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  2020-07-12

  Laughing with my Family from Over Six Feet Apart

  On a Sunday this past July, my cousin texted me out of the blue saying that she was about to start driving from her home in Oakland, CA to Los Angeles and that she would love to stop in Santa Barbara, CA to have lunch with me. I was really excited to get her text, because I had been feeling extremely lonely that weekend. I hadn't seen any family members in-person since March, since I don't live very near any of them. My cousin had been following social distancing guidelines extremely carefully since March, and I had also been following them while allowing myself a little more freedom. Given that, we didn't even consider having a not socially distant lunch. I picked up food from a restaurant for us and set chairs far apart for us to eat in my front yard. When my cousin arrived, she even volunteered to go the bathroom in yard so that she didn't have to enter my house. I thought that was a little over-the-top, and we ultimately decided it was okay for her to come in wearing a mask to use my bathroom. We had a great lunch, just eating and laughing. It was so uplifting to be in the same vicinity as a loved one. Then my sister FaceTimed us from her home in Chicago with her baby. This is where things got pretty hilarious. We tried to set up my computer in a way that allowed my cousin and me to both see and be seen while also staying more than six feet apart. It was nearly impossible, but our attempts made us laugh so hard. It just felt like such silly thing to be doing. I had such a great time with my cousin for those couple of hours. Her presence and all of the laughter definitely lightened my mood.
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  2020-04-17

  Life In Isolation: The Coronavirus... Anne-Marie Kay Merriman

  A virtual exhibition by the Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science
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  2020-04-17

  Can’t walk across the stage, so yard signs it is.

  My daughter is a high school senior. They are no longer able to experience all the typical American high school experiences. As a way of acknowledging the kids our school district placed these signs in the yard of every graduating senior.
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  2020-04-12

  Covid 19 Easter decor.

  Front yard Easter decor gives a positive message to passers-by.
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  2020-04-05

  Yard Work

  With all of the spare time that we now have due to the quarantine, many are picking up new hobbies or dispersing their energy into something productive, like cleaning. In the photo you can see my roommate, Alex, doing yard work that he never had the time to do until now.