There's a lot of things not happening right now due to
covid-time. For me, I've not seen family in a year. However, it seems there's many who are actually planning gatherings for Thanksgiving. I hope many reconsider, especially in light of the recent surge in both COVID-SARS-2 cases and related hospitalizations.
Allie and I were lucky to be able to visit Sydney, Australia late last year. Even still, the Australian fires, which kicked off this crappy year in late 2019 and early 2020, were already starting to consume large regions. The fires got much worse after we returned home from our vacation.
Allie did get a chance to visit family in Asia in February. She was very lucky to get back home before things got covid-crazy. Since then, we've been keeping mostly to ourselves. Multiple plans to spend time with friends and family were cancelled. We have no plan to meet other people until covid-time is over.
That's not to say we've been hiding indoors as shut-ins. Face masks and copious amounts of the appropriate hand sanitizer are always ready for our visits to the store and other necessary locations. I've also been working from home almost 100% of the time, only going into the office (after site approval) a couple of times to access specific stuff on my work desktop computer or paperwork at my desk.
I am weary of the need to keep vigilant against the nasty virus. However, out of love for my neighbor (and of course, family members), my resolve is not weakened.
