We've had a warm fall so far -- no frost yet! MyGuy and I live on the edge, so we didn't turn on our heat until last night (39°F/4°C). Which led me to wonder about your relationship to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.
My public library has re-opened. Not all the way: no community rooms (good for book groups or vidding workshops or tutoring); hold pickup area is split into two rooms to ensure physical distance; more thoughtful precautions explained on their site.
They’ve been accumulating books and magazines the whole time. The shelves are jammed full — no room for the themed spinners, or featuring a book face out. Since people couldn’t browse for a more than a year, the plastic covers are shiny.
And I could browse and wow it’s so wonderful to let my eyes feast and flitter from this title to that author to this typeface.
Half-smoked cigarette butts have been replaced by discarded single-use masks.
Because I’m going to continue wearing a KN95 mask for the foreseeable future — my asthma and allergies have been much better this year — I witness many awkward negotiations on the sidewalk, taking me back to the earliest days of the pandemic, before masking was ubiquitous.
What changes do you notice?
Instead of journaling, I’ve been amusing myself with YouTube. I’ll share on the chance it will distract you pleasantly as well. Captioned except where noted.
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