We are still in lockdown, and feeling so grateful that we are in our home in our community. We don't feel isolated at all, funnily enough. In some ways, I've had more intensive contact with friends and loved ones over the past weeks than I usually do: we are all at home at the same time, after all!
While we are doing just fine, our hearts bleed for those on the front lines of the crisis. New York state now has more than twice the per-person rate of infection that Italy has, and they are experiencing the same devastation. We feel like Cassandra, predicting doom, and seeing denial and wishful thinking. It does appear that the press has finally caught up with the situation in the US and the UK, and that people there are starting to realize what a strain the illness can put on a healthcare and economic system. We've found this to be an interesting site that really helps interpret the numbers:
https://aatishb.com/
In the meantime, we had a bit of a funny thing happen: this week, I did my meal planning and the shopping list that is the natural output of the meal plan. Michael did his marathon shop (once again, the lists were sent ahead when possible so that Michael just had to pick up the prepared bags), and only that afternoon did I realize that I kind of forgot about dinner.
Our general eating plan is to have the heavy meal at lunchtime, and then a very light meal (soup or whatever) at dinner. Clearly, my brain had decided that that meant I didn't need any ingredients for the week at all! We've had a good laugh about it, and last night I cobbled together corn chowder. Tonight is spelt soup. It'll be an interesting week culinarily speaking, that's for sure!
Love,
Alexandra
While we are doing just fine, our hearts bleed for those on the front lines of the crisis. New York state now has more than twice the per-person rate of infection that Italy has, and they are experiencing the same devastation. We feel like Cassandra, predicting doom, and seeing denial and wishful thinking. It does appear that the press has finally caught up with the situation in the US and the UK, and that people there are starting to realize what a strain the illness can put on a healthcare and economic system. We've found this to be an interesting site that really helps interpret the numbers:
https://aatishb.com/
In the meantime, we had a bit of a funny thing happen: this week, I did my meal planning and the shopping list that is the natural output of the meal plan. Michael did his marathon shop (once again, the lists were sent ahead when possible so that Michael just had to pick up the prepared bags), and only that afternoon did I realize that I kind of forgot about dinner.
Our general eating plan is to have the heavy meal at lunchtime, and then a very light meal (soup or whatever) at dinner. Clearly, my brain had decided that that meant I didn't need any ingredients for the week at all! We've had a good laugh about it, and last night I cobbled together corn chowder. Tonight is spelt soup. It'll be an interesting week culinarily speaking, that's for sure!
Love,
Alexandra
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