Povey Prattle

This morning, for the very first time in my 75+ years  I..... .... ate Duck Eggs not Hen's Eggs with my breakfast. GOOD! But comparisons are odious. Enjoy duck eggs with no mental or taste-bud references to to "yer regular bacon and eggs". Duck eggs are larger.  They have a more stable consistency. They have a completely different taste. I enjoyed them for their own sake. 'Twas a taste bud and visual reminder that as a WASP  ( White, Anglo-Saxon Protestant)  I should enjoy many other cultures not in comparison to mine, but for their own valuable, and necessary sakes. 

Zion loves the pharmacist. She adores him! A treat for Zion.  A paw shake for the pharmacist!    It's a mutual love affair at my local Pharmacy where Mr. Z is a bit of a celebrity.   Truly.  We walk in.    The cry goes up  "Zion is here"! So much so that a LECOM pharmacist intern said  "I've heard so much about Zion that I had to meet him". -------------------------------------------------------- Better still, the drug store and pharmacy is setting out appropriate boundaries in the age of COVID19 at the check out, and at the Pharmacy.  GOOD FOR THEM

My friends Ann Minton and Mary Luti are in Seville, Spain as they like to do each year. Here Mary reports on "non panic" buying in their neck of the woods. We alter our route a little every day to be sure we get at least 2 miles round trip and varied scenery. And we walk together, but at a distance, since the lockdown regulations mandate that you can go out only singly, unless you are accompanying an elderly person or a handicapped person. Unwilling to think of ourselves as elderly, we walk "alone"! At the store, physical distancing... no more than 10 inside at a time. One comes out, one goes in. At the register, lines on the floor mark a safe distance. Credit card payments only, except in rare circumstances, to minimize the handling of cash. Yesterday I waited about 15 minutes to get in. Once in, you can take all the time you need. There are no shortages. Shelves are full, there's produce, meat and fish--as in ordinary times. People tend to shop dai...

I understand Papa that you have to go into Ace Hardware. But I will wait for you for ever and ever AMEN.  

Man dies in Wales after contracting coronavirus in UK

Who could resist this?  "Won't you be my friend?" Of course  I am not utterly isolated!  This good boy is my constant companion. But I experience a certain degree of social isolation, partly because our Canine Therapy gigs are on hiatus. SO I HAVE A PLAN (1) Zion and I have doubled up on our walks  (twice today to Bayfront Park and twice to Arlington Park).  This is good for us (he loves to walk), and I get the exercise. (2)  Three good meals a day, each with protein, fruits and/ or vegetables, and next to no carbs.   Some of you saw this pic of a recent breakfast which photographed particularly well in the morning sun. 3)  NO SNACKS or COMFORT FOOD I can and have easily gotten through one of these large bags in two days.  I have binged on macaroni and cheese with store bought meat balls, or Publix friend chicken tenders. 4.  No alcohol alone at home That one glass of wine  which "makes ...

My neighbour Barbara had our regular Sunday walk yesterday, and then to Panera Bread for coffee. I ordered my drink and was handed a paper bag.  It contained a coffee cup, lid, and heat collar; a straw; and sugar/sweeteners. I poured my own coffee and half 'n half as is usual  -  using my bare hand to depress the coffee faucet and the half 'n half flask.