There have been some good things that have come out of our period of quarantine.
There have been birthday parades, lawn signs, teachers visiting students, community art, sidewalk chalk, and more time to spend outside. A consultant set up free weekly sessions on how we can all shift our fundraising to match the new times. Nina and Sue Ann have played the Lawrenceville School's carillon at 4 pm daily.
As we slowly reopen, and New Jersey seems like it is reopening the slowest, these quarantine treats are coming to an end.
Today is the last weekday carillon performance, though they plan to continue to play on Sunday afternoons.
Today is also the last birthday parade (to coincide with the last day of school).
Next week is the last weekly fundraising pep talk.
Hopefully young artists will continue to decorate the park.
Meanwhile, the bathroom at the park will reopen by July 1. Outdoor dining started on Monday (why haven't I gotten there yet?). The library will start curbside pick up (not a day too early since I have finally gone through the 50 books I brought home when this all started).
More can be written about the wide range of emotions, but that will be another post.
I'm thankful for the ways strangers made these times more bearable. They have been amazing role models.
Still, even though half of the states have failed in their attempts to reopen, I am hopefully New Jersey will do better because our plan is much slower, and because this is where I live.
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