Oh Charlotte, I love this. And how quickly we forget. Which in some ways I’m so happy to leave those experiences behind (seems unreal). But the pandemic, as you say, made life real. It heightened my senses. I always say, here at the beach, where it’s 72 and sunny almost every day, you can fool yourself into believing nothing bad happens. And I did watch the film and not sure how I feel about it. But it for sure got the point across. Okay, I’ll stop now.
Thanks for reading, Gina, as always. I think it’s good, from time to time, to remember those months just to readjust our attitude. Nothing is forever and we, in this country particularly, are so lucky to live in relative safety. So much of the world’s people don’t. Although the recent rise in antisemitism is god-awful & I’m appalled it’s flourishing here.
So true. And your piece reminded me that I did write. (Besides drinking a little too much tequila). Actually got something published. But I self-published this, ...in the vein of this discussion.
What a poignant story. I, too, had a special connection with my aunt. How beautiful that you were able to make her days a little brighter. So sorry for your loss. Okay, I think I'm posting a friend link to my story. I too appreciate your support. My son lives in New Orleans, and maybe on one of my trips there we can meet up for coffee, or wine, or whiskey. Happy Holidays to you as well friend.
Oh Charlotte, I love this. And how quickly we forget. Which in some ways I’m so happy to leave those experiences behind (seems unreal). But the pandemic, as you say, made life real. It heightened my senses. I always say, here at the beach, where it’s 72 and sunny almost every day, you can fool yourself into believing nothing bad happens. And I did watch the film and not sure how I feel about it. But it for sure got the point across. Okay, I’ll stop now.
Thanks for reading, Gina, as always. I think it’s good, from time to time, to remember those months just to readjust our attitude. Nothing is forever and we, in this country particularly, are so lucky to live in relative safety. So much of the world’s people don’t. Although the recent rise in antisemitism is god-awful & I’m appalled it’s flourishing here.
So true. And your piece reminded me that I did write. (Besides drinking a little too much tequila). Actually got something published. But I self-published this, ...in the vein of this discussion.
https://medium.com/@ginaharlow/the-redemption-of-covid-19-459f3cda6330
Thanks for the link. I wasn't able to read it all since I'm not a paying member of Medium but you niggled my memory and I did publish a couple of pieces about the pandemic. Here's a CNF about my Aunt and Covid: https://loveinthetimeofcovidchronicle.com/2021/05/01/a-bittersweet-pilgrimage-charlotte-hamrick/
As always,I appreciate your support, Gina!! Happy Holidays!
Charlotte,
What a poignant story. I, too, had a special connection with my aunt. How beautiful that you were able to make her days a little brighter. So sorry for your loss. Okay, I think I'm posting a friend link to my story. I too appreciate your support. My son lives in New Orleans, and maybe on one of my trips there we can meet up for coffee, or wine, or whiskey. Happy Holidays to you as well friend.
https://medium.com/@ginaharlow/the-redemption-of-covid-19-459f3cda6330?sk=c44882aa2104315193bd3f04a4d44af9