Let's Do the Twist

A few more weeks have come and gone and our situation is a little worse as South Carolina has become a state leading in COVID cases. By now BLM is a secondary lead in the news as the virus takes the headlines.

On day 92 I ventured to Hilton Head and the dentist's office. I was nervous, but they were very careful and I had already canceled one appointment. Next day I had my annual eye exam and my annual mammogram figuring I would lump everything together and then get myself tested. Jeff visited the dentist too and had a few more doctor visits.

I continue to take classes and have meetings on ZOOM. Most fun is visiting online with Brian, Rori and her parents. I walk Sirius twice a day and try to take my own walk too. One day I heard The Twist and it really helped me to move quickly and dance down the street. Cattails along the boardwalk.

June 22 we went to the beach. It was wonderful and we found a secluded area to pitch our umbrella. I loved swimming in the ocean - twice - and walking in the sand. Wonderful!

Now we are counting down to the November election and I am working with Indivisible to get the vote out and ensure absentee ballots for everyone who wants one in our state. Continuing with the Hebrew lessons and taking courses with the OLLI summer program. Lots of time to do genealogy and writing to people who are DNA matches.

After all the doctor visits Jeff got an email from one office that his doctor had tested positive for COVID. OMG! Now we are panicked. So on Friday, June 26, Jeff and I went to a drive through COVID testing site. It took about a half hour and they came to the car with the long swab. I'll say it was unpleasant, but not painful. They certainly go far up the nostril and do both sides. Now we are waiting for the results by mail and six days later - no word yet. Meanwhile we are totally quarantined just in case.

So this week we stay in except for my walks and it is much too hot to even sit on the porch. We watched all three seasons of The Handmaid's Tale and found it fascinating and frightening. Now we wait for season four next year along with Bosch and Ozark.

A special treat is driving around in our golf cart with Sirius. One night we visited the bird rookery a few blocks away. We saw Ibis, Wood Storks, a Little Blue Heron, Egrets and Anhingas.

So now it is day 108 for us and things are not better. We ordered groceries online for curbside pickup as we were running out of food. I long to go the farm stand down the road, but have to wait until I get the test results.

We did have some backyard visitors although fewer birds are coming, probably because it is so hot.

Our Blue Jay returned

Our first Hummingbird

Jeff and Sirius schnuggling on the couch.