We're having some fully vaccinated friends over for dinner tonight, the first non-family types to cross the threshold since February or March 2020. We have had a couple of other friends out on the porch, but this time--gasp--we'll be indoors. This is a short post since I need to get helping The Professor on some of the cleaning up and putting away.
Virginia now has the sixth lowest covid infection rate in the US. The number of cases has been cut nearly in half over the past two weeks. The seven-day case average was 422 Friday. The last time the average was that low was April 2020. The state is now giving thought to incentives that might draw the vaccine-hesitant in. They've ruled out lotteries. I think it would be nice if they included some chance for those of us who got vaccinated early to win something. Why reward waiting?
From this morning's news quickies: NONUPLETS: Nine premature newborns that a 25-year-old Malian woman gave birth to are being closely monitored in a Moroccan clinic, with medical staff working around the clock to stabilize their health. Halima Cisse gave birth to the nonuplets--five girls and four boys--this month in Morocco.
I feel for her. I really do.
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I hope that your meal goes well. My quilting group met today for the first time since March 2020 (and I missed that one because of a frozen shoulder). There was tea and home made scones and in the excitement I seem to have bought eight and a half yards of fabric.
Nice going, Caroline!
My current guild hasn't met indoors yet but it may come soon. They plan an outdoor meeting on Tuesday (at a park pavilion; I probably won't go). My old guild (in NY) met indoors for the first time this past Wednesday and by all measures people were happy doing so.
And we ate indoors at a restaurant on Friday for the first time since February 2020. Only half the typical table space was set up at this particular place where we've eaten before, so we were at least 10' away from the next table of diners, with masked staff. We had to wait a bit longer than we might have (more people were ahead of us on the list for an outdoor table in the hot sun), but it felt fine and went well.
Good luck with your dinner, Jean! Hope it's fun.
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