something to cheer us all up by summerfield

something to cheer us all up

i had to go to the hardware store to buy duct tape to prepare my apartment for the onslaught of dusts when the building renovates its balconies. i had to discipline myself to not divert my route as i would normally. but on the way back to the subway station, i passed by a store selling fruits and flowers. i grabbed this bunch for a mere $4.99 in the hope it will cheer me up as well as you. and for an added interest, i put two cardboard flamingoes, it being friday today.

this afternoon we did dry-run of a video conference with the members of the church in preparation for our remote sunday service. i almost welled up when i saw my friends whom i have missed last sunday after the ban on gatherings of more than 50 was put in place. i had to put on my big girl pants and download zoom so i could participate.

i have to get to bed now so i can wake up early and do my shopping at senior's hour!
I'm surprised anything is open on Friday! Not here - no flowers, no hairdressers, no guitar singing valentinos!
March 28th, 2020  
@maggiemae we have banks and supermarkets only.

Vikki love this, just look at that so white white!!!
March 28th, 2020  
Cool high key - and you just have to love Zoom these days.
March 28th, 2020  
Very pretty
March 28th, 2020  
Thanks for sharing this. Our church has gone on line as well and now Melody and I are doing a Facebook live Easter Reflections. You can check them out on our Facebook page if you like
March 28th, 2020  
lovely
March 28th, 2020  
Lovely flowers, I must look into Zoom.
March 28th, 2020  
@merrelyn - yes. It was an easy download. i wonder if it works country to country I can then call my 365 friends....
March 28th, 2020  
@summerfield beautiful high key shot.
I have resisted zoom for the time being but might have to push myself if it means we could talk!
March 28th, 2020  
Love this colorful still life
March 28th, 2020  
Thank you for the wonderful pick-me-up pi, Vikki! Those flamingos are delightful!
So good your church is making it possible to do virtual services.
March 28th, 2020  
@bkbinthecity - i'll check out your reflections page. thanks.
March 28th, 2020  
@grammyn - facebook messenger also works if you have a current facebook account.
March 28th, 2020  
Lovely minimalist image
Did you try zoom country to country? I might do that with my English friends
March 28th, 2020  
@brigette - i haven't yet, but i log on to zoom.us so i suppose i could contact our american friends.
March 28th, 2020  
Zoom works worldwide, actually. I have not downloaded it yet, but a friend of mine says her children are attending school classes on that platform. Nice shot and - do you know that a parish priest in Southern Italy did a similar online service using Instagram and he added filters by mistake, so the parishioners attended the Sunday mass with the priest changing from a Blues Brothers hat to a flower tiara and the like... LOL  
March 28th, 2020  
@summerfield I just had a coffee catch up with friends - but we are all in NZ
March 28th, 2020  
@summerfield i don't
March 29th, 2020  
I hope these flowers are bringing cheer to your life. I like the flamingos you added. What is the connection between them and Fridays?
March 29th, 2020  
@randystreat - that has been a tradition on 365 for quite a few years now. it was started by ron @stray_shooter. me, if i don't have anything to post on a friday night (which is rather often), and i have an appropriate flamingo shot, i'd post it and tag it with ron's tag of "flamingo friday" or flamingo-friday.
March 29th, 2020  
@domenicododaro Hahaha, that must've cracked you up!!
March 29th, 2020  
Take care, and stay safe Vicki.
March 29th, 2020  
@golftragic indeed!
March 29th, 2020  
thank you for bringing us cheer with your flowers. We, are told that we are only supposed to be doing 'essential' shopping. What ever that means.
March 29th, 2020  
@summerfield Thanks for sharing the tradition. Looks like I need to get a flamingo.
March 29th, 2020  
@helenhall Flowers are essential to our mental health.
March 29th, 2020  
@helenhall @randystreat - it's a fruit and vegetables store with some groceries on the shelves. it only happens that that little store has some flowers. if i'm buying fruits and there are flowers available, too, since i'm there already i might as well buy flowers, yes?

i've been thinking if teleflora is delivering flowers. in the past whenever i stayed in a friend's house, i would send flowers once i got back and i order online (that reminds me, i have forgotten to send junko flowers). maybe i should check because, kathy is right, flowers are essential to our mental health. like today, i am really bored i wanted to cry. if my niece didn't call to say she's cooking my comfort food and will drop it off, i'd probably gone crazy. there's a younger senior in the building that i once in a while see and when i saw her the other day as we were both throwing our garbage, she said she's so bored she might make a parachute and jump out from her balcony. we are on the 22nd floor. that's a long drop but not enough for a parachute. i think her mental state is getting affected by not being able to leave for her card games, her lunch with friends. this crisis is having different effects on people. sorry, old lady babbling. :-)
March 30th, 2020  
@summerfield so sad Vikki. My comment came out all wrong - and wasn't meant to be a criticism. Of course you should buy flowers if they cheer you up and you have no need to justify that to me in any way. It was just a little, over familiar, tease. I hope your neighbour wasn't serious. My Dad is 88 and has discovered online bridge since the lockdown. He is now an addict with no time to speak to his family!! Hope today is a better day for you. Sending love xx
March 30th, 2020  
@helenhall - i know you were teasing. my explanation was just an excuse to babble. i don't think the lady has a computer. i should probably knock on her door after work just to see how she's doing. if she invites me in i shall tell her i'm not feeling so well. of course i would have to wear my mask when i do go see her. take care of yourself.
March 30th, 2020  
I'm sorry you are bored. That would make this staying at home stuff very difficult. I have hobbies and like to read, play games on the computer and watch a lot of movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Tubitv.com (which is free btw) and PBS. Hope I don't go through everything I like. Then I will be bored.
March 31st, 2020  
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