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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
Over this past weekend, I went to a beautiful spot on the coast of northern MA - Plum Island, pictured above. It is a wildlife sanctuary that includes beaches and coastal habitats. Although I grew up in MA, this is not a place I have visited often. My friend and I went on Sunday - a beautiful, hot and sunny day. We wore masks in her car and had the windows open. We hiked around wearing masks. Much of Plum Island is closed off to the public, but sections of the beach are open. We had lunch in one of these sections, sitting 6 feet apart, unmasked. When we left, we forgot to put our masks on, and didn't remember until we saw masked people coming toward us. It was so nice to take a break from COVID, even briefly!
August 31, 2020
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Think about something really important that happened to you this week, and tell us about it.
For the first time since the pandemic began, my husband and I elected to go to a local beer/wine bar as we wanted to celebrate the election of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States. Prior to March, this had been a weekly outing for us, but we had been playing it safe by not frequenting restaurants or bars. I was still a bit worried about our decision, but we wore masks when we ordered our drinks and then settled ourselves at a table far from any other patrons. (As we had chosen to go at 4 p.m., only two other revelers were inside the building at the time.) We had a good time, and it made my heart happy to venture out after so many months of quarantining.
November 9, 2020