Fri, Apr 10, 2020:  Day 20 of self-quarantine:  Cold again today.  But beautiful and sunny.  A couple of days ago it hit a record of 90.  Now we have freeze warnings.  Ventured out to CVS to pick up my prescription.  A lot of people out and about. Guess they’re not worried about any silly old pandemic.  On the way back home, I stopped to take a picture of some red bud trees in bloom.  Such a pretty day.  Low 50s today.

Thu, Apr 9, 2020:  Day 18 of self-quarantine:  Cold today.  Streamed season 3 of Ozark.  What a great series!  Only watched 2 episodes.  Got a couple of deliveries and had to sanitize everything.  Not much else going on today.  Left-over steaks for dinner.  50s today and windy.

Our office.

Wed, Apr 8, 2020:  Day 17 of self-quarantine:  Another beautiful day today.  We donned our masks and took the car out to get air in the tires.  Then took a drive down the beautiful Great River Road to Grafton.  All the red buds are in bloom.  Really pretty.  Came back, hung out and had some lunch.  87 today.  Storms tonight.  Steaks, mashed potatoes and a vegetable for dinner tonight.

The new normal.

Tue, Apr 7, 2020:  Day 16 of self-quarantine:  A beautiful day today!  I called to get someone over here to get my car started.  While we were waiting for him to show up, we went outside and started cleaning up the leaves in both courtyards.  He showed up and my car is finally back.  Let it idle for an hour and finished up the leaf removal.  Our garage door opener is not working.  So, while waiting for a repair guy to show up we played spades for a while.  He won’t be here until about 7.  87 today, but a cold front is looming. 

Beautiful fountain at City Hall Park in NYC.

Mon, Apr 6, 2020:  Day 15 of self-quarantine:  Started out cool but warmed up to the low 70s.  Got a grocery delivery from Aldi.  Played spades for a while.  Got some nice steaks from Aldi, but I think we’ll have left-over pasta again for dinner.  74 today.

Laurie and I in NYC.

Sun, Apr 5, 2020:  Day 14 of self-quarantine:  A dreary and cold day today.  First thing this morning I get a text saying …”great news—you’re getting a delivery this afternoon,” or something like that.  I thought—would that be from Schnucks grocery, Walgreens, or Aldi grocery?  Then later I started getting texts from our Schnucks shopper.  They were delivered by 10:00 and we proceeded to sanitize everything and put away.  So, we now have groceries.  Have more coming.  Still wonder what the afternoon delivery will be.  Maybe Walgreens.  Anyway, down to the office and playing spades with my partner, Nomad.  50s today.

Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, NYC

This used to be a watering trough for the horses in Central Park.  Completely restored.  

Sat, Apr 4, 2020:  Day 13 of self-quarantine:  A dismal day today.  Drizzle and low 50s.  Got up early.  We did the laundry.  I mopped the floors.  Then, since I was out of cookies, I baked a chocolate cake—with chocolate frosting.  Mike grilled hot dogs for lunch. I and my partner, Nomad, played spades for a while in the afternoon.  Left-over pasta again for dinner. Chocolate cake for dessert. 

The shut-ins.
Picture by Laurie