We don’t have enough sanitizer to deal with all the items that come in from the outside world. It is no longer available for sale anywhere. So, we are exploring ways to reduce the amount of sanitizer needed, to make what little we do have last longer. Paper items, the mail, are particularly demanding, they… Continue reading Mail-On-Hold-Box
Author: Maggie Turner
Carrying On
Well here I am. I began self-isolation at the beginning March, three weeks ago. So far so good. Where Attila works they laid off 600 people on Friday. They decided to do it by seniority, rather than ask people if they were willing to be laid off. That meant that the high-risk-for-complications older segment of… Continue reading Carrying On
A Useful Bit of Info: SARS-CoV-2
“SARS-Co “…detectable in aerosols for up to three hours, up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel.” Tuesday, March 17, 2020 New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces SARS-CoV-2 stability similar to original SARS virus. This scanning electron microscope… Continue reading A Useful Bit of Info: SARS-CoV-2
First Day Of Spring
Happy Spring Equinox! It is cloudy out there today. Last evening I went for a walk, it being the last hours of winter and all. The streets were empty, I could count the number of vehicles that traveled past me on one hand. The air was amazing. The fresh scents of the coming spring were… Continue reading First Day Of Spring
Rain and March Wind
Does anyone else remember the images of children with umbrellas, struggling with the wind, as symbols for the month of March. My elementary school classrooms sported these images at this time of year, and it seems the weather this year is picture perfect. Another quiet day here at Mist Cottage. Attila’s last grocery run was… Continue reading Rain and March Wind