At Day 20 I'm reading and hearing reassuring reports about the efficacy of self-quarantining. I know that I've come back to my apartment and forgotten to wash my hands immediately, despite having touched elevator buttons and door handles on my excursion, and have not gotten sick. Of course, the plague hasn't hit the Philadelphia area hard yet, ( Read more... )

I've been hunkered down in my apartment since March 12th when Amanda came in and cleaned for me. That's nine days. For the two-and-a-half hours she was here...my apartment is only 772 sq. ft., not messy, and not very dirty...I was out of the apartment for at least half an hour, withdrawing cash to pay her via ATM. No human contact occurred. For the ( Read more... )

Last night I had to crack the window in my bedroom to get the room cool enough to sleep: the first time in months ( Read more... )

I know that in order to keep my LJ fresh, I have to feed it every so often. I found two friending posts recently, and friended a few of you, then disappeared. For which I apologize humbly. Not good. I wish I could swear to do better, but...I'm preparing to get my house on the market and once it's up for sale, I'll have to start looking at ( Read more... )

Not only is tonight the first night of Passover, but today was Earth Day. In honor of the occasion, I thought I'd show you a few pictures of my little patch of the Earth ( Read more... )

I saw one of my first signs of spring through my kitchen window...

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