Hello fellow inmates (I borrowed that from my friend, Marty
who recently sent me a couple links for funny ways to pass the time during this
Covid confinement).
Well, it’s now been 28 days since we arrived back from
Australia and we’re extremely lucky that very little has changed for us. We
both still have our jobs (and I worked from home previously, so that hasn’t
changed), our families are still healthy and doing well (at least I presume so
since I haven’t heard otherwise from anyone), and that life pretty much goes on
as normal for us. The only change for me has been no church-related activities
on my calendar except for monthly St. Vincent DePaul meetings (held via
conference call now), and I bowed out of Easter decorating. I had also planned
on signing up for a few classes being held through the Upper Arlington Senior
Center (which holds classes for the entire community, not just seniors), but
that was obviously a no go.
Because I’m still working I don’t have oodles of free time,
but in what little extra time I have I’ve been choosing the most obvious
escape, and that’s television. I was a little sad to say good-bye to “Modern
Family” which had been one of my favorites for the past 11 years. My favorite
two characters were Mitch & Cam and their sharp-witted daughter, Lily. I
hope they make a spin-off show since it ended with them adopting a son and
moving to Missouri so Cam could work his dream job as a college football coach
there.
My husband and I are also nearly done with “Orange is the
New Black” (Netflix) as we’re currently streaming season 6 (out of seven
seasons). We’re at the stage where there’s some new characters now because some
of the prisoners have been moved to the maximum security section of the prison.
This new dynamic makes for some very compelling viewing.
We’re also streaming some new programs like “Tales from the
Loop” (Amazon Prime) where the show is set in the fictitious town of Mersa,
right here in Ohio. Each episode involves different (and some of the same)
residents of the town, some of whom work for this mysterious place called The Loop which houses “a
machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe - making
things previously relegated to science fiction, possible.” So far each episode
has been equally thought-provoking and you definitely find yourself thinking
about them for the rest of the week.
Probably my favorite has been “Picard,” which
we’re streaming via a free one-month trial of CBS all-access. If you’re not a Trekkie
then you might not be familiar with Capt. Picard (now Admiral) who once helmed
the Starship Enterprise back in the 90s. That was also where Wil Wheaton was
before he guest-starred on “Big Bang Theory” (he played academy student, and
Enterprise crew trainee, Wesley Crusher). Anyway, Picard has been in retirement
as owner of a vineyard in France (an interesting possibility to consider…)
A mysterious visitor shows up at the vineyard who sadly gets
murdered right in front of him a day or two later, which sets events in motion
when Picard decides to seek out the murdered girl’s sister in hopes of saving
her from the same fate. This involves him recruiting a crew and securing use of
a (space) ship to travel to the outer regions of space to find the sister.
Along the way he meets up with various Enterprise alumni, one of whom makes
repeat appearances. I love reunions and a good plot that involves a bit more
than just a lot of fighting scenes (if I wanted that I’d just rent a “Star Wars”
movie). The theme song is also quite likeable (it’s a classical violin tune
with just a hint of melancholy that perfectly matches the theme of the show).
Sunday nights are when several of us sit down and watch “Call
the Midwife” which airs on various PBS affiliates around 8 or 9pm. I have been
a fan for the entirety of its run because of my admiration for the nuns and
nurses, which is why I have been happy to serve my church in various capacities
over the years and why I enjoy my job as much as I do. I love exchanging texted
comments after every episode, so it’s certainly been a pleasant way to spend
Sunday evenings.
Because we’re obviously not able to travel anywhere for the
foreseeable future we’ve been enjoying watching Brit, Kevin Shelley’s “Travels
by Narrowboat.” (Amazon Prime) Although we’re familiar with much of the
geography of my husband’s home country of Great Britain, neither of us has
really traveled on any of the canals, so that’s a whole other perspective we’ve
never experienced. As a result of watching Kevin’s travel logs, I can honestly
say I wouldn’t mind renting a narrowboat for about a week and maybe travel the
canals up in Yorkshire, which, so far, seem like the most scenic.
Coming next week….
What I am reading…What projects I have been working on…cat
photos? (who doesn’t like a cute kitty?)
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