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I looked at articles on get pocket and realized I'm burned out on information. It's official - I've reached information Burn-Out. Also burned out on all the "advice" articles - telling me what to do, buy, how to write, watch, nap, sleep, eat, what to eat, etc. Yes, we've hit information overload. Finally.
Took a walk today - but nothing was pretty enough to photograph - it was just around my block. Or south of me. Lots of construction south of me.
They are also remodeling the interior of one of the houses behind me, and throwing all the bricks, insulation, plaster, etc into the yard. I will have to leave the windows closed. Some dust got through though - even though its not that close - because of wind, etc. Also possibly tree pollan got through, so I turned on the A/C which is doing a marvelous job of cleaning the air in the apartment - I can breath! (It's 70 outside, but like I said, filled with allergens.)
Flowers were delivered to niece with no issues. According to mother, my brother said it was a lovely bouquet, but the chocolates are for him.
He snagged the book I sent her last year.
Currently watching S4 of The Great Pottery Showdown - on HBO Max. It's the Pottery version of Great British Bake-Off, produced by the same organization, but I like it better - the judges are nicer, the host is nicer, and so are the potters. Also it doesn't make me crave things that I can't eat. Plus, I've done ceramics - and know more about it than baking.
I'm not really a baker, but I did enjoy pottery.
The US has two problems in regards to COVID. The J&J appears to have the same serious side-effect issue that the AstraZenaca - although in rare cases. (6 people out of 15 million.)
( via the NY Times )
And the other problem? The British variant - there's two, one that is just more contagious, but not necessarily more severe, and one that is highly contagious and twice as severe. Both are making their way through New York City. The highly contagious but not necessarily severe one is prevalent in my area.
( via the NY Times )
Want to see the article - and the maps of the infected areas in NYC - go HERE. Note to self - where you do not want to live during the 21st Century? New York City. I kind of knew this in the 90s, I even resisted moving here - but once I came, it worked for me. I kind of wish I could drive and move north, but I can't, so continuing to make the best of the life I've been given for better or worse.
Anyhow, as far as they know the vaccine is resilient against the variants.
I was trying to convince ladies from the GH fanboard that I'm on (who've befriended each other on FB) to get the vaccine - not sure I got very far. One lovely, black woman in her sixties - was refusing to get it, because she's immune compromised and got really sick with the flu shot. She's afraid of it. I get it, I do. But the side-effects of the vaccine are still much better than getting COVID. COVID is dangerous.
At least no one here is telling me they won't get it. I work, as you all know by now, for a major transportation agency which has lost countless people to the virus. Not to mention relatives of countless co-workers. I've lost count of the number of bereavement notices. I get two a week. Over 51,000 New Yorkers have died from the virus that we know of.
Anyhow, I have a feeling we aren't going back to the office any time soon.
Although NY does seem determined to keep moving forward. They've extended the curfew for bars and restaurants from 11 pm to Midnight. And catered events from midnight to 1 Am. (Honestly the curfews never made much sense to me. But whatever.)
They also are opening sports venues. Spectators can now go to horse and auto races at 20 % capacity. Why they couldn't before, I don't know. I mean they were letting spectators in at baseball and football events, also allowing in-church services. Horse races and auto races are outdoors. And it's not that hard to social distance at them.
And they are installing..."astro-turf" at Lincoln Center Plaza to promote the arts? Lincoln Center will soon have a brand-new front lawn—of sorts. "The GREEN," designed by noted set designer Mimi Lien, will transform Lincoln Center's concrete plaza into an expansive artificial lawn as part of an initiative to revive the arts. The installation, which runs from May 10 through September, will host pop-up performances, and will also offer books to borrow from the New York Public Library. (Okaaay. Whatever floats your boat. Personally? The appeal of astro-turf has alwasy been completely lost on me. It's plastic grass. I don't like it. I don't know why it exists. I blame the 1970s.)
I was thinking about my Dad today - who I miss. And how much my mother must miss him. My mother has never been without a roommate. Now for the first time in her life - she's alone. And she can barely visit him because of the pandemic. She can only visit him three times a week - and she's starting to dread the visits. Because she has nothing to really tell him, and it's a struggle to stay cheery.
She is making the best of it though. They both are. My father is very talkative and friendly. They like him at the facility or so she says. And my mother is getting along with her home health care aids. Reaching out to family and to friends.
I suppose that's all one can do, right? Make the best of it. I miss my feral cats - haven't seen them in a while. But my herbs in the areogarden are sprouting. Everything has begun to come up but the curly parsely, which admittedly isn't supposed to for about two-three more days. They aren't coming up as fast as the lettuce did, but more are coming up. With the lettuce - only four plants sprouted, two didn't. This one seems to have just about everyone coming up - so progress. I've mixed feelings about the aerogarden - it's hard to get it to work - and push buttons aren't as sensitive as they purport to be.
Should I leave you with another photo?
As you can see below - the cherry blossoms are in fully bloom at the moment.
I'm grateful that I have a beautiful place to walk around in - even if it is a centuries old Graveyard.
Took a walk today - but nothing was pretty enough to photograph - it was just around my block. Or south of me. Lots of construction south of me.
They are also remodeling the interior of one of the houses behind me, and throwing all the bricks, insulation, plaster, etc into the yard. I will have to leave the windows closed. Some dust got through though - even though its not that close - because of wind, etc. Also possibly tree pollan got through, so I turned on the A/C which is doing a marvelous job of cleaning the air in the apartment - I can breath! (It's 70 outside, but like I said, filled with allergens.)
Flowers were delivered to niece with no issues. According to mother, my brother said it was a lovely bouquet, but the chocolates are for him.
He snagged the book I sent her last year.
Currently watching S4 of The Great Pottery Showdown - on HBO Max. It's the Pottery version of Great British Bake-Off, produced by the same organization, but I like it better - the judges are nicer, the host is nicer, and so are the potters. Also it doesn't make me crave things that I can't eat. Plus, I've done ceramics - and know more about it than baking.
I'm not really a baker, but I did enjoy pottery.
The US has two problems in regards to COVID. The J&J appears to have the same serious side-effect issue that the AstraZenaca - although in rare cases. (6 people out of 15 million.)
( via the NY Times )
And the other problem? The British variant - there's two, one that is just more contagious, but not necessarily more severe, and one that is highly contagious and twice as severe. Both are making their way through New York City. The highly contagious but not necessarily severe one is prevalent in my area.
( via the NY Times )
Want to see the article - and the maps of the infected areas in NYC - go HERE. Note to self - where you do not want to live during the 21st Century? New York City. I kind of knew this in the 90s, I even resisted moving here - but once I came, it worked for me. I kind of wish I could drive and move north, but I can't, so continuing to make the best of the life I've been given for better or worse.
Anyhow, as far as they know the vaccine is resilient against the variants.
I was trying to convince ladies from the GH fanboard that I'm on (who've befriended each other on FB) to get the vaccine - not sure I got very far. One lovely, black woman in her sixties - was refusing to get it, because she's immune compromised and got really sick with the flu shot. She's afraid of it. I get it, I do. But the side-effects of the vaccine are still much better than getting COVID. COVID is dangerous.
At least no one here is telling me they won't get it. I work, as you all know by now, for a major transportation agency which has lost countless people to the virus. Not to mention relatives of countless co-workers. I've lost count of the number of bereavement notices. I get two a week. Over 51,000 New Yorkers have died from the virus that we know of.
Anyhow, I have a feeling we aren't going back to the office any time soon.
Although NY does seem determined to keep moving forward. They've extended the curfew for bars and restaurants from 11 pm to Midnight. And catered events from midnight to 1 Am. (Honestly the curfews never made much sense to me. But whatever.)
They also are opening sports venues. Spectators can now go to horse and auto races at 20 % capacity. Why they couldn't before, I don't know. I mean they were letting spectators in at baseball and football events, also allowing in-church services. Horse races and auto races are outdoors. And it's not that hard to social distance at them.
And they are installing..."astro-turf" at Lincoln Center Plaza to promote the arts? Lincoln Center will soon have a brand-new front lawn—of sorts. "The GREEN," designed by noted set designer Mimi Lien, will transform Lincoln Center's concrete plaza into an expansive artificial lawn as part of an initiative to revive the arts. The installation, which runs from May 10 through September, will host pop-up performances, and will also offer books to borrow from the New York Public Library. (Okaaay. Whatever floats your boat. Personally? The appeal of astro-turf has alwasy been completely lost on me. It's plastic grass. I don't like it. I don't know why it exists. I blame the 1970s.)
I was thinking about my Dad today - who I miss. And how much my mother must miss him. My mother has never been without a roommate. Now for the first time in her life - she's alone. And she can barely visit him because of the pandemic. She can only visit him three times a week - and she's starting to dread the visits. Because she has nothing to really tell him, and it's a struggle to stay cheery.
She is making the best of it though. They both are. My father is very talkative and friendly. They like him at the facility or so she says. And my mother is getting along with her home health care aids. Reaching out to family and to friends.
I suppose that's all one can do, right? Make the best of it. I miss my feral cats - haven't seen them in a while. But my herbs in the areogarden are sprouting. Everything has begun to come up but the curly parsely, which admittedly isn't supposed to for about two-three more days. They aren't coming up as fast as the lettuce did, but more are coming up. With the lettuce - only four plants sprouted, two didn't. This one seems to have just about everyone coming up - so progress. I've mixed feelings about the aerogarden - it's hard to get it to work - and push buttons aren't as sensitive as they purport to be.
Should I leave you with another photo?
As you can see below - the cherry blossoms are in fully bloom at the moment.
I'm grateful that I have a beautiful place to walk around in - even if it is a centuries old Graveyard.