My mother slept through the night for the first time in a long while.
I had a fruitless on-line search for a paperback edition of a good Martin Van Buren biography.
I (remotely) helped Andy water the plants.
I planted nasturtiums in my mother’s outside containers. (Nasturtia?)
Nurse-on-call Felicia came to solve an issue with my mother’s “drain”.
I went for a walk before dinner:
Brahms: Piano Trio No 3 in C Minor, Op 101
Brahms: Piano Quartet No 2 in A, Op 26
Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Cannoli
Today’s beer: Gaelic Ale from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville.
Today’s pet peeve: My mother watched a Hallmark movie called You’re Bacon Me Crazy.
Word of the day: Forsooth
Firetower. Without clouds.Today’s rabbit sightingOverly-aggressive edgingGreenville sidewalks be like… (#4 in an ongoing series)Tall pine treesA family of white-tailed deerToday’s route
I did a lot of on-line shopping: t-shirts, shorts, fluffy shoes, underwear, socks, yoga mat, beard trimmer–all the necessities I have been living without.
I watched a Voces8 concert on YouTube.
I compiled Three Songs for Maarten:
Steve Baughman plays Fanny Power
Red Tail Ring plays The Blackest Crow
Mary & Evan perform Where Everything is Music
I went for a walk in the afternoon:
Brahms: Piano Trio No 1 in B Major, Op 8
Brahms: Piano Trio No 2 in C, Op 87
I went to Food Lion to buy groceries for my dad. The paper products aisle was still barren.
I organized my mother’s medicines for next week.
Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food
Today’s beer: Midnight Summit from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville.
Today’s pet peeve: I need some sunglasses.
Word of the day: Solecism
Firetower. With clouds.Retention pond with nice cloud formationGreenville sidewalks be like… (#3 in an ongoing series)Paramore Park: The park is closed to activities.Paramore Park pine treeWoods @ Paramore ParkMy mother is flying her bunny flagFood Lion has no paper products……but there is plenty of dr. perky available.There is a lot going on here.The dirt loop in the lower right is now a retention pond with Canada geese
Nothing to do with coronavirus: I was curious about the whitetail deer population.
Today’s highlights:
We were under a fire alert today due to low humidity and gusty winds.
Physical therapy assistant Heather came to see my mother.
I attended a group video chat with 100+ of my co-workers from the Americas.
I called Vidant to tell them that their billing department seems to have forgotten my mother’s Medicare supplement insurance information.
I went for a walk after work:
Brahms: Sonata for Clarinet & Piano No 1 in F minor, Op 120, No 1
Brahms: Sonata for Clarinet & Piano No 2 in E flat, Op 120, No 2
Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op 114
I went to the H-T pharmacy to pick up a new prescription for my mother. I did our weekly shopping while I was there. The paper products aisle was still barren.
Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Gimme S’More!
Today’s beer: Sweet Josie from Lonerider Brewing Company in Raleigh and Radio Haze from NoDa Brewing Company in Charlotte
Today’s pet peeve: My smartphone battery died early in my walk. (Shades of Carol!)
Word of the day: Cocoon.
Paolo has been hammering home SCOR’s 2020 objectivesSun-dappled paved path at Paramore Park (out of view: the essential group workout?)One of many sewer vents along the path through the utility right-of-wayParamore Park path to Evans etc
The handheld transfer aid that I had ordered for my mother arrived. This will help her stand up from her low couch.
My team from work had a lunch show-and-tell meeting today. I demonstrated how to add 60% cacao Ghirardelli chocolate chips to nonfat plain Greek yogurt.
I went for a long walk after work including a visit to my childhood home in Lynndale. I listened to:
Brahms: Sonata for Violin & Piano No 2 in A, Op 100
Brahms: Sonata for Violin & Piano No 3 in D Minor, Op 108
Brahms: Sonatensatz FAE Sonate
Brahms: Sonata for Cello & Piano No 1 in E Minor, Op 38
Brahms: Sonata for Cello & Piano No 2 in F, Op 99
My father’s phone died but he got it working again. (He read the directions.)
Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food
Today’s beer: Code of Conduct Hazy IPA from Pitt Street Brewing Company in Greenville.
Today’s pet peeve: Last night, my mother’s washing machine walked across the laundry room and blocked the door from opening.
Word of the day: Pleonasm.
Overheard:
Me: Is the chicken salad acceptable?
Mother: No. But it’s pretty good.
Demonstration of how to optimize ice cream storage
Essential vroom vroomLate afternoon sun through magnoliaGreenville sidewalks be like… (# 2 in an ongoing series)Flaming azaleaChildhood homeThree white-tailed deer at construction siteLonely playground at Paramore Park at duskMy sister’s puzzle: 2000 piecesParamore – Lynndale route
The bed rail that I had ordered for my mother arrived. This will help her transition from a lying to sitting position more easily.
After our dark and stormy night, we had a sunny (but cool) day. I went for a walk before dinner including loops in White Oak Creek and Shamrock. I listened to Brahms’s double concerto and his first violin sonata.
Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Cannoli
Today’s beer: Sisters of the Moon IPA from Mother Earth Brewing in Kinston.
Today’s pet peeve: Sidewalks that abruptly end.
Today’s tip: If you have more pints of Ben & Jerry’s than will fit in on your shelf, flip half of them upside down. You can pack them in much tighter that way. (I know things.)
Word of the day: Loony.
Moon over my mother’s pin oak treeAt the corner of Blarney & ShamrockBig cones and new pavers as construction does not pause for pandemicsGreenville sidewalks be like… (1st in an ongoing series)1920 farmhouse surrounded by cookie-cutter homesWhite Oak Creek – Shamrock route
I went to the pharmacy at the grocery store to pick up some prescriptions for my father.
I went for a walk in the rain before dinner including a loop in South Hall. I listened to Brahms’s violin concerto.
Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food
Today’s beer: Dapple Dog Dry Stout from Pitt Street Brewing Company in Greenville
Today’s pet peeve: I am stuck in NC without a rain jacket.
Paper products are scarce at my mother’s Harris-TeeterMy 83-year-old father keeps his bike ready in case he needs to make a quick getawayAzaleas. Rain. Dusk.South Hall route
I attended a virtual global town hall at work. Our Chinese colleagues have been at home for 9 weeks.
Occupational therapist Jan came to assess my mother.
The temperature broke so it was pleasant outside.
I went for a walk at lunch on the trail from Paramore Park. I listened to Brahms’s first piano concerto.
I went for a second walk before dinner around the neighborhood. I call it the Randy-Mary Lee-Alma Lee-Donald-Cindi-Jack-Oliver-Becky Anne route. I listened to Brahms’s second piano concerto.
I listened to a lecture on intonation from Blake Morgan of Voces8.
I did not go for a third walk because Brahms was out of piano concertos.
Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Gimme S’more
Today’s beer: Sweet Josie from Lonerider Brewing Company in Raleigh and Warp One Enhaze from Aviator Brewing Company in Fuquay-Varina
Today’s pet peeve: I am annoyed that I cannot pick up litter from my walking routes.
The city removed the picnic tables from the shelter at Paramore Park On the path through the sewer right-of-wayMy 79-year-old mother keeps her bike ready in case she needs to make a quick getawayWhen your trucks are bigger than your house…The largest zip tie I have ever seen
OK. I am now three weeks into a four-day visit to NC. Pesky coronavirus. No, I am not sick (or at least not symptomatic) and neither is anyone I know. That is the good news. The less good news is that I have no idea when I will be able to return home to VT.
Today’s highlights:
My mother walked the living room-kitchen circuit twice with her walker.
Taylor and Jada came over and held up signs for my mother through the dining room window. It was Jada’s birthday.
Andy paid my bills and watered my plants at home while I swept my mother’s garage.
I went for a walk today along Firetower Road. When I was growing up, the firetower was out in the country. Now it is in town. #sprawl I listened to orchestral versions of Hungarian Rhapsodies by Brahms. It was very hot and very windy. The weather, I mean.
Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food
Today’s beer: Hop Drop ‘N Roll from NoDa Brewing Company in Charlotte
I think it is time to order a beard trimmerI walked by a carwash with a floor mat cleaner. I have never heard of such a thing.This is a photo of a dead deer. No, I don’t see it either. Trust me.
Stuck in NC 