Sherry and I are doing well. We have the advantage of living out in the country with lots of things to do and lots of wildlife to keep us company. We are fortunate that we can get our medications with no contact at Walmart and our groceries at Cub Foods also with no contact. We do stop at Kwik Trip convenience store to get a few essentials. We park by the store and when there isn't any cars parked, I go in and get the items we need and it takes all of five minutes. The people in the store are the employees and social distancing is not a problem. Our only other "outings" are when we go to A&W drive-in for a burger. We go over to the local city park (closed playground) and watch the squirrels trying to find the walnuts they buried last fall.
We visit almost daily with our neighbors since we have all sorts of room for social distancing.
The weather has been cooperating well, so we can spend lots of time outside.
It sounds like there will be some openings happening in MN, but it really doesn't make any difference to us. We were pretty much social distancing before COVID-19.
We are hoping all is well with you and your family/friends and that same will hold true as time goes on.
Friday, April 24, 2020
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
We Could Learn Alot From The Humble Flower
Just another one of those "stop and smell the roses" articles ..
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Monday, April 20, 2020
Gardening Companions
There are some real interesting combinations of flowers/vegetables/herbs to plant together. Soon it will be time to play in the dirt!
https://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/stories/what-companion-planting?utm_source=Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b2b6a87990-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_MON0420_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fcbff2e256-b2b6a87990-42606261
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Smoke
The other day while raking leaves it was time to take a break and watch the fish. (we have a pond in the back yard). Well, as I was sitting there drinking a cup of coffee, I also was watching the smoke come off the pile of leaves that were burning. There was a small breeze and as the smoke moved, I realized that the smoke was moving with the air currents. I almost got mesmerized by watching the smoke slowly curl up into the air. I don't think I have ever "watched the smoke" before, it was very relaxing. Stay Healthy Jim
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Medications
Sherry and I both take daily medications. Our insurance program is set up so we receive our medications from Walmart. Well, with the current situation, Walmart can be pretty busy. However, recently they have changed their pickup policy. Now they will bring the medications to our van and we do not have to go into the store.
They have reserved 4 parking spots right out from their prescription area for "prescription only parking". When we park in one of those parking places, we call the phone number listed on the sign. We give them our name and birthday. They verify that prescriptions are filled and then ask for credit card information. When that is done, they bring out the prescriptions to the van. Nice feature, because we do not have to go into the store, and there is a minimum of social contact. Stay Healthy Jim
They have reserved 4 parking spots right out from their prescription area for "prescription only parking". When we park in one of those parking places, we call the phone number listed on the sign. We give them our name and birthday. They verify that prescriptions are filled and then ask for credit card information. When that is done, they bring out the prescriptions to the van. Nice feature, because we do not have to go into the store, and there is a minimum of social contact. Stay Healthy Jim
Groceries
We got to eat!
First, good news, the freezer is getting cleaned out.. Still, there are items that we need on a regular basis. So we have gone to on-line ordering/store pickup. We order our groceries on-line and then pick a time that we will pick them up. We have now done it twice, and it is still a learning process.. First, we have it set so there "are no substitutes". We didn't have that option set the first time, and we got "substitutes" that became quite costly. Second, we are now going to set the time we want to pick up our order earlier in the day. On the second order, there were 4 items that were out of stock, because we picked up the order in the afternoon. I am going to set up our next order time at late morning on the day their sale coupons comes out. We will see how that works..
This is how the process works. We order the items on-line, place them in our "cart", input credit card information, set up a shopping time that the items will be picked by the market's (Cub Foods) personnel, they text us when they start picking items, text us when order is picked, we go to grocery store and I push the "I'm am here" button on my phone, they text us asking what sort of vehicle we have, and within 5 minutes the groceries will be loaded in our van. We never get out of the van and never come in close contact with anybody. The cost for the service is $1.99 per order. Items are temperature controlled. (hot items hot, cold items cold, frozen items frozen) because if something comes up so we can't pick the order up right away, we can pick up the order until to 9 PM on that day.
It is nice to know that we have a way to get our groceries without coming in contact with any people.
We also have a Plan B. There is a fairly new Kwik Trip convenience/gas station about 8 miles from our place. If we need milk or a loaf of bread, we can go there. I just sit outside the store and go in when there are very few people inside. It's very easy to keep a big distance and they have a sterilize station right inside the door, I sterilize my hands when I go in, get groceries, and sterilize my hands when I get back to the van.
Never did I expect there would be a time in my life that these steps would be necessary, but it's reality and we will live through it... Stay healthy. Jim
First, good news, the freezer is getting cleaned out.. Still, there are items that we need on a regular basis. So we have gone to on-line ordering/store pickup. We order our groceries on-line and then pick a time that we will pick them up. We have now done it twice, and it is still a learning process.. First, we have it set so there "are no substitutes". We didn't have that option set the first time, and we got "substitutes" that became quite costly. Second, we are now going to set the time we want to pick up our order earlier in the day. On the second order, there were 4 items that were out of stock, because we picked up the order in the afternoon. I am going to set up our next order time at late morning on the day their sale coupons comes out. We will see how that works..
This is how the process works. We order the items on-line, place them in our "cart", input credit card information, set up a shopping time that the items will be picked by the market's (Cub Foods) personnel, they text us when they start picking items, text us when order is picked, we go to grocery store and I push the "I'm am here" button on my phone, they text us asking what sort of vehicle we have, and within 5 minutes the groceries will be loaded in our van. We never get out of the van and never come in close contact with anybody. The cost for the service is $1.99 per order. Items are temperature controlled. (hot items hot, cold items cold, frozen items frozen) because if something comes up so we can't pick the order up right away, we can pick up the order until to 9 PM on that day.
It is nice to know that we have a way to get our groceries without coming in contact with any people.
We also have a Plan B. There is a fairly new Kwik Trip convenience/gas station about 8 miles from our place. If we need milk or a loaf of bread, we can go there. I just sit outside the store and go in when there are very few people inside. It's very easy to keep a big distance and they have a sterilize station right inside the door, I sterilize my hands when I go in, get groceries, and sterilize my hands when I get back to the van.
Never did I expect there would be a time in my life that these steps would be necessary, but it's reality and we will live through it... Stay healthy. Jim
Friday, April 10, 2020
COVID-19
I have decided to start my blog back up again, because it is an easier way to communicate with friends than it is via email.
WOW, how times have changed! In a matter of weeks it seems like the world has been turned upside down..
Sherry and I are doing well. We are doing our "stay at home" and "social distancing". Phrases we will never forget..
We are very fortunate that we live out in the country and have breathing space. I can sit in my chair and look out into the backyard and see the birds at the bird feeder, turkeys strutting around, deer walking back and forth across our back yard without a care in the world. The fish in our pond just kind of float around and have no place in particular to go. It's a very peaceful setting. Nature doesn't know we are going thru a pandemic..
Sherry and my lifestyles haven't really changed that much. In the past, our main entertainment was visiting with friends and occasionally going out and having a pizza. We have never been "crowd people". So staying away from large groups hasn't been an issue for us. We do miss our weekly lunches with our friends. The day will come when this situation we are in will end.
That will do it for now, just wanted to touch base with you and let you know Sherry and I doing OK. We hope that the same applies to you, your family and friends. Keep Healthy.. Jim
WOW, how times have changed! In a matter of weeks it seems like the world has been turned upside down..
Sherry and I are doing well. We are doing our "stay at home" and "social distancing". Phrases we will never forget..
We are very fortunate that we live out in the country and have breathing space. I can sit in my chair and look out into the backyard and see the birds at the bird feeder, turkeys strutting around, deer walking back and forth across our back yard without a care in the world. The fish in our pond just kind of float around and have no place in particular to go. It's a very peaceful setting. Nature doesn't know we are going thru a pandemic..
Sherry and my lifestyles haven't really changed that much. In the past, our main entertainment was visiting with friends and occasionally going out and having a pizza. We have never been "crowd people". So staying away from large groups hasn't been an issue for us. We do miss our weekly lunches with our friends. The day will come when this situation we are in will end.
That will do it for now, just wanted to touch base with you and let you know Sherry and I doing OK. We hope that the same applies to you, your family and friends. Keep Healthy.. Jim
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