Home again, after a month on the road
Jun. 7th, 2021 04:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamsharkActually got back on Tuesday evening, but just starting to feel recovered enough to do much more than unpack. The cross-country drive itself wasn't that bad (especially since Richard did most of the driving) but I haven't had a really good night's sleep for over 3 weeks due to a sciatica flareup. It is getting better, but way too slow.
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Yesterday we had a little block party - simple but highly successful. I was distantly involved because I am the portion of the group block captainship that maintains the block map and email list. Three other neighbors did all the planning and execution and I just sent out an email. It was pretty informal - they just blocked off the street for a couple of hours with trash cans and caution tape. And one family actually rented a bouncy house for the kids, which was a big hit. The adults just sat in the shade and chatted and shared a few munchies.
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Today's project was to start dismantling my mask-making studio and pack away most of the masks. We're at the odd point in pandemic abatement where you have no idea when you are expected to wear a mask, so I put a couple masks for each of us in each vehicle. Soon we won't need them at all, at least until the next big disease outbreak. I'm lovingly washing them by hand, 3 or 4 at a time, and packing them away. I have one more mask to make for a friend who needs it for flying, and then I guess I'm done. It's time to pack up all the bolts and scraps of fabric and stash it in the attic as part of cleaning up the room for use by Amber's family in 2 or 3 weeks.
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Sad news in today's paper. Yesterday we learned that the venerable Edina Theater is closing down. Today it's the irreplaceable Uptown Theater. I can't help hoping that some white knight rides in at the last minute to save it. It seems impossible that the Uptown could be gone.
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Yesterday we had a little block party - simple but highly successful. I was distantly involved because I am the portion of the group block captainship that maintains the block map and email list. Three other neighbors did all the planning and execution and I just sent out an email. It was pretty informal - they just blocked off the street for a couple of hours with trash cans and caution tape. And one family actually rented a bouncy house for the kids, which was a big hit. The adults just sat in the shade and chatted and shared a few munchies.
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Today's project was to start dismantling my mask-making studio and pack away most of the masks. We're at the odd point in pandemic abatement where you have no idea when you are expected to wear a mask, so I put a couple masks for each of us in each vehicle. Soon we won't need them at all, at least until the next big disease outbreak. I'm lovingly washing them by hand, 3 or 4 at a time, and packing them away. I have one more mask to make for a friend who needs it for flying, and then I guess I'm done. It's time to pack up all the bolts and scraps of fabric and stash it in the attic as part of cleaning up the room for use by Amber's family in 2 or 3 weeks.
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Sad news in today's paper. Yesterday we learned that the venerable Edina Theater is closing down. Today it's the irreplaceable Uptown Theater. I can't help hoping that some white knight rides in at the last minute to save it. It seems impossible that the Uptown could be gone.
