ISOLATED BUT NOT ALONE

Staying busy and keeping in touch with loved ones is key for this couple

- Sam Newman

Being the creatures of habit that we two 82-year-old birds are, my wife, Cathy, and I are finding that life through these past five weeks of self-isolation is not much diŽerent from the schedule that we normally keep. We still manage to fill our average 14 to 16 daily waking hours with a regular routine—one that satisfies us both. We enjoy reading a large selection of magazines that continue to arrive with their usual regularity; I also have a penchant for novels by my favourite author, John Grisham, and I read the daily newspaper first thing with my coffee.

Throw in the successful completion of a Sudoku puzzle and the better part of my morning is shot!

Our home is usually where we, our kids and our grandkids gather for holidays and birthday celebrations, but since we are all sequestered in our own homes, we gathered via Zoom on Easter morning. We spent two full hilarious hours in conversation, telling stories of our lives such as they are, just like we always do, only usually with lots of home cooked Maritime food. It was a blast as we could see everyone, and the absence of bodies didn’t quell our entertainment one bit.