One of my favorite restaurants here on the island announced a couple of hours ago that they won't be reopening. I am really sad about this: I've known Alice and Lena since I moved here four years ago, and every morning for the last week I've been waking up thinking "Today? Can I walk down today, and sit outside and eat some eggs and smile at my friends?"

We've lost two other places on the main street and there will certainly be more, but this one is hard.

Timelies all!

Another early awakening, courtesy of Nova.(who seems to be feeling more like herself again-certainly she's eating like normal.)

I'm sorry, amyparker. I got an email that a restaurant I used to go to over by where I lived before this house is closing the end of the month, and I'm sad about it even though I haven't been over there hardly at all since I moved away, long before all this.

Thanks, -t. I hope you're feeling better.

I am, thank you! Got tested just in case, but I'm pretty much fine.

Test~ma, Cashmere. I'm also angry with the lack of leadership that's led to where we are, both with the virus and with police violence.

Statewide, we're opening up in stages. We've also seen a notable rise in cases, likely due to people being stupid over Memorial Day. County-wide, they're implementing mandatory face masks in all public places on Friday. Not sure if the people who drive in to shop from one county over will know.

Aaaaaand they ran out of tests. Again.

Oh no, Cash.

I'm sorry about the restaurant, Amy.

Sheryl, I missed the Nova update. Good to know the cat is doing better.

It feels like Ohio has given up, just in time for me to start working with the public next week. Our administration has decided that we cannot require customers to wear masks. Apparently we can't even suggest it and provide the masks. (I guess because we're a public space and they are afraid of litigation like whoa.)

That is hard for me to wrap my mind around.