First, it is not time to take a deep breath and pretend this pandemic is over. It is not. Nor is it a hoax. It is real and over 250,000 Americans have lost their lives with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is time for renewed emphasis on measures to reduce the spread. Delaying getting COVID now may mean not getting it at all. There is a light at the end of the tunnel and by late summer most Americans will be vaccinated and the threat of COVID while be minimal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For me that entails a trip to visit my son, now in Oregon. I have not seen him since August 2019. It is by far the longest we have been apart. My travels will include stops along the way to and from Oregon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I want to visit the Alamo, the Grand Canyon and other spots of natural beauty. A stop in the redwood forest of California would be nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once in Oregon, side trips to visit my step children and grandchildren in Washington state are long overdue. I have a cousin I have not seen, maybe since my marriage to my son’s mother would be wonderful. I think she would still welcome me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the way back depending on the weather, maybe Yosemite and Mount Rushmore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lake cottage in Maine becons around Labor Day. I welcome visitors for a swim, a cook out and just plan sitting around the table playing cards and talking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lake was always a place to do what you want. The pressure of the outside world just didn’t penetrate to the lake. Oh, Dad would always have a radio turned to the Red Sox finding another way to lose when I was young, or as I became an adult another way to build up our hopes oonly to be dashed and finish 2nd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course with the radio in the background, the cribbage board would provide my father with something else to moan about as he would slowly find a way to beat me there as well. He never seemed to get really good hands. Anything less than 12 was a bad hand. I did win my share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The memories may be as thick as homemade maple syrup. But it will be good to see first hand the improvements made by my brother and sister with help from a cousin and several nephews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Any and all are welcome to join in the fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hope you can make some us well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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