back up

The states of New York and New Jersey have lists of states. They would like people coming from those states to theirs to kindly quarantine for 14 days. My state is on those lists because the cases in my state are going back up. The NY Times lists us as one of the states where cases are increasing most rapidly. 

It has just been decided that schools in our county will be teaching online this semester.

Kendall's description of a civil war with one side unarmed is apt. 

My neighbor gave me cucumbers, peppers, and squash she grew from her deck garden. I used to have many blueberries on my bush but now I have one. She is less hospitable to the squirrels and birds than I am.

This is a card from Karen to me, lest you think all this gift-giving is one-sided.