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blogcutterSo around here we are developing new routines for what I really hope will be a temporary normal. Yesterday I downloaded a newer browser since there were more and more things that my version of Safari just couldn't cope with (Safari, I feel your pain!) Tomorrow we take delivery of a very basic twin mattress from Mattress Mart to go on the Ikea loft bed. Friday we get a delivery from Burrow Shop with a bunch of locally sourced products including Hummingbird chocolate. And today I registered at Ottawamarkets.ca for future orders of fresh locally grown produce. There's not too much of that available yet although there are a few ready-made products that look tempting, like blueberry wine and various jams and salsas.
I'm keen to support local businesses as far as possible. There are a couple of fabric shops on my bookmarks list - Ottawa Valley Fabrics and Fabrications Ottawa; bookstores, of course; craft beer brewers (Beyond the Pale and Nita); our local grocery store, pharmacy and Produce Depot (so far we've been shopping them in person) and Petsmart.
We're still getting out for a walk every day; Wednesdays and Sundays continue to be our laundry days, although I start laundry earlier on Wednesdays now that off-peak hydro rates are in effect all day; alternate Mondays are usually grocery shopping days; pharmacy visits are as the need arises (which is more often than I'd like now that they'll only provide 30 days' worth of meds at a time). My Toastmasters group has resumed meetings via Zoom but so far I haven't zoomed in - I used to regard Wednesday mornings as my time to do in-person stuff and errands on my own and now I have no real substitute for that. I do still keep in touch with other group members via e-mail though.
In terms of keeping-busy-at-home projects, I've been doing some sorting and organizing of possessions: books, papers, clothes, toys (of the child and adult variety), games and various household objects. And I'm getting around to reading some of the books I've been meaning to read for ages. Right now it's George Eliot's Middlemarch - I'm maybe a quarter of the way through its some 900 pages, but it makes for interesting reading.
The way I'm spending my time these days is certainly not how I envisioned my spring or summer or fall. I don't know 2020 will shape up to be an annus horribilis but it will definitely be a year to remember!
I'm keen to support local businesses as far as possible. There are a couple of fabric shops on my bookmarks list - Ottawa Valley Fabrics and Fabrications Ottawa; bookstores, of course; craft beer brewers (Beyond the Pale and Nita); our local grocery store, pharmacy and Produce Depot (so far we've been shopping them in person) and Petsmart.
We're still getting out for a walk every day; Wednesdays and Sundays continue to be our laundry days, although I start laundry earlier on Wednesdays now that off-peak hydro rates are in effect all day; alternate Mondays are usually grocery shopping days; pharmacy visits are as the need arises (which is more often than I'd like now that they'll only provide 30 days' worth of meds at a time). My Toastmasters group has resumed meetings via Zoom but so far I haven't zoomed in - I used to regard Wednesday mornings as my time to do in-person stuff and errands on my own and now I have no real substitute for that. I do still keep in touch with other group members via e-mail though.
In terms of keeping-busy-at-home projects, I've been doing some sorting and organizing of possessions: books, papers, clothes, toys (of the child and adult variety), games and various household objects. And I'm getting around to reading some of the books I've been meaning to read for ages. Right now it's George Eliot's Middlemarch - I'm maybe a quarter of the way through its some 900 pages, but it makes for interesting reading.
The way I'm spending my time these days is certainly not how I envisioned my spring or summer or fall. I don't know 2020 will shape up to be an annus horribilis but it will definitely be a year to remember!
