tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post5592709358133479401..comments2024-03-28T01:32:46.604-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): Forage Walks and COVID-19Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-50438949156422969542020-03-20T02:26:59.158-04:002020-03-20T02:26:59.158-04:00Seattle is usually wet and overcast this time of y...Seattle is usually wet and overcast this time of year. Against all odds we've had beautiful sunny days. Suffering from cabin fever (high risk group) we decided we were going out and went to a local garden center. It was more crowded then I was totally comfortable with, but everyone was being good and practicing social distancing. We replaced our snowball (viburnum opulus)which sadly was hacked to death by a inept gardener. We may have been a bit "reckless", but it was wonderful to be out in the sun with beautiful plants.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433116418603812108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-28979667027172111652020-03-17T00:17:43.958-04:002020-03-17T00:17:43.958-04:00Marie. I'm angry at the ineptitude of various ...Marie. I'm angry at the ineptitude of various governments. It's my training. The public shouldn't have to "figure out how to protect themselves and good luck". Don't drive yourself crazy. Practice and it becomes second nature. If you have any questions ask.Antareshttps://antarescryptos.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-44707879579728253562020-03-16T23:01:14.172-04:002020-03-16T23:01:14.172-04:00Ah. Wear gloves while shopping. Seriously. Leather...Ah. Wear gloves while shopping. Seriously. Leather, wool. Itchy nose? Pull glove off with gloved hand. Scratch. Put glove back on. Make sure they're not the stretchy kind. Its annoying, you get used to it. <br /><br />Covid19 is here to stay. It's not going away over the summer. Italy and madrid are proof of that. Warmer temperatures are not affecting it. <br /><br />There is an idiotic myth circulating that one can get it from eating. Practicing personal space is not that hard.<br /><br /> Antareshttps://antarescryptos.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-20320484014651067072020-03-16T22:05:17.829-04:002020-03-16T22:05:17.829-04:00The issue is if someone sick touches the fruits et...The issue is if someone sick touches the fruits etc., with a coughed-on hand. Then you touch them. Then you touch your nose. And so on.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-37975952897347000692020-03-16T22:04:02.738-04:002020-03-16T22:04:02.738-04:00Indeed, that is a problem that annoys us and makes...Indeed, that is a problem that annoys us and makes the whole procedure very tiresome - but we are aware. The jam analogy is a good one!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-23248424688050067112020-03-16T22:02:31.960-04:002020-03-16T22:02:31.960-04:00I did NOT know that about the earliest vernal equi...I did NOT know that about the earliest vernal equinox. Thank you!<br /><br />Renovation pruning sounds therapeutic and fun. I love pruning. I am sure the shrubs thank you. <br /><br />Love to you and Milton, Win xxMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-74597839862621296682020-03-16T21:47:31.259-04:002020-03-16T21:47:31.259-04:00COVID is serious and was preventable. The food myt...COVID is serious and was preventable. The food myth continues to baffle me. Its a respiratory virus. Unless people are snorting unwashed fruits and vegetables, eating won't be harmful. Antareshttps://antarescryptos.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-84410552838868185772020-03-16T21:19:26.172-04:002020-03-16T21:19:26.172-04:00P.S. I meant sage advice in your post. Tiny proble...P.S. I meant sage advice in your post. Tiny problem:Smear jam on your palm. Pretend its the virus. Pick up purell bottle. Disinfect hands. Put Disinfected hands on the bottle...you're back at having jam on your palm.<br /><br />Easy solution carry tissues or papertowel with you to initially touch the bottle with. Unlike jam the virus has zero capacity to bleed through.Antareshttps://antarescryptos.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-45169764685165434262020-03-16T21:04:09.800-04:002020-03-16T21:04:09.800-04:00You can wipe everything down with isopropyl alcoho...You can wipe everything down with isopropyl alcohol. Mild bleach solution works too. Very sage advice. Walks are completely fine unless you're symptomatic in which case you won't feel like going out. Antareshttps://antarescryptos.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-48678929683806723992020-03-15T09:23:40.733-04:002020-03-15T09:23:40.733-04:00Two things: First, do you know that this is the e...Two things: First, do you know that this is the earliest vernal equinox since 1896 (or, some such equally distant year)? Yes! of course you do!<br /><br />Second: how I wish I were close enough to walk with you. am having to "make do" with obsessively working in the garden - even tho it's still a bit early for most things. Even trimmed the neighbor's shrubs down our common boundary. (I did have permission.) When I say "trimmed" I actually mean renovation pruning. They have not been touched in the 20 years we have lived here and goodness knows how long before that and were in awful shape. Hope they are much improved next year. Never thought I would be thankful for weeding to need to be done! This, too, will pass. I just hope it will be soon (and not September!).webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-32377376795772295082020-03-13T15:27:38.239-04:002020-03-13T15:27:38.239-04:00Just remember that to be effective any bag that ha...Just remember that to be effective any bag that has been touched by someone else or on another surface should be wiped as soon as you bring it in :/Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-51488512380713564862020-03-13T15:07:05.521-04:002020-03-13T15:07:05.521-04:00I like all your coronavirus prep and am doing much...I like all your coronavirus prep and am doing much the same, I will use your idea and put wipes next to the front door for those handles and will wipe down shopping bags that I use often. Stay well.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.com