Weather and Pandemic Thoughts
Jul. 13th, 2020 09:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helwenThe weather has been a real trial so far this summer. The drought was tiring and hard on my arms and especially my left wrist. Lyle had taken over the bulk of the watering near the end of the drought. We still split the watering now that there's been some rain - he uses the larger watering can. One of the housemates was able to help a few times this past week - much appreciated.
All things considered, we've done amazingly well at getting back into veggie gardening. Not getting any younger, for sure.
Now it's stupidly humid, of course, and will be for at least another week or so maybe? A/C indoors for part of the day and at night. Lungs need it. Yesterday I finally remembered to roll up a bandana to use as a sweatband - sweat flying all over the place and rolling into the eyes is annoying and distracting.
I'm trying to make notes to myself on what does and doesn't work, because times are changing.
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People are mourning but not able to mourn in their traditional ways, both of these because of the pandemic. We may have to come up with at-home solutions, as at least some group gatherings for this will not be happening until next year.
My thoughts... lighting a candle in memory of the loved one -- with a photo nearby if that's something for you.
I learned this past week that for some native North Americans (US and Canada), photos of the lost beloved are actually put away for a time -- one year in the US, four years in Canada.
Another thought is to write a message to the lost loved one and burn it, sending the message to them.
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If you don't have a will, now would be a good time to write one. We did that years ago before we flew to China and Tibet, but that is sadly outdated and needs to be re-done. We've moved twice since then and own a different house now, and Z is an adult now, for that matter. Hoping nobody needs their wills any time soon, but really, good idea.
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There's more than one kind of mourning going on right now. Many of us have lost people at this point but also lives have all been disrupted. Learning new ways to do things is exhausting. Cancelling events leaves voids. Even if it's a good thing large events are mostly being canceled (and they should be, in the US especially), it's still a major disruption. Mourn and feel the sorrow, don't bottle it up. People have emotions and that's okay.
That's it for now. I have some work to do. Takes me forever to get anything done these days, but have to keep on keeping on.
All things considered, we've done amazingly well at getting back into veggie gardening. Not getting any younger, for sure.
Now it's stupidly humid, of course, and will be for at least another week or so maybe? A/C indoors for part of the day and at night. Lungs need it. Yesterday I finally remembered to roll up a bandana to use as a sweatband - sweat flying all over the place and rolling into the eyes is annoying and distracting.
I'm trying to make notes to myself on what does and doesn't work, because times are changing.
****
People are mourning but not able to mourn in their traditional ways, both of these because of the pandemic. We may have to come up with at-home solutions, as at least some group gatherings for this will not be happening until next year.
My thoughts... lighting a candle in memory of the loved one -- with a photo nearby if that's something for you.
I learned this past week that for some native North Americans (US and Canada), photos of the lost beloved are actually put away for a time -- one year in the US, four years in Canada.
Another thought is to write a message to the lost loved one and burn it, sending the message to them.
****
If you don't have a will, now would be a good time to write one. We did that years ago before we flew to China and Tibet, but that is sadly outdated and needs to be re-done. We've moved twice since then and own a different house now, and Z is an adult now, for that matter. Hoping nobody needs their wills any time soon, but really, good idea.
****
There's more than one kind of mourning going on right now. Many of us have lost people at this point but also lives have all been disrupted. Learning new ways to do things is exhausting. Cancelling events leaves voids. Even if it's a good thing large events are mostly being canceled (and they should be, in the US especially), it's still a major disruption. Mourn and feel the sorrow, don't bottle it up. People have emotions and that's okay.
That's it for now. I have some work to do. Takes me forever to get anything done these days, but have to keep on keeping on.
