Colline de bine! My Witchy SIL and I went walking along the railway tracks one blustery day this week, each on opposite sides, NOT on the ties, and respecting social distancing by even more than six feet. As we came to the end of the path, and were upon the cement sidewalk where passsengers disembark, there was a lovely police cruiser and there stood a really cute police officer waiting for us. YIKES! We were quite surprised because his presence had been blocked by a large commercial building.
Well, thankfully, he educated us and did not fine us $128.00 ea. You can be sure I thanked him for that, with those exact words. Our education on that walk? YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED to walk along railway tracks, folks. That's it, that's all. You aren't even allowed to cross them. Students up the hill at CCNB, taking a shortcut? You risk getting caught and fined. So spread the word please. I, unfortunately, did not NOTICE any signs posted, but the big cement barriers all along the parking, preventing pedestrian access to the Via Rail property, should have been a tip-off I guess. So I admit, much to my chagrin.
What HAVE I NOTICED, since I have been out of self-isolation? I have noticed quite a few things.
People in my neighbourhood, cross the street rather than cross each other. A father jogs beside his bicycle riding son. Whole families I have never seen before, are taking a stroll together. On Easter Monday morning, at 8:00 am, my walk was totally and eerily silent, no cars, no people, and would have been utterly silent except for the chirping of the songbirds.
I have noticed a lot more young people working in retail. Their parents must be so anxious.
I have noticed encouraging rainbow signs in windows, mostly all bilingual; they make me smile.
I have noticed that many of us, me included, are on a very steep learning curve when it comes to following the direction of the arrows on the floor in most stores.
I have noticed so many people jumping in to help in the best way they know how. Case in point? My eighty six year old mother made face masks for ALL her children, inlaws, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, with a few extra to give to friends and neighbours. She stopped when she ran out of fabric and elastic.
I have noticed that many of us have learned to do video messaging. If my mother can, so can you.
I have noticed that I can know WHICH day it is, but NOT the date. Never both at the same time anyway.
I have noticed that if I vacuum just the entrance where Vimy and I bring in the dirt from outside, the rest of the house seems clean too, which is g*r*e*a*t!
I have noticed that I still haven't cleaned out my laundry room. I have come to the realization that if I don't get around to doing it during a GLOBAL pandemic and lockdown, I probably won't EVER get around to it.
I have noticed that if I don't take the time to label leftovers, I will put a sharp cheddar cheese sauce as a topping on my carrot muffin, thinking it is cream cheese icing! Easy to do when you have little to no sense of smell, and only realize the taste isn't sweet when you put it in your mouth.
WHAT HAVE YOU NOTICED?
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