Tuesday, March 31
Quiche for dinner. Caramelized onion and cheddar cheese on the left. Broccoli cheddar on the right. Yum on both.
Question: If you had to choose one, for the rest of your life, would you rather only whisper or yell? This is one of the school assignments for my 11-year-old and quite a fun discussion! I chose whisper but that means no singing, really, and that makes me sad. I do love to sing.
I made dinner tonight — quiche and roasted potatoes — while listening to Sanjay Gupta’s Coronavirus podcast. Usually I listen to books while I am cooking or cleaning up in the kitchen, but my attention span and my ability to multitask — listen and follow a recipe at the same time! — is seriously compromised these days.
As I was taking clothes from the washing machine and putting them in the dryer I thought about the people, the many people, who must do their laundry at a laundromat. What are they doing right now? Another reason we are so fortunate. There are so many.
As I walked out to go for my walk today, after two days of rain and so grateful to be moving, I saw a group of people leaving the factory building around the corner from my home. My first thought was, “That’s a lot of people in close proximity. Why are they still working? Only essential businesses are supposed to be open.” But before I even finished that thought, I came to this: “That building is a building where people build caskets.” Caskets are a business that is always going to be needed. And now, perhaps more essential. I’ve become accustomed to living around the corner from a casket company, though it’s not something I think about regularly. Today, though, as I began my walk I thought about the work that is done in that building. I wondered if their days were any different now. Are their working conditions different? Is there a demand for their products?
I can’t bring myself to look at the numbers again right now, but Sarah covered them in her post today. We tend to finish each others sentences often enough, so I know she won’t mind if I rely on her to finish this blog post.
Stay safe, everyone.