Roll Call?

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

I'll admit to being curious about how it's going for everyone, whether or not we're still having visitors, people checking to see what's being posted.  I can look at the stats and see numbers and the 'anonymous' lurkers, but I wonder how many are willing to just tick the heart icon to say you were here.

I'd expect that in these times, the internet activity is increased because of the stay at home orders we've mostly received.  Kentucky isn't on a severe lockdown, but we started early with following the recommendations and have kept our number of cases fairly low, thankfully.  Of course the landlocked states have fared the best in all of this, as opposed to the coastal states that have a steady stream of people due to shipping, tourism and any number of reasons for landing there.

Here on Section VII it would be nice to know how you're doing.  Some post on a regular basis, so we're accounted for.  Marian has moved and is in her new apartment, but she won't have internet for awhile.  I talk to her everyday, and can tell you that she's surrounded by boxes and still finishing up with the cleaning duties at the old apartment.  Kitties are all good, and the process of living in a new place has begun.

How about the rest of you, can you check in and let us know you're doing okay?  If you're willing, just respond in the comments.  Connecting is important, and I hope y'all will do that here.  

Glenna

Comments

[reapermum.livejournal.com]

I'm still around and reading. The weather has been good for a change so I've been able to go out into the garden.

I'm surprised how much I miss shopping. Eldest doesn't go into work until eleven, so my normal routine has been to give him a lift to work and shop for groceries on an almost daily basis. He works in a bingo hall which is closed of course, and the government wants us to avoid shopping where possible so I'm only out twice a week. But all's well with us so far

I still have four months before I become officially vulnerable. :-)

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the update. I'm in a small town that is untouched so far, with a small grocery and one other store that qualifies as necessary. Yesterday was gorgeous but today is overcast, so not much incentive to be outdoors. Vitamins C & D seem to be the ones we really want to get these days, so supplements and/or sunshine all around.
Stay well and in good spirits, to quote proverbs: a merry heart doeth good like a medicine.

[duckys-lady.livejournal.com]

I'm still around! I'm having to do my job from home which is costly (had to buy several things to make it work) and takes at least three times as long as just going in to work and doing it would. But I am fortunate to have a job and a paycheck.

I haven't left the house since Sunday, but today I will venture to the grocery and maybe the post office. Such excitement! Then, I will try to get ahead on next week's work.

I hope everyone out there is staying healthy. {{{{Hugs}}}}

[hypatia-66.livejournal.com]

We've been in lockdown since getting back from a weekend away, two weeks ago now. We're both in vulnerable categories - my husband is 84 and, though I'm much younger, I've had lung disease. Nevertheless, I've been out to get food shopping once or twice, and we both go for walks. My walk this afternoon was through almost deserted streets and onto the stray (one of the large pieces of common land that surround the city of York). When I passed others, we all courteously stepped aside to maintain two metres distance, smiling and saying 'thanks'.

The weather has been kind - wall to wall sunshine, though frosts in the morning and a cold wind, so I've been able to turn out the contents of the small conservatory into the garden and clean it properly. We'll be able to sit in it when the weather is warmer.

The worst thing was queuing (standing in line) outside the pharmacy to collect a repeat prescription for medication. We were all spread out keeping the regulation distance, but as the 8th in the queue, I stood in that cold wind for 50 minutes. Was I shrammed (nice Yorkshire word for frozen stiff)!

My sister and her husband were trapped in southern Spain until all the hotels and campsites closed, when they were allowed to leave. They had to down load a lot of bureaucratic paperwork to enable them to drive north through France to get the Shuttle (the vehicle-carrying train that goes through the Channel Tunnel). They're home now and in self-imposed quarantine.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

The hardships are to be endured, it's a new normal I suppose. I'm glad to know you're still active and overcoming this situation, and certainly a good attitude is very helpful to keeping our immune system healthier and our state of mind supple. It's good that your sister was able to get home, it would be awful to be stranded elsewhere.
Stay safe and try to maintain hope for the end of this. And, thanks for responding, it's helpful for all of us to hear from one another.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Working from home must have its challenges, but yes... a paycheck is a prized thing these days. We here in the US were at a record low unemployment rate with an equally significant number of new jobs created. What a blow to everyone to have this attack on our health and economy.
Stay focused on a positive and swift outcome, it will be helpful on a daily basis and keep you in good spirits. We know that worry reduces our ability to resist disease, so perhaps part of our cure is in unbridled optimism :D
I'll take that medicine, without a doubt!
Thanks for the update.

[hypatia-66.livejournal.com]

I lived through various epidemics in the 1950s when I was at primary school and mercifully avoided catching anything - like the frightening epidemic of polio, and the slightly less frightening 'Asian' flu. But however frightened you are, you can only go with the flow, be sensible and hope for the best.

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

I'm fine; I've been self-isolating since March 13th when I returned home from a week in the US and British Virgin Islands. I don't know what I do all day, but it takes all day to do it. I enjoy my own company so I'm never bored. I have a bunch of projects that I could be doing; haven't gotten to any of them yet, including writing though I do have an idea for a story.

I've only been outside to get the mail (every few days) and head to the store for food and that's only happened four times. Been doing a lot of cooking, though I did go get takeout twice.

I do have a Song Story challenge to post for April if we're still doing those.

[vallib53.livejournal.com]

I check in to The Canteen, Scrapbook and Section7 everyday. Always pleased when there is something new to read or a not-seen-before photo.
I've been keeping busy painting my spare room so that I can shift all my art equipment in and not have it all squashed into my bedroom.
Went food shopping this morning - first time out since Sunday - and took a few frozen meals over to my sister's mother-in-law (93yrs). I phoned her when I got to her house and left the bag of shopping on her doorstep. Of course she's lived through all the upheaval & uncertainty of WW2 so she's keeping her chin up although she misses our weekly visits to her son who is wheelchair bound since he had a stroke about 13yrs ago.

Sending best wishes to everyone in the community. Keep safe.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks for chiming in here, it's good to know how people are getting on in this current event. Good for you, getting out and being a help to the folks in your life. That's the key then, to not shutter ourselves from helping neighbors and friends.
Good luck on your art room, I know mine is all over the house! Creating will help pass the time until we can emerge into a new day.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

You're where the sun is shining, that's good for you. Vitamin D is a big immune boosting factor.
By all means, let's get our challenges back on track. I know people might feel a little drained from all of this, but a good surge of creative activity is helpful. Thanks for keeping the fires lit on that front!

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Wisdom is primary in our actions, so hopefully we will unite in living with that in mind. I've lived through earthquakes, tornadoes and riots in L.A., and the worst times are when you have to listen to people predict what's coming, or spread fear with their words. Hope is where we need to live these days, it has great power over worry and fear.

[threecee.livejournal.com]

Still here and well in south central PA. I've been semi-housebound since 2006 with chronic pain and fatigue and am also a strong introvert, so staying in is my normal routine. I also got in the habit of washing my hands very carefully when I was taking care of my sick parents, especially when coming in from outside. I'm taking walks around the neighborhood when I can (going out for exercise if permitted as long as you stay 6 ft away from everyone else.)

I've been ordering groceries online every two weeks and having them delivered for a couple years, so the only difference now is that the driver no longer brings them into the house; he puts them on the doorstep and runs back to the truck. Today, I had to drive to the store to pick up my order because the delivery schedule is overbooked. Big problem is that what is available fluctuates almost hour-by-hour, so I only got half of my last two orders.

[pfrye.livejournal.com]

My husband and myself are retired and living on the coast of Washington State. We are one of the hardest hit states in the US. We have a stay at home order, everything is closed. We have two greyhounds that we have to walk each day (or the house suffers). We had been able to go to the beach and walk, stay away from people etc. then last weekend (a beautiful sunny day) people from Portland Oregon and Seattle swamped the beaches like it was spring break...wall to wall stupidity. Now the beaches are closed and we can only walk the houndies up and down the street. We are both doing ok so far even tho my husband was in contact with people in Seattle who had traveled to Florida. It's unusually quiet and today it's raining and suppose to rain through next week.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

The two coasts have had the worst of it, that's for sure. I'm so amazed, not in a good way, at how too many people have reacted to this. The lack of concern for others is on a par with that exhibited by the hoarders who have had no sense of caring how the other folks are doing. I hope your walks can at least give you a sense of being beyond the virus and its polarizing effect on society. I hope you'll continue to be in health during this, and long afterwards. At times like this we certainly have a sense of a shared humanity.
Best to you...

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

You're a pro at this by all accounts. I'm sorry you've had to endure it with pain, please keep in touch with all of us here. While we go through this the Section VII community is available for just about anything you need or want to discuss. Our common love of MFU is just a beginning to sharing in each other's lives during what is hopefully going to end sooner than later. I'm hoping and believing for the best case scenario rather than the worst.
Maybe the arrival of warmer weather will make things more pleasant all around. Keep walking and soaking up sunshine.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

I'm still around, and trying to write, but my anxiety levels have been pretty high right now which makes concentrating difficult. I'm one week into a twelve week lock down with my parents, and things are settling into a routine. Luckily, my parents have always had a habit of keeping fully stocked with food, toiletries etc. (just in case). All we really need regularly is milk and bread, which my sister leaves on the doorstep, and the our repeat prescriptions.

Our house has a biggish garden, so we at least have some outside space to spend time in (and it's usually this time of year that my Dad starts working on it. I feel for all the people who don't have such space.

Stay safe, and keep washing your hands :-)

[ssclassof56.livejournal.com]

My oldest has been home from college for two weeks. They asked the students to leave the dorms and changed all the classes to online. My school went to online learning this week too. So now there are 3 of us in my tiny house attempting to study and teach online. There’s not much distance in our distance learning. 😁

[thehappygirl53.livejournal.com]

Long time lurker here. I'm well and reading MFU fanfic again. I became totally hooked on the British show Endeavour, which takes place in the same time frame of mid to late 1960s and as I started reading that fanfic (largely whump), I started to read MFU fanfic again, and am really enjoying myself. I may actually start writing MFU again.

I'm an east coaster, here in Connecticut very close to NYC, so everything is closed here except for grocery stores, pharmacies and restaurants open strictly for take-away. It's a weird, weird time we are living in. I'm working from home exclusively now having worked a couple of days in the office before coronavirus changed our world. I think I'm oddly well suited to the homebody life. I don't know how the very extroverted are handling this. It's an introvert world these days.

[(Anonymous)]

Love all of the stories about our handsome duo. Read every day thank you for all of your hard work and great stories. Carol

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear you're with your family, it's a little daunting to stay in for days on end with no one to say good morning to. I get out and about, driving my cousin's wife to dialysis and doing the live feed on Sundays for our church service. It's like a little reunion every Sunday with the musicians and some of the staff.
Good advice with the hand washing, we'll all be slick as a whistle by the end of this ;)

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Pros and cons, eh? There's something to having the family safely gathered together, even in a small space. We'll all learn from this experience, and hopefully those of us who are living it out by faith will see fruit in our lives and the lives of others; we believe for the best.
I found a nice article you might enjoy: https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/reminders-from-paul-about-being-homebound-during-covid-19.html?utm_source=jeeng

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Hi, and thanks for checking in. I'm so glad you're back to reading MFU, those guys let us know the world isn't a lost cause! I'm about ready to get out the dvd set and watch the series again, I think I'll have some time for it ;)
There are advantages to being content with our own company :D

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks Carol, I'm happy to know you're enjoying the adventures our writers provide through the stories. I'm so glad you let us know!

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[leethet.livejournal.com]

Not much difference for me. My new job was physically close to home, 4/10, three-day weekends. Now I'm working from home like the rest of my department, so my income won't suffer for the foreseeable. Amazon, Grubhub, Freshly, and Vons delivery see to all my other needs, and as long as nothing breaks in the house (there - I've just jinxed myself for sure) and me and my cat don't get sick, I'm in like Flynn.

It is easy to overeat at home, true. I need to really watch that. Wish I had my writing mojo working - it'd be easier to fill the down time. But I have an elliptical and a rower, so I get my exercise.

I could do this forever. :-) As long as they don't stop making toilet paper and other staples.

I'm concerned for my loved ones who have service type jobs and little reserve cash. This is going to hit them hard.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

It's amazing at the number of people who are able to work from home, a world of technology at your fingertips.
I shopped for good meal making food the other day, now that I have time to really cook. Even that simple act of self-indulgence is helpful for some reason. It's ironic that the fresh foods, produce and fruit, are in abundance while canned goods have flown off of the shelves. Pity.
Check our prompts here on Section VII, you might find inspiration for a sentence or two ;)

[irisheitie.livejournal.com]

Hi Gang! it's been a while. I, too am a bit of a lurker. i've been home since 3/17. I have been able to take a walk here and there. I live in NY -- not Manhattan, but "da Bronx"! It is incredibly quiet. I have a young friend who is in ER doctor in Brooklyn and he posts daily about theCV. i hope that he remains healthy.
Luckily, i work from home with technology, and collect a paycheck! i am blessed. I am also am fortunate that i have a little back deck to sit out on and a small front porch. The neighbors will ocassionally chat from our porches. Dad enjoys that as he is more outgoing than I. i worry about him. He's88! and he hates the restrictions. While there are no services at church, he still goes every morning which makes me very anxious.
Anyroad, As i am a bit of an introvert, i can happily work all day, cook and have some fun with new recipes. And books and even a couple of projects. I hope that we all remain healthy. Thanks for this place to share! it's good to read about your experiences.
Ei

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for checking in, and I love that your dad is able to go to church everyday. I pray he'll be blessed for it, and carry that blessing back home.
It's wonderful that you can work from home, the technology aspect has certainly been helpful for so many people during this unfortunate episode. We just need to believe for the best, I think it's our best course of action.
Keep up the good work, and thanks for keeping up with things here on Section VII.

[lindafishes8.livejournal.com]

Doing a bit of writing here and there and getting my garden ready. Keeps me busy and out of trouble. Saw it was your BD yesterday. Hope it was fun-filled and you ate lots of cake!

[leethet.livejournal.com]

I know! I went into my store for eggs (the one thing Vons didn't deliver) and the produce aisles were full. Honestly, that gives me an idea that the people who're hoarding are (a) not eating very healthfully and/or (b) have never cooked in their lives.

Vons actually delivered for me: cauliflower, broccoli, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, oranges and bananas, no problem.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Good to know you're keeping busy with things you enjoy. Yes, a birthday amidst the Virus party; it was a come as you are ;) I baked myself some cupcakes that I now need to try and share with someone, I don't need them waiting for me.
Hopefully our warmer weather will continue and the heat will drive away this virus, generate healing and restoration.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure the hoarders will have all of their canned goods lined up next to the big wad of toilet paper they managed to score. Perhaps they will need of that TP after all... ;)

[gevr.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm still around and healthy :-)
We've been in lockdown now for 15 days, and although I've always been good company for myself the isolation begins to weigh. I'm retired and living on a domain for retired and elderly people so we're all in the "unsafe" category. This means we can't visit one another and only communicate from a distance. Our villages and towns are in lockdown and any unnecessary displacements are forbidden. Since a few days our borders are closed. I mostly miss the phisical contact with my children and grandchildren. I only go out to walk with Max, my loyal Golden, and to do grocery shopping once a week. For the rest I keep busy with my many hobby's and try not to dwell on the awful times we live in. I hope the rest of you are also doing as well as can be expected and that we all may survive these troubled times unscathed :-)

[pactnmmt.livejournal.com]

Ok in Montana

[sidhe-uaine42.livejournal.com]

The Trio and I are physically okay (no thanks to any of my neighbors in my apartment complex!)

I miss going to class, yet I cannot do the stuff that I was doing in class in my apartment complex (the PtBs frown on any sort of weapon, whether a bow, a bo, a sai, an atl atl, etc.) I guess most of my neighbors should be grateful that I cannot practice my homework...

I am considered vulnerable due to asthma, cardiac arrhythmia and diabetes.

The Trio are purring their hearts out, nomming their crunchies as well as watching Kitty TV (looking out an open window blind from their cat trees.) Heck of a lot better than what's on the radio!

I feel sorry for several of those who work for MCTS as well as those in the medical/psych field because they're on the front lines imho.

[susanpr.livejournal.com]

Checking in From Miami, FL. We are all well, getting bored of sitting at home. As this is the latest hot spot, not going out other than the backyard. Glad to hear all so far are good

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

I can imagine how trying it is to have an enforced isolation, but it's good you can still make it for walks and a trip to the grocery. Sometimes we take the smallest grace and let it fuel our optimism. I hope we see an end to this soon, and I'm holding out for the best; our attitudes will carry us through if we'll let the light outweigh the darkness.
My best to you and your Max.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Good to know :D Thanks for checking in.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Good to hear from you, and to know you're following the protocols. I have read that when cats purr they are engaging, not only in pleasurable sensations, but actual healing in their bodies. I have taken to absorbing that healing vibe as something beneficial to me as well. Soak up those vibes, they are a cat's version of healthcare... IMO ;)

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

How nice to have that backyard for an escape from the enclosure of walls. I think all of us have an opportunity to make the most of a bad situation by choosing to observe what's close at hand, perhaps meditate on the good rather than our crisis. I hope your backyard provides that and more, and maybe even the plot for a story ;)
Stay well and vigilant.

[rosywonder.livejournal.com]

Bonjour tous le monde from a very stricken France. We are all ok however, since our region is less affected than those in the north.

As far as daily life is concerned, there is a national lockdown in France and there are very strict procedures for going out, including carrying a certificate to explain what you are doing. We consider ourselves truly fortunate though. We are pretty fit for our age and right now are fully occupied with work in the house and very large garden, on four levels! We are also privileged to have a chapel in our house so the pain of not going to Mass is a little lessened by the daily life of prayer we've established at home. So, keep safe everyone. I've been moved by reading all the entries here. I pray that all will be well.

[sutherwinds2.livejournal.com]

Hello! Yes, Costa Rica is also in quarantine. There are no restrictions for people to go out shopping but stores are closing fast. Police is doing their best to keep drivers off the streets after 9pm, beaches and national parks are closed. Churches are closed too, Easter week celebrations are cancelled. Most workers are in paid leave but the tourist industry is suffering more than anyone else.
Hospitals are okay, so far are only 6 people in ICU and that's a remarkable positive number for a country of 5M.
I'm doing okay, at home with my sister and 90 year old father. He's very scared but hanging in there, since we're not freaking out. The house is big enough to keep our distance. There is a good backyard for our 9 dogs. We also shelter 28 cats but they're happy in the garden and their own apartment. Life goes on for our furry friends, so I haven't felt any cabin fever yet. As you can see, my sister and I are busy all day long with the normal routines. I go out occasionally to do the shopping, fortunately the main supermarkets are walking distance for me.
I keep myself informed about the situation in the world. As I said somewhere else, it's amazing that the same situation that has sent us away physically is also bringing us closer. Live long and prosper for us all and andrá tutto bene. Virtual hugs and kisses.

[rose-of-pollux.livejournal.com]

I somehow missed this post, oops. But I live in NY State so... it's going... Very Not Good rn. :/

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

We've been here for a few days, so you probably missed it on the first time around.
I'm glad to hear from you, and please do take all of the precautions for avoiding exposure. mrua7 is in NJ, so dealing with curfews and lock downs as well.
Feel free to use the comm to keep us posted, or to vent a little. Section VII is now open for discussions and whatever helps alleviate the stress and/or the boredom.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

It's so good to hear from you, and to know that Costa Rica is faring better than most. I have read that the regions in the Southern Hemisphere have less cases, probably because of the warmer temperatures. I'm glad for you, and hope you're able to keep your lives as close to normal as possible.
Thank you for checking in to let us know your status.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

I'm sure the chapel is getting its fair share of use these days. Certainly the prayers of the faithful will go far in getting this virus in check, I'm convinced of it. I hope you'll post photos of your home and garden, it sounds wonderful. How nice to be able to self-contain with such gracious surroundings.
Be well and blessed.

[st-crispins.livejournal.com]

Sorry, this is late. Just stumbled across the post.

I am in Central NJ, not far from mrua7.

I am teaching online from home. Four uni courses. Late in the semester means projects starting. Lots to do. Not bored at lal.
In fact, I have not been out of the house except to make sure the battery wasn't dead in my car, since this all started. Don't care. Weather is chilly and rainy.

My husband does the food shopping and braves Shop Rite in the senior citizen's early hours. So yes, we have toilet paper.

Many of the local restuarants are closed, even for take-out, although we can still get pizza. I ordered 2 dozen fillet mignon online so we are eating well.

My son is bummed because he had to suspend his job hunt. He has a master's in data science now but for the jobs he'd want, the offices are closed and everyone is working from home.

He may end up again working the boardwalk this summer --- which he likes even if it doesn't pay well. But then again, who knows when things will begin to open again.

We would love to open our Shore house in April, but we'll need a plumber to turn on the water. Right now, the locals in North Cape May are not very keen on second house owners coming down. They only have a small hospital and one Acme.

So busy, not bored. I actually wish I had more time to read and watch DVDs but I am just about shoe-horning my regular TV shows in. And also attending online conferences with students and colleagues.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

It's good to be occupied and able to carry on your work. Locally, the school system here was well prepared and has done an excellent job of keeping the students engaged. One of my cousins is a middle school teacher, and she is busy as well with the online learning process.
I hope you're able to open your house as a testament to improving conditions. I continue to hold out hope for something beyond the expectations of the dour doomsayers. I just don't roll that way ;)
Be well, and thanks for dropping in.