Being Hermits

The island is now officially closed to outside visitors while Trish and I are “sheltering in place”  at home together.   The store is open and fully stocked and the bank and post office are also open.  Other than that the entire island is closed...including all of the restaurants.

What are we doing on these days?

Well, the weather is absolutely beautiful with sunshine and clear skies and temperature in the low seventies by noon each day. So...Trish and I decided to go out and walk on the beach. Unlike the television scenes of spring breakers violating good sense on Florida beaches, there was absolutely no one on our wide sixteen mile beach.  We walked for more than an hour and finally decided to head back home.  We saw no one else walking on our beach.  We shall probably do this again on most days.

The entire beach belongs to us these days.

Back inside another project was waiting.  I had made an English Paper Piecing quilt a few years ago but had never sewn the final binding on the quilt.  So, the afternoon was spent with Trish showing me how to use her machine (not one of mine) on which I sewed the binding and then started the hand finishing.  It will all be done before this weekend is over.  It is such a luxury to have this enforced time off to be able to complete unfinished and lingering projects.

Happily sewing away!

Finally, we learned that the painters will be here on Tuesday and we may be beginning to move some things back into the house by the end of next week.

So far no one is sick on the island and we live in thankful joy each day!