HERMIT TERRITORY
Staying home for me is not the crisis it is for some people. I usually spend my time at my computer, even when there’s no corona virus. I can still take my dog Ginger for a daily walk, my usual way of getting fresh air and exercise.
It’s disappointing but
understandable that the festivals I had planned to be attending this spring
have been cancelled. And I bought a pink sparkly top just for the Cherry
Blossom Festival in Conyers, Georgia. I don't especially like pink, but the organizers played on that color for
promotional purposes.
NO VISITS DURING SPRING BREAK
Doug and I had planned to have the
grandkids here during their spring break, but our two sons thought it was too
much of a risk. Davis and his family live in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Matt and his
family in Rome, Georgia. We don’t get to see them as often as we’d like. We
have two granddaughters living in London, England, but their school breaks
don’t coincide with ours in the States and the cost of their coming here is a
pot of money. Their schools have also suspended classes.
LASTING SIDE EFFECT OF VIRUS
We’re focused on the impact this
crisis is having on the economy and business, but the closing of schools may
have the longest lasting effect. Kids who have computers will naturally
gravitate to the screen and mindless games. Let’s face it, there’s not much
else for them to do. Youth is a critical time for getting a foundation in facts
and thinking that a person uses for the rest of their life. Even if everybody
went to home schooling, it doesn’t have the systematic discipline to replace
public schools, nor the academic depth.
AT-HOME PROJECTS FOR KIDS
I would hope that parents who are
out of work are teaching kids things to do with their time. Some ideas:
1) Sewing: Buy a cheap sewing machine. Assignment: make a
shirt
2) Woodwork. Buy a jigsaw. Project: make a footstool or
birdhouse
3) Cooking: Download recipes. Project: make a dish at
supper
4) Reading & writing: Buy a kid's novel:
write a movie script made from the book
5) Music: Buy a harmonica or ukulele. Project: learn one
song
These involve small investments of
money but will pay off in better spent time for the kids.
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