Time is out of joint

by chuckofish

April has entered its 350th day and the powers that be here in my state are enjoying lock-down too much to countenance any relaxation of restrictions, even in remote areas that have had a whopping eight hospitalizations (down from 9 at the peak).

We are the largest, least populated county in the state and one of the poorest, but the Governor doesn’t seem aware of that. Well, whatever.  I just stay home and try to figure out what day it is. I’m not the only one that’s confused. My Christmas cactus thinks it is time to bloom,

and someone forgot to inform the weather gods that it’s spring.

Yes, that’s snow on my poor green growing things. It didn’t last long but we have had lows in the 20s for several days. No wonder the cactus is blooming!

Still, I’ve been putting my quarantine to good use. I made naan bread to go with the DH’s yummy beef curry. Naan is actually very easy to make and it turned out well.

When we ran out of ice-cream, I made brownies — one can’t survive on naan bread alone. Otherwise, I have left most of the cooking to the DH, who likes his hot, meaty meals. It’s a good thing for both of us that he’s willing to cook, otherwise we’d eat bagels and cereal all the time.

While not working hard on classes, I’ve been playing word games (try this one. I’m terrible at it but it’s addictive) and reading Alistair MacLean’s  The Last Frontier on Kindle.  First published in 1959, this classic Cold War thriller reminds us of a time when everyone knew who the bad guys were and it was legit to depict them as evil. Sometimes it’s a real pleasure to read something unambiguous. I’m now deep into season three of The Mentalist. All is well.

Over the course of the week I came across a few things on the Internet to share. I think we can all relate to this story:

And I bet we all know someone like this…

This one is clever, although I must say that lock-down has had absolutely no effect on how much or what type of clothing I wear!

And finally, one I’d really like to implement…


Hang in there and have a great weekend — whatever that means.

Late breaking news! Just in case you are confused by the Coronavirus rules, here’s a great clarification: