Random observations and ponderings::)
Covid negative at trips end and
still at 14 days!! I masked in museums and public transportation and such and the weather allowed mostly outdoor dining (my preference anyway!)
Read JOAN by Katherine Chen – the newly published take on the Joan of Arc storyline. And For the Sake of the Game – stories inspired by the Sherlock Holmes canon.
I really had no interest in the Champs-Elysees – eschewed it entirely.
Mary noticed that the homeless we saw didn’t have shopping carts – a function of the smaller neighborhood markets and frequent shopping the French do. Sadly, everywhere we went there were many houseless individuals. It’s a worldwide problem that seems destined never to be “solved”. It does seem worse there, just like here. Another contribution Covid has made to the world.
Mary suffered through a cold during our post-Gene days. Guess the thing to focus on is it was only a cold.
My passport is good to 2026. I’ve got some traveling to do – the Covid travel drought needs to be over. Fingers crossed.
Need to get more serious again about traveling light. My lack of packing practice showed. Sadly there are additional things to bring along now – doubt I’ll ever travel without masks again. And then there’s the growing rx supply, toe supplies for walking and such.
Driving for the first time after a month away was a trip in itself! Not bad really, but I knew to pay special attention.
Coming home to my “birthday shrine” was fun. Taking it down I was reminded of the people in my life – I’m lucky.
And at the same time I noted that coming home felt a little lonely. Mom, Vicki, Gaia. The house is empty without even a kitty. I plan to make a winter adoption of a cat that needs a home.
Meanwhile & Far Away 