Thursday, August 26, 2021

We're in this for the long haul

Recently I purchased some KN95 face masks; apparently they are no longer in short supply.  Yesterday we did our weekly shopping, so I wore one for the first time and it worked fine for me:  It was a little easier to breath in it than the simple masks we've all been wearing, and it definitely felt as though it would let less germs in and out.  I'm actually being more vigilant now than I was when all this started, since more vaccinated people are getting the virus now.  Yes, their symptoms are usually not so bad as for the unvaccinated, but I don't want this thing in any way, shape, or form.  Cliff wore his usual mask to go in Walmart; he usually stays in the car and reads while I shop, but he has some items he needed in the shop.

The oldest grandson, who's had Covid, told Cliff he has a co-worker who was always telling him the virus wasn't a big deal.  Now that man is fighting for his life in the hospital.  Grandson's mom had it several days ago too, and spent one day in the hospital, but is now back to work driving a school bus.  It's everywhere!    

We went all the way to Blue Springs to shop because Aldi had mangoes for fifty cents each; I bought ten!  They are still green, but I've learned they are still delicious after they ripen, no matter how green they are when I first buy them.  My old peach tree only had peaches on one branch on the west side of the tree, but we've had peaches with our cereal for the last couple of days.  They are delicious, as always.  I have no idea why there was no fruit on the rest of the tree, unless there was a frost that killed the others, and perhaps this one branch was protected.  We had some terrific winds this spring that blew off a lot of little green peaches, so that may be the problem.

We only went to Aldi and Walmart this trip.  Once home, we drove two miles to the post office so I could buy a hundred stamps before the price goes up next week.  Now that I pay my bills by mail, I use more stamps, although the stamps will likely last the year at least; we don't have that many bills.

Cliff and I seem to be stuck on British shows for our evening television watching.  We're watching Line of Duty, a show about how crooked cops (bent coppers) can mess around with justice in various ways, and then we watch the old version of All Creatures Great and Small, from the late 70's and early 80's.  We watched it back then and loved it, and it's just as enjoyable after forty years.  I had read the books in the 70's, after they were recommended to me by a friend now deceased, then watched every episode of the show when I discovered it on PBS.  Those are the two shows we watch together; then Cliff watches Corner Gas... it isn't British, but it's made in Canada.  

In my reading, I am trying my best to enjoy Pillars of the Earth.  I had started it several years ago and gotten weary of it, and I'm at that place with it again.  So many people love Ken Follett's books, I'd love to see what I'm missing; so far, I haven't had much luck with that.  

We're having a heat wave, so I've only been walking every other day, starting out in the dark when I leave.  It's supposed to start cooling down this weekend and get back to average temps next week.  Sunday there seems to be a chance of rain; I hope that comes to fruition.  

And that's about it.  Nothing much going on.

16 comments:

  1. The British shows are better.

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  2. Yeah I'm afraid we are all in this for the long haul. I've not seen those masks available yet but will be looking for them. I've been wearing one when I go out and my grocery store is now requiring them. I will do whatever it take to stay safe and will get a booster shot when they become available. I' not going to mess around when it comes to my health. Hope you both continue to keep safe there. Enjoy the bounty of all the fruits and vegetables of the season .

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    1. I got mine on Amazon, and there were many sellers. The masks are made in China, but what isn't? They really do feel safer. I'm also being serious about hand sanitizing now, too. I had gotten to the point where I ignored that little habit half the time, but not now! It's too easy to catch this variant.

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  3. I did not know about the price of postage going up. Thanks for educating me today.

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  4. I should buy some more stamps too! I still pay a number of bills by mail. I changed over to N95s and KN95s a while ago and find them more comfortable than cloth masks. They're certainly not as cute though. The virus hits different people different ways and I don't want to take the chance. This Delta seems to be much worse in many ways. I'm hoping for a booster in the next month or so.

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  5. We had a peach tree for years but just as the peaches were getting ripe, they started to rot. I suppose we could have had peaches if we had followed the spray schedule recommended by the Missouri Dept of Agriculture but we never did. Yes. The USPS is going to raise the price of postage for reduced service. Way to go.

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  6. A new woman came to our game day at the senior center yesterday.Our director was on the phone and I told the woman we were all completely vaccinated and asked her is she was too. She said "no" she wasn't. I told her she needed to be wearing a face mask then and she said she didn't wear them.After I got home, I called the director who had been visiting with the woman when I arrived there and asked the director if the woman had told her she was not vaccinated and wouldn't wear a face mask. I told Janet, the director, that I would not come back to the senior center as long as the woman was coming. I don't want to take a chance she is a carrier. That's how my son-in-law got the virus.

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  7. I'm going to check out those KN95 masks, Donna. Thanks for the review of them. Yes, lots of vaccinated folks are getting the virus and many of them are deathly sick. I didn't know the cost of stamps was going up. Between cards & bills I use half a dozen or so stamps per month... so the increase won't matter much to us, I'm guessing. I'm glad you & Cliff got the chance to get out a little bit. This virus is going to be with us for awhile, I fear, so we've all got to do whatever we have to in order to get out a little bit. ~Andrea xoxoxo

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  8. Can't believe your DIL took one hospital day and is now driving a school bus. Good grief. And we wonder why it is spreading so fast. I am glad you can wear the N95 masks. I tried but I have lung issues and can't breathe in them. Sure wish I could.
    Thanks for the warning about the stamps. Luckily I bought a roll of Forever Stamps recently.

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    1. Actually she had it quite a while at home, but then it turned to covid pneumonia and she couldn't breath. After she went home it was four days until she was approved to go back to work, so the covid part of it was probably gone. Just guessing.

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  9. Our peach tree only produced peaches on one branch too but it is a very old tree and in the last stages of life.

    I loved the books written by the veterinarian and didn't know there were shows based upon them. I might have to look them up.

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    1. The shows are very good; they are comfort food for the soul!

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    2. We watch All Creatures on Britbox. They stay very true to the books, which is one of the reasons I love it so. The personalities of the three vets show through remarkably well.

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    3. The school called my son-in-law today (Monday) and asked him to come pick up our Grandson because our Grandson had been exposed to Covid by a maskless child who sat next to him in class on Friday. Our Grandson wears his mask at school and on the bus,but in his school district for some stupid reason they decided that mask wearing was a choice to be made by the parents, so many of the kids in his school are unmasked, because in the area where they live most people won't wear a mask. Last year the kids in his school district were all made to wear masks and there wasn't much sickness at all going around except for strep. This year there are more cases of Covid at the schools in that district. At this point, I am really worried about my Grandson, and also about our little Granddaughter (8 months old) catching it from him.

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  10. This new variant is nasty and aggressive.
    I have the All creatures books but I have never read them. I just found them again this week and laid them out for winter reading.
    I bought enough peaches for a small crisp and it was soooo good. Nothing like a fresh, tasty peach. Mmm! Wendy

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  11. I shall have to look into those KN95 masks since our COVID numbers are crazy over here. 50cents for mangoes? That is totally amazing! I would love to have a mango now, but people in Hawaii have cut down their mango trees since they cause so much rubbish and get so big. Sigh…

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