Don't Quit Now!

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The weather has been nice, but it has cooled off for the weekend. I was expecting to mow the lawns this weekend, but the cool weather has discouraged that idea! Travis arranged a job for us this weekend, delivering Mothers' Day flowers for a local florist.

Smiling Delivery Boy!

Wendy and I worked together and that was fun! I made the doorway deliveries; I had to mask up for that, and cleanse with antibiotic cleanser after each delivery. It felt good to bring smiles to many faces. Otherwise, we've had a quiet week. Wendy keeps working on the quilt repair—many hours per day. I've had a good week on the markets, invested a bit more, and made my weekly quota. It's encouraging even though the gains make no sense in light of our economic situation with ballooning unemployment. The situation with CV-19 is not good. Many countries have made good progress, but a lot of countries continue to fail in their responses. This week's chart illustrates how many countries are doing—Canada is not doing well! Still, we're seeing a lot of pressure here to relax isolation and quarantine practices. I foresee dire results if these moves take hold when we still have so much active infection around. Recall the early days  of the pandemic when only a handful of active cases were in play; now, we have tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of infectious people, and we're thinking we can relax?! Yikes! There are some initiatives towards opening up play in several sports leagues including NHL, NBA and MLB. The CFL is considering cancelling the season completely. Golf plans to return to action in June. 

It’s been another quiet week in quarantine for the Baileys. They got to take a trip to Melfort today to pick up a special gift. They've been blessed with the situation where both Eric and Erica can work from home fairly effectively. Liam is with them in Prince Albert; he has made some progress on the back room. Haaken remains in Victoria with his relatives there. He is working on an animation project and we hope he can see some success with it. 

Kristian continues to make progress in his school work from home. He had a math test this week, and did well on it. Lucy has been developing some bad habits. She hops up onto the island and pushes things onto the floor. She tries chewing on toys.

Bad Kitty!

Sadie just relaxes and tries to show a good example! 

Who's a Good Dog?

Trav and Joanna continue to shelter at home while doing what they can to maintain some cash flow. Joanna gets some shifts at the restaurant, preparing takeaway meals. This weekend, Trav is doing deliveries for a local florist. It's been very busy, and he's recruited us to help out. Joanna is off to Toronto to help out with family there. That stay could become a bit prolonged as both parents are suffering health issues. Gemma continues to live with us. Andrew is working at Walmart pharmacy. 

And that's about it for this week!