tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post6492976006863165804..comments2024-02-23T02:48:33.276-06:00Comments on BABSBLOG: Batten Down The Hatches!Babshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-50719683029195777872020-04-02T20:32:17.177-06:002020-04-02T20:32:17.177-06:00Thanks for taking time to read and comment on the ...Thanks for taking time to read and comment on the post Ginny! I need to do an update and I will try to do that tomorrow. <br /><br />We ARE all hunkered down and very, very few things are open here now........<br />People are taking it all very seriously.<br /><br />We now have 2 confirmed cases in SMA. One was someone who arrived here after traveling with it. The other is someone here who had not traveling or connection that is known.<br /><br />More tomorrow.Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-11791688238710802862020-04-02T19:51:42.311-06:002020-04-02T19:51:42.311-06:00So appreciate your keeping us abreast of the situa...So appreciate your keeping us abreast of the situation in SMA. We are so concerned for the lovely, kind people of SM. I look forward to your honest account of the situation. Stay safe and well. GinnyClaeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079634342413455827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-86868355361115681672020-03-24T18:10:01.208-06:002020-03-24T18:10:01.208-06:00Dan, I know you told me once what SWMBO stands for...Dan, I know you told me once what SWMBO stands for but I can't remember. I think the S stands for she...........<br />Sounds like you have been staying out of trouble doing "honey dos". Wow! Would<br />love to have you here for 1/2 a day. <br /><br />Today I tried to sweep the porch with a broom in one hand and the cane in the other. I wish someone had videoed it as I held onto the big house columns at one point and the chairs along with the cane and the broom. It was quite a workout. NOT doing <br />that again.<br /><br />Josefina hasn't been here in two weeks and I got desperate to sweep up dust, flower petals and to trim the fern which is out of control.<br /><br />Now that you have all your chores done, sit back, relax and STAY HOME!<br /><br />Thanks for taking time to write and say "Hi" to Mary!Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-61406362307248073752020-03-24T16:19:14.042-06:002020-03-24T16:19:14.042-06:00Babs-HELP! SWMBO has decided that it it truly an ...Babs-HELP! SWMBO has decided that it it truly an opportunity with this new pandemic to do a DEEP Spring cleaning here in NC! We don’t have snow, but the yellow pine pollen is thick enough to be counted as substantially more than a “dusting”!! Curtains down and in the wash, windows washed, wooden floors, dusted, mopped, and polished! I look like Tom Cruise in Risky Business when I slip/slide my way to bed!! Decks have been hosed 2x, and need to be done again! And yes, the grass has been cut and edged! I don’t know if this virus will have an effect on me, but this “ stay- cation” most likely have me pushing up daisy’s! Take it easy they say! Keep safe, and RELAX! ( well, as much as possible) Cheers!Dan in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863090182812197749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-40597586761428715982020-03-23T21:28:57.032-06:002020-03-23T21:28:57.032-06:00Hi Bill - Thanks for taking time to ocmment. I kn...Hi Bill - Thanks for taking time to ocmment. I know you will garden, paint, and keep yourself busy, but, at the same time wish that you were in Mexico. You will be....just not right away.....<br /><br />Robert, thanks so much for commenting. We are entering the really DRY season<br />before the summer rains in June, so water water water those plants and you will<br />be surprised to see them blooming soon..........<br /><br />Dana, what a thrill to hear from you after a long quiet time. Sounds like you have it figured out, cooking, gardening and NAPS, along with a project or two. Life will ramp back up soon enough so enjoy the bliss of not having too much to do.....So So good to hear from you! Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-64459835937357865152020-03-23T21:23:56.539-06:002020-03-23T21:23:56.539-06:00Peter, so great to hear from you in Canada and to ...Peter, so great to hear from you in Canada and to hear what you are doing to protect yourselves and get ready for a long haul at home.........Trying to maintain an upbeat positive outlook seems to be the way to get through this.<br /><br />Thanks so much for taking time to write.<br />Think of ya'll often!Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-45689471995942440832020-03-23T16:03:41.485-06:002020-03-23T16:03:41.485-06:00Good to hear you are well, Barbara. Greetings from...Good to hear you are well, Barbara. Greetings from Oakland CA. We have been hunkered down here in northern California for two weeks now, and expect at least two more weeks of the same. We have decided not to shop personally for groceries, although our stores also limit numbers of people and many have seniors hours first thing in the morning. Instead, we have been ordering supplies online, mostly from smaller stores, and it's been quite an adventure. We are cleaning records, Wayne likes to pick up vinyl at thrift shops and we have several piles of records too dirty to play yet. We have been watching mysteries and reading. I have been cooking, which I love, and we are working on the gardens. It has been interesting to slow down, as you say. One or two accomplishments a day is just fine. So is a nap in the afternoon. May we all remain healthy and may our friends with job/apartment/small business concerns come through OK.Dana Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01875808599501168743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-88024620129786469132020-03-23T13:46:31.182-06:002020-03-23T13:46:31.182-06:00Like the cuttings that we transplant in the garden...Like the cuttings that we transplant in the garden. They seem to be on their way to a slow wilting death with the sudden shock to their system. We are the cuttings in this world moment. We are in a bit of a wilting shock. But, alas, something grabs us and we start to bloom where we are in this new world. So be it, so it is.<br /><br />Lovely piece, dear friend.<br />Gracias, RobertR. P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04744329222690707053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-41017286950405470222020-03-23T12:23:01.555-06:002020-03-23T12:23:01.555-06:00Here in the Ohio, the governor has issued a stay-a...Here in the Ohio, the governor has issued a stay-at-home order beginning at midnight tonight, but I have already been doing that for more than a week. Thank goodness we are still allowed to go outside to take walks (or jog or bicycle), so I will be able to continue get some exercise and a bit of relief from cabin fever.<br />Take good care of yourself...both physically and mentally. It may be a long haul, but we shall get through this. Retired Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697897155105288077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-80020034813687216852020-03-23T10:08:05.339-06:002020-03-23T10:08:05.339-06:00With spring just started we have been putzing in t...With spring just started we have been putzing in the garden. The freezer is stocked and we are in good shape. We are allowed outside for a walk so long as we keep our distance from others. One of us goes shopping once a week. The grocery stores have implemented limits of two for pretty much everything to prevent hoarding. Now some stores will permit only 15 people into the store at a time. Bizarre times and quite scary. Most restaurants will deliver food and you prepay with an e-transfer. The delivery driver will place your order on your door step, ring the bell and take six steps back while you retrieve your order. We buy mostly from local businesses to help them stay alive. The big box stores can weather the storm. Hopefully banks and landlords will be kind to all those who got laid off.<br /><br />Be well and healthy, it will het worse before it bets better...Peter Kouwenhovenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197113786491782884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-1037729187714809722020-03-23T08:57:49.410-06:002020-03-23T08:57:49.410-06:00Thank goodness ya'll have eachother and Stew l...Thank goodness ya'll have eachother and Stew loves to cook! I haven't resorted to pb&j yet but all this cooking is aggravating. Actually today I'm going to make a few dishes that serve multiple meals and then won't have to cook every day.<br /><br />Yes, the apprehension is upsetting. The questions keep coming. Watching the pundits on TV that talk about a 22 year old would be saved before someone over 70 does not add to my calmness or probably yours either.<br /><br />I miss seeing friends.......like ya'll and others! Hang in there. Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-73633767113157738192020-03-23T05:58:41.377-06:002020-03-23T05:58:41.377-06:00That's a nice, very heartfelt post. The first ...That's a nice, very heartfelt post. The first two days for us weren't too bad, it felt a bit like a camping trip without leaving the house. But it's not all fun, there is a bit of apprehension too: How long is this going to last? How long before i can see friends? Stew is cooking up a storm and bless him for that. I hope we get out of this soon.alcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.com