Don't relax too soon!

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. We remain isolated and take precautions when we go out for groceries. Wendy has continued to work on Shawn's quilt, pole, pole! Around the world, many jurisdictions are taking a gamble on relaxing the isolation rules—I have not heard of anywhere where it is working out well. This week's chart shows the infection/death data from around the world. Some countries did a great job of suppressing and flattening the curve, but are nonetheless facing flareups when they try to open up. USA did a terrible job of managing the infections, and are now producing almost 1/3 of infections and deaths world-wide, but still pressing to re-open! We're pressing to keep our border closed! We started the week by helping deliver Mothers Day floral arrangements. That was fun, actually. We got out of the house, puzzled out routes to make each batch of deliveries, and in combination with our vehicle navigation system, and our phones, using Maps and Google Maps, we were successful in getting 55 deliveries made!

Making Deliveries!

The weather has been nice, even with a couple of days of showers. We've been able to get out walking and riding our bikes on a regular basis. The golf courses have now been given permission to open under new rules for social distancing. They've installed special clips on the flagpoles so you can retrieve your ball from the hole without touching the flagpole. They only allow 1 person per cart, if you're using a power cart, and the carts get cleansed between users. They've also spaced out the tee times to twice the normal time to reduce traffic. You can't use cash, and you don't go into the pro shop; they come out to assist you in making the payment. The sad part for me is they are keeping the driving range and practice area closed, and those are my favourite haunts this time of the season. We celebrated Friday with our first trip of the season to Merla Mae's Ice Cream!

Keto Treat (minus the Keto!)

The markets were mixed, but mostly bad, with green on Monday and Friday, and seriously red in between! So, that didn't work out positively for me. The sports leagues keep working on options for how they might get playing again. The NHL is considering moving directly into playoffs, but many concerns remain to be addressed. Baseball has not managed to start their season. Golf is starting with some celebrity events, and looking to return to regular events in June, but without spectators.

The Bailey's continue to work from home in Prince Albert. I've done a bit more planning and consideration of the deck construction. Now, we just need the country to establish safety over the coronavirus. Otherwise, they continue to shelter in place, and watch a lot of Netflix and Amazon Prime. They've completed the Jack Ryan series and are amusing themselves with old movies! Exciting times! 

Erin and Kristian carry on in Regina. Kristian called me one day, and we FaceTimed our way through some mathematics. Erin is starting to consider further garden developments. I am hoping to build her another planter for her wall, but we're still holding here, with no anticipated date for a trip west. 

Travis had a busy weekend delivering Mothers Day flowers. He worked longer hours than we did, and managed about three times as many clients. Joanna remains in southern Ontario, but is beginning to see the end of this session. We're hoping she makes it back sometime next week. There have been a couple of cases of CV-19 at one of the Walmarts here, but not at the one where Andrew works. Gemma continues her classwork downstairs at our place. 

And that's about enough for this week.