First off, I hope that all of you reading this are doing well both financially and with your health. These are the strangest of times right now that I have ever seen. We are fine here- both two-footed and four-footed creatures. I have seen all my under-the-house kitties in various places on our property. They are a little bit confused and so I took about two days to build them a place where they can feel safe and eat in peace and relative quiet. All feeding platforms are elevated now, as the skunk has moved from under the house, to under the shop. I had hoped she would move on down the road, but it could be she has babies and wants to stick close to home. I don’t know, but she is still here.
It’s nice to see them out and about and assess their health and well-being. Twist, is getting used to me. I almost petted her this morning but she did flee when she felt my fingers on her back.
The house is so much warmer now! I was thinking this morning, remembering actually how a few months ago, I was taking a hot shower in a bathroom that was minus most of its walls! LOL Now I have a nice heated room to get ready for the day in. Far cry from what it used to be.
About the corona virus- here in Oregon, there hasn’t yet been any official decree about staying home (although for the most part that is where I am). I do see that the highway in front of our house has less traffic on it these days. But our restaurants and bars are still open, and the grocery stores are somewhat picked through. Absolutely no toilet paper to be found anywhere locally! Which is just strange. No one I know is sick, nor do they know anyone who is fighting resp. illness.
I keep hearing over and over, to wash your hands several times a day with hot water and antibacterial soap, and I wonder when it became not the normal thing to do so? I am a fanatic about washing my hands. When I was growing up, we had to wash our hands before and after every meal. If we did not wash our hands before a meal to their satisfaction, we were not allowed to eat. So I have been programmed to respect proper hygiene habits.
Again, I hope all of you are doing well and hanging on to your sanity in these uncertain times. I feel like I went to sleep and woke up in a bad science fiction novel or a bad Hollywood movie! But knock on wood- all is good here on all fronts.
Thank you for the update! I am a bit shocked at the lack of closures in your state, but then the state I now live in, locked it all down faster than most. I am glad they did, to be honest.
We are on lock-down; no office workers unless necessary, and those with laptops are to stay home. Unfortunately, I must travel to work just to print out some papers and get some mail sent out, but that’s a 1/2 day jaunt at the most. I’m enjoying spending time with the cats, and brought in Sweetie from outside yesterday. She’s asleep at my feet right now; she used the litter box, ate her food, and it’s quite obvious that she was an owned cat once. This is a experiment; if she demands to be outside again, she’ll get to go. I adore her; we’ve spent lots of time just purring and petting!