Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Our Little Corner of Normalcy

 

Working around the Blogger platform in order to post more pictures on each blog post, I decided to experiment with a little slideshow movie. You can enlarge the movie by clicking on the "full screen" icon inside the box on the lower right.

We've been spending a lot of time at home these days, which means lots of meal prep. Bill has been absolutely ravaged on a temporary medicine to control the soaring glaucoma pressure in his eye. It was a hardship we both endured for a few weeks while waiting for a permanent surgical solution. Now, eye-patched and mending, life is getting somewhat back to Covid normal. In fact, Bill was a lucky recipient of the first Moderna vaccine injection. We drove to Miami. The second, and final shot, is coming up mid-month. 

Luckily, February started out on a high note with electrical enhancements around the house nearing completion. We now have some fun outdoor lighting on the lanai and the abutting landscape near the canal. We modernized and repaired some indoor components, too. 

The winter in SWFL has been the best yet. Perfect day and night temperatures. It feels like a real season rather than a continuation of summer as in past years. The kids up north are getting clobbered with back-to-back snow storms this month. 

We're still living in a political nightmare, as divisive and unpleasant as ever. Fears of Covid still dictate decisions over our lives. Florida has been operating pretty close to normal, but there are plenty of states still under serious controls. The repercussions from continued lockdowns are mounting and taking a toll on civilization.