tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post325124713794384475..comments2024-03-28T15:11:41.171-07:00Comments on Red Cardinal: LAST PICNIC BEFORE LOCKDOWNPatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-64475887665318901012020-04-06T01:18:01.316-07:002020-04-06T01:18:01.316-07:00Hello Val. No more picnics for us now, not even f...Hello Val. No more picnics for us now, not even for Easter. It is all very serious. Glad you like the photos - I am encouraging the garden to do a bit more that I can share. I am also out of elastic having just enough here for three masks. Apparently there is now a national shortage of elastic! If you want to make a mask, you can tie them with ribbon, or tape, or a bit of bias, one in each corner. Fiddly, but I know some medical ones do this. I also saw on Facebook how to make one from a sock!! Happy new normal :)Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-7437752143204473432020-04-05T23:38:25.582-07:002020-04-05T23:38:25.582-07:00I missed, this Patricia. We’ve been in the Dutch v...I missed, this Patricia. We’ve been in the Dutch version of lockdown for several weeks now and a picnic seems a lovely idea, but even though we could, no one I know would dream if doing so. The new normal has hit here and we are all social distancing like crazy. Your photos are beautiful, though and something to look forward to when this is all over. I love your masks. I am out of elastic and do not want to risk going to the shops to buy any. Catch 22. No masks without elastic. No elastic without exposing myself to risk...I’ll have to think about that.Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-81807373989336902762020-04-02T02:05:36.549-07:002020-04-02T02:05:36.549-07:00It really is world-wide, isn't it? I am pleas...It really is world-wide, isn't it? I am pleased to report I am also getting into the rhythm, and finding my new life not so bad after all! At first I could not be creative at all, but now, back to the art and sewing :) No more picnics for us, so we are lucky we went while it was legal. I am planning date night at home at the weekend. Happy Hibernation ...xoPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-61475906482878733552020-04-01T22:03:35.409-07:002020-04-01T22:03:35.409-07:00We've been in lockdown for a couple of weeks n...We've been in lockdown for a couple of weeks now and a picnic sounds like a wonderful idea just now. But I'm getting into the rhythm of this new reality. Nice to see that you are keeping well and busy.<br />Amalia<br />xo<br />handmade by amaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589172037052603746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-46096712516896102412020-03-31T21:01:13.524-07:002020-03-31T21:01:13.524-07:00Glad you like the cloud photo - I just looked up a...Glad you like the cloud photo - I just looked up at our picnic and there it was, just waiting for the camera. Oh goodness, that is a long time to stand in line in the cold. How strange our world is now! I have a reasonable supply of toilet rolls, but have come up with an idea if we run out: we could use old, unwanted dressmaking patterns which are thin tissue!! I could start a trend... Thanking of you dear Sheri, and Happy hibernating.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-63404891346398879992020-03-31T18:03:35.211-07:002020-03-31T18:03:35.211-07:00The cloud photo is beautiful, Patricia. There'...The cloud photo is beautiful, Patricia. There's just something about it that really got to me. A picnic sounds wonderful, and what a lovely sight the pelicans are. Love that old globe of your father's. And the Greek urn is very special. That's a good idea to sew some masks. It was a hectic day this morning, as I got up early to stand in line for about an hour and a half at Target shivering in the cold just to get toilet paper. But I'm so thankful we are all well. That's thoughtful that you are phoning and texting people daily. I try to check in on loved ones too. <br /><br />I hope you stay healthy, Patricia, and I will be thinking of my dear blog friend along the way.<br /><br />~SheriRed Rose Alleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685747099912989862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-27107615479410766182020-03-31T15:11:40.807-07:002020-03-31T15:11:40.807-07:00Hi Helen, and welcome to my blog. I do hope your ...Hi Helen, and welcome to my blog. I do hope your son will be safe during the pandemic. I looked at your blog, and enjoyed your poetry! It is a good time to enjoy our cultural pursuits as we stay home for an indefinite time. I have been to Oregon, twenty years ago, when we attended a conference in Portland. Happy memories of a pleasant city, and going up near the snow line for dinner in a lodge, watching Olympic skiers practising on the slopes. Bateman's Bay is a lovely place too. Hope your friend is OK - last night there was a TV interview from there, discouraging visitors as they cannot cope with the influx following the awful bushfires. Take care.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-76466108718962510592020-03-31T15:03:20.530-07:002020-03-31T15:03:20.530-07:00It is interesting how people behave, sometimes in ...It is interesting how people behave, sometimes in ways unexpected by the authorities. The countryside seems like a good idea, but it is not! In Australia many people loaded up their camping trailers and began driving interstate into the outback towns. That is now being stopped as the local areas do not have intensive care units or the ability to look after the influx. Be safe too Rosemary. xPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-49350500360144298782020-03-31T15:00:47.317-07:002020-03-31T15:00:47.317-07:00Missing the kids is the hard part. We very much r...Missing the kids is the hard part. We very much restricted hugging our grandsons while they were here - just at the end for goodbye. Can't be too careful as they were going out and about. Facetime is a gift, isn't it? And thank goodness we can all still walk. 'Covid' blanket, what a good name. All crafters will end up doing something like that, I suspect :) Take care Linda as you Happy Hibernate!Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-69987359155455140022020-03-31T14:58:20.007-07:002020-03-31T14:58:20.007-07:00I'll keep using Happy Hibernation :) We must ...I'll keep using Happy Hibernation :) We must find ways to amuse ourselves and lift the spirits. Be safe too!Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-9186334543258745912020-03-31T08:57:41.884-07:002020-03-31T08:57:41.884-07:00Greetings from Bend, Oregon! Posts like yours are...Greetings from Bend, Oregon! Posts like yours are what keep me inspired as we also socially distance ourselves. My son was very ill during most of 2018. In and out of the hospital, surgeries. As a result he lost 12" of his colon and his spleen. He is 58, high functioning special needs and he works at the front of a large supermarket. His physicians have recommended he stay home during the worst of the spread. He misses the daily interaction with customers, his manager tells me customers are missing him and his cheerful banter. He has worked there for fifteen years. I continue to write poetry, paint a bit and decorate empty wine bottles (accumulation increasing) for my bottle tree this Spring/Summer. Take good care of yourselves. I have a friend in his mid 80s in Bateman's Bay who is recovering from surgery and this is a tough time for him.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-91615392845321684982020-03-31T07:02:23.355-07:002020-03-31T07:02:23.355-07:00Exactly the same rules apply here Patricia - the w...Exactly the same rules apply here Patricia - the weekend following our lockdown announcement people flocked to the countryside, but the government soon put paid to that.<br />Keep yourselves safeXRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-45161032881214352472020-03-31T06:11:43.367-07:002020-03-31T06:11:43.367-07:00Hello Patricia!!!
We are into our third week...hav...Hello Patricia!!!<br />We are into our third week...have not hugged or kissed my kids or gandkids for 23 days!!😔<br />Have only shopped twice, but I am being very creative in stretching what I do have..We do Family Facetimes, and I talk to my girls and Miss V daily...boyfriend and I walk everyday, but we really should be down at the cottage, cleaning up that mess from all the Lake storms...<br />Looks like we will be in here, for at least another month...working on a "covid" blanket...made form all of my bits and bobs of left over yarn...at least it keeps my hands busy...<br />Take care my dear...stay safe...stay home...💛Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682800877894439940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-27031872791702993862020-03-31T04:24:02.686-07:002020-03-31T04:24:02.686-07:00Changing decor is a wonderful way to spend the tim...Changing decor is a wonderful way to spend the time at home. Lovely photos. Happy Hibernation, makes stay home orders feel less awful. Stay Safe!Salty Pumpkin Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116105220109225010noreply@blogger.com