My husband and I have both worked at home for years. We probably "go
out" to restaurants or events or whatever less than most people do. I've
preferred to buy most things online for a long time. We're both
introverts. We bought a large house with a large yard when we moved
here, so there is plenty of space.
But it's annoying to not be able to even go to Jo-Ann's for thread
because we might catch a fatal disease. We avoid grocery stores because
they are crowded and people don't social distance as much as they
should. Cloth masks only provide about 57% protection. Which is better
than nothing but not enough. Masks are not mandated in Sacramento. Many
(probably most) people don't wear them, so their droplets are not being
caught by their own masks.
Also we were in the process of remodeling two bathrooms, which we really
want to do. We had bought almost everything and were about to schedule
with a contractor. But we don't want contractors in and out now. We
have to store the tile in the garage. The cast-iron tubs, sinks, and
toilets will go in the garage when they finally arrive--their delivery
has been delayed by events. The faucet manufacturer was closed as a
"nonessential" business, so we are chasing credit card refunds. Visa is
totally overloaded, BTW. They are not taking phone calls, they only let
you send a short email, then they say they will respond in 45 days. And
we had to put the order for our custom bathroom and pantry cabinets on
hold. What with all the stuff that's already in the garage (it is my
husband's home workshop), even the tubs will be a tight fit, so we can't
put the cabinets there too.
It's not like life has exactly stopped, but parts of it have. I don't
expect there to be reenactment events in California for a long time. It
seems large public events of every kind are the last things the state
wants to resume.
Fran
Lavolta Press
www.lavoltapress.com
On 4/20/2020 6:53 AM, Genie wrote:
I retired the end of November 2018. The main thing is it's different if you
decide to take a or a week to just hole up on your own. Having to do this
because it's a matter of life and death for people is another ball game. I have
been doing some garden prep, some baking, a little sewing(two masks cut out). I
have been doing groceries once a week wearing a mask and maintaining social
distance.
A friend came by last week and my neighbors and I sat at the end of our drives
and talked to her for over an hour. Sunday we did a group chat on FB messenger
for over two hours.
I will be ordering some pet food online this week.
I have family I keep in touch with so it's good. Also, lots of reading an tv.
Just keep reminding yourself "This to shall pass".
Stay well,
Genie Hillen
St. Louis,MO
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] What is everyone up to?
I retired the end of August, so days aren't much different, but I'm finding it
hard to settle down to sewing. I have finished a reticule and have a chemisette
cut out. I went through my stash and sent all my 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2 inch elastic
to one mask maker and all my extra wide double fold bias tape to another.
The Costume Society of America's symposium is cancelled. I was going to present
some of my privateer research.
I guess we are lucky,supply chain wise. We are in the Washington, DC, area. I
was able to find flour at a Dollar Tree. Once was at Wegman's just as a
shipment of Caboo toilet paper came in--it is made from bamboo and sugarcane. I
will not be switching for good. Now, our Wegman's is fully stocked with their
own brand.
We are all now required to be masked to go into a store in Maryland, so I am
going with the bandanna train robber look. We have quite a collection so I can
match outfits.
Ann Wass
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Sent: Sun, Apr 19, 2020 5:27 pm
Subject: [h-cost] What is everyone up to?
It turns out sheltering in place is time consuming. Making masks.
Making artisan bread (which is hard to buy now). Baguettes, bagels,
pita, everything. It's become impossible to buy yeast and when the end
of a two-pound bag I bought a year ago runs out, and if I still can't
buy yeast, I'll have to switch to using sourdough starter for
everything. But there's hope--we just found eggs for the first time in a
month. Getting groceries requires placing two to three pickup orders a
week at different stores and still not getting everything. Toilet
paper, paper towels, facial tissues, and rubbing alcohol have
disappeared altogether.
I just finished all the masks I was going to make, so it's a perfect
time to sew something else. Not that I'll be able to go out anywhere any
time soon. Like, till there are almost no local cases and/or until there
is a cure. Maybe a year or longer. Because even though I am healthy,
just being over 60 puts me in a high risk group for death or long-term
organ damage.
I have a fair number of dyeing projects planned and my husband is eager
to help. It means he can run the dye washer in the garage while
sporadically cleaning up in there.
I bought Gutermann thread charts from Wawack https://www.wawak.com/. So
I can match threads to my fabric and order online, without going to a
fabric store.
This is the time to be thankful for your fabric stash, your button
stash, your trim stash, and your elastic stash. I actually had enough
elastic on hand for the masks.
Fran
Lavolta Press books on historic clothing
www.lavoltapress.com
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