April 25th, 2020 proves to be the perfect date. The sun is shining, it's not too hot and not too cold and everyone seems to be in better spirits. It's also a good date because we see growing signs of positive attitude around us. The people we encounter in the forest, keep their distance, but … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – A Perfect Date
One of the side effects of the pandemic is a gradual back-to-earth trend. Our footprint is significantly reduced as we limit our wandering about. We are more resourceful and some of our tribe who never cook are suddenly engrossed in conversations about sourdough starters and what to do with the discards. It took an pandemic, … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – Back to Earth
It's groundhog day again today. A repeat of a repeat and a preview of our tomorrows. We just passed the 2 million mark of infected people around the world. "What would Sarah Connor do?" For a minute I felt like I was writing in her diary..."wait, is this real?" "I'll give you a puzzle if … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – Looking For Normal
This epidemic changed how we view currency. Forget Bitcom and gold, the current hot commodity evolved from toilet paper, hand sanitizers, soap, and masks, to hair colouring products and puzzles. We finished the two puzzles that we had and found that there is a big puzzle economy out there. People will drive distances to take … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – Puzzles Are The New Toilet Paper
In our last post we mentioned that we haven't been hiking in the forest lately. We thought we should start doing that again. We also planned to have some fun and enjoy a bonfire one evening. Well, it looks like the forest is now closed to all human traffic. Then there was a notification from … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – Best Laid Plans
If you want to stock up on anything, go for beans. Not just the canned variety, but the dry beans as well. What other food can you store for years, plant, and make either chilli or whipped cream with? If you read all the way to the bottom I will share with you bean-magic that … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – Beans And Ice Cream Sandwiches Are Your Friend
Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would write a blog post in praise of Costco, but here I am doing just that. I always had mixed feelings about mega-monster-super-stores and the things that they stand for: consumerism, excess, and capitalism come to mind in direct contrast to reuse and recycle, minimalism, … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – In Praise Of Costco
Our world is changing rapidly. Just when we thought we hit bottom, we observe in disbelief how life imitates art while we run in our heads the script of every post-apocalypse movie we've seen and search for parallels to our bizarre situation. People watching We like people watching, but in times of social distancing we … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – People Watching
We weren't going to write about the pandemic, but we wanted to let you know that we are back in Ontario and staying put for a while. Hopefully you are also well and finding ways to navigate these fast-changing realities. We would love to hear from you so comment below to let us know how … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries