk the track at the gym. I mainly want to keep up with my cardio and weight training as best I can.

 

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Monday March 16, 2020

Another cold and drizzly day. I had a dentist appointment at 8:15 for a cleaning this morning. I came back home, did a few things, then off to work my usual shift.

Our gym manager was making a decision about closing when I left. We were steady busy all day. It was mostly high school kids but a lot of our regulars including seniors. Most come to walk on the little track but we never have more than 8 to 10 people in there at one time during my shift anyway. A few of restaurants have closed or doing take out only.

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Sunday March 15, 2020

Today is cool and damp with rain and temperatures in the mid to upper 40’s.  Low 30’s tonight and rain.

The usual house cleaning chores this morning otherwise a quiet day.

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Saturday March 14, 2020

44 degrees, cloudy, and calm this morning. Mostly cloudy all day with temperatures possibly making it to 50. Rain and mid 40’s tonight.

All but one of the smoke alarms in the house are electrical with 9 volt battery backup thus no need to replace the batteries every year. The one that was in the ceiling of the downstairs was not wired and did not get ruined when we had the flood. The new drop down ceiling made it hard to put back up on the ceiling so we put that one on the wall above a door.

At 1:30 this morning one of the downstairs started beeping. I found the culprit in the guest bedroom. That one and the one in Frances and Al’s bedroom have not had the batteries replaced since we moved in. While I was replacing I did that one and the non-wired one,

This morning I started some seeds in pots in the garage; two types of Forget Me Not’s, more butterfly weed, and some zucchini. The first round of butterfly weed did not germinate. I used seed starting soil this time for all of them. I swept up around the gardening table and the garage doors and tidied up a bit out there.

 

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Friday March 13, 2020

I am reading A Grave in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope.

59 degrees and raining this morning when I left for the gym, home, and back to work. The sun came out mid morning with the winds picking up. Upper 50’s today and back down into the upper 30’s tonight.

Whew, it’s been a long week working the extra couple of days due to being short staffed. Not related the current virus outbreak. So far, we are not closing the gym. School system is remaining open but has canceled all after school activities. I had a statewide Friends of the Library meeting in Gastonia tomorrow but that was canceled.

 

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Thursday March 12, 2020

49 degrees and sunny when I left for the gym. I stopped by the library and grocery store on the way home, then back to work. Sunny and warm again today. Spring in March may lead to winter in April. Guess we will see.

 

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Wednesday March 11, 2020

I drove down to Winston late yesterday afternoon to meet Al and Frances at Fratellis restaurant for her birthday dinner. It’s a nice Italian Steakhouse for special occasions. I was back home by 8:15 pm. It rained a bit on the way home once I started coming up the mountain but was over by the time i took him out for last time around 9:45.

47 degrees, sunny, and calm when I left for the gym, home, and back to work. Warm again today with temperatures in the low 60’s again.

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Tuesday March 10, 2020

Big Happy 60th birthday wishes to my sister.

42 degrees and raining this morning. The sun came out later in the morning. Now it’s partly cloudy and 60 degrees. I volunteered at the bookstore this morning,

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Monday March 9, 2020

I am reading Death At Rottingdean by Robin Paige.

42 degrees, sunny, and mostly calm when I left for the gym, home, and back to work. A nice day today with temperatures reaching 60 degrees, lots of sunshine, and a slight breeze.

 

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Sunday March 8, 2020

A nice day today. We started the day at 34 degrees but have warmed up into the low 50’s and mostly calm winds.

House cleaning chores this morning. I have a batch of homemade granola bars the oven. Although they are healthier than the store bought ones, I make them because I happen to prefer them as a tasty treat from time to time.

I spent some time clearing off my desk, balancing the check book, and paying the bills. There are few other odds and ends that need taken care of this afternoon.

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