tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post6077982724721771556..comments2024-03-27T10:01:12.225+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-3466729694485021572020-04-15T13:43:49.833+01:002020-04-15T13:43:49.833+01:00Lovely blossoms on the apple tree. We have flower...Lovely blossoms on the apple tree. We have flowering crabs in front of the house, right now they are full of robins feasting on the fruit that held on all winter. The cold snap here after several weeks of mild weather has me worried about the garden, but that doesn’t help much. I look forward to seeing the new baby in her shawl.Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-60986735029860367342020-04-15T13:33:57.494+01:002020-04-15T13:33:57.494+01:00Not at all cheerful that I read in today's NYT...Not at all cheerful that I read in today's NYT that the death toll in New York City "soars past 10,000 as count is revised."<br />and that the death toll nation wide is considered to be more than 26,000. Epidemic indeed!<br />Here in southwestern Vermont life is a little easier as we live on a small farm at the end of a dirt road. No need to mask up when we go outside.<br />Your gifted apple tree looks lovely and very much at home. No apple blossoms for us yet but my small Jane magnolia is ready to burst into bloom. Be well!Mundihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192233136687265457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-74737875633881687082020-04-14T21:44:51.963+01:002020-04-14T21:44:51.963+01:00Social distancing has hit hard today. This morning...Social distancing has hit hard today. This morning was my cousin's funeral, and of course none of us could go. We're planning a family event to remember her when all this over though.<br /><br />Sarah. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-19325788651932521952020-04-14T21:09:16.015+01:002020-04-14T21:09:16.015+01:00Yes, the death rate does exceed the average, but i...Yes, the death rate does exceed the average, but it was interesting to see how high a toll the flu outbreak in 2015 exacted, and I don't remember that one at all. The thing with this one is how safe or otherwise we will all feel when the social distancing rules are relaxed. Will one ever feel safe on a crowded Tube, or in a cinema or concert-hall even?shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-77121187597562695962020-04-14T20:58:35.496+01:002020-04-14T20:58:35.496+01:00Maryland appears to have survived the annual mid-A...Maryland appears to have survived the annual mid-April high winds. There was a brief spell of summer warmth yesterday but for now it's back to spring temperatures.<br />The cherry blossoms have pretty much fallen now. Pollen increases (achoo).=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-69444421245217976252020-04-14T20:16:57.665+01:002020-04-14T20:16:57.665+01:00Nice apple blossom photo, Jean. My apple tree is j...Nice apple blossom photo, Jean. My apple tree is just thinking about it, but the pear tree is looking lovely.<br /><br />Regarding Tamar's comment about different books on the Australian Gutenberg project site, I believe it is because they have different laws on copyright. DawninNLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976532662280368209noreply@blogger.com