– in which Dorn makes a statement with his face. ike many people these days, Kathleen and I are trying our hand at making face masks. It has finally vindicated our hoarding tendencies. I’m not talking about the now-popular plague hoarding of toilet paper and hand-san, I’m talking about what’s been our habit for years … Continue reading “Dress for the job you want: cower in place 19”
– in which Dorn covers old ground. t’s funny how things have progressed for me and these Cower in Place blog posts. At first I was just stuck at home with more time on my hands to think of things to write about. Then as the pandemic situation got more dire, it was hard to … Continue reading “Cower in place 18: the new normal”
– In which Dorn ventures out of the house again. faced death! That claim might have had more punch it we weren’t all of us facing death from invisible microbes every day now. My particular death-defying feat today was to go back to the grocery store. I’m in that high-risk group known as “old”, and … Continue reading “Cower in place 16: extra-vehicular activity”
– in which Dorn visits the outside world. oday is Monday, which means it’s time to go into the big city of Prince Frederick and pick up our curbside delivery of groceries. I’ve got all my Personal Protective Equipment, and a plan in place to avoid all interchange of molecules with store staff, or, well, … Continue reading “Cower in place 15: first contact”
– Dorn’s isolation journal day 13 (3/28/2020). This morning we heard a sound that transported us back to better times: a knock on the door! (Remember those?) “Oh, wonderful!” we thought. “One of our neighbors has come by with some free home-made pastries and champagne, like in those other magical neighborhoods that other people describe … Continue reading “Cower in place 13: adaptation”
