Comments on: Journal Buddies #12 : Write From The Perspective Of a Mouse Going Down a Hole https://www.maryfons.com/2020/03/journal-buddies-12-write-from-the-perspective-of-a-mouse-going-down-a-hole/ "Writer! Quilter! All the things!" Wed, 01 Apr 2020 14:38:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 By: Helen Marie https://www.maryfons.com/2020/03/journal-buddies-12-write-from-the-perspective-of-a-mouse-going-down-a-hole/#comment-23718 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 14:38:53 +0000 https://www.maryfons.com/?p=16064#comment-23718 I felt that way yesterday. I had not left our acre lot and house in 11 days and we were out of milk and elbow macaroni and butter and sweet potatoes and Goods potato chips. Really. So I showered and put on a pair of jeans and a fluffy floppy turtleneck and my esprit slides and, pocketing my list and two pairs of nitrile gloves (from teacher-daughters science classroom where at this time of the year they grow earthworms and plant seeds – enviro, ya know – which she now has at home trying to keep things growing just in case while teaching and interacting by computer with her beloved students and the sweat hogs, too, but I digress). So I grabbed my purse, threw on my coat, wrapped my Hillary for President bandana around my face, got into the car. Soon as I left our driveway I started to sweat. I went anyway. Stood 6 feet from the person in front of me (while several people, not noticing there’s now a procedure in place, tried to go past the line of 5 persons, standing 6 feet apart, behind two signs that told us to do what we were doing. Arrrrggh. Anyway, I got everything but the butter (it’s gotta be less than $5 plus a lb. there). It wasn’t too painful except for the few people who, once inside, forgot all about the 6 feet. I’m gonna make a quilt with 6 feet. Maybe a hole in the barn door pattern. Love you. Stay strong.

]]> By: brenda king https://www.maryfons.com/2020/03/journal-buddies-12-write-from-the-perspective-of-a-mouse-going-down-a-hole/#comment-23712 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 21:49:58 +0000 https://www.maryfons.com/?p=16064#comment-23712 Dear Mary- Thanks for your account of the trip back to Chicago. I can almost feel the tension! Glad you both made it home safely!
Mary, I have always deeply enjoyed your writing. You are a wonderful writer! However, I have noticed your increased use of profanity. While this may seem modern, and acceptable today, I must mention that I find it disturbing, and distracting from what you are writing about. My ears burn, and for a moment I am removed from your wonderful stories. I know many today believe swearing is inconsequential, but it is offensive to me. Just a suggestion! : ) Congratulations on your marriage, and I always wish you the very best in life! Keep up the fantastic writing! Brenda King

]]> By: Val https://www.maryfons.com/2020/03/journal-buddies-12-write-from-the-perspective-of-a-mouse-going-down-a-hole/#comment-23711 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 21:12:49 +0000 https://www.maryfons.com/?p=16064#comment-23711 It’s a strange time and I know we’re all learning many things. Thanks for sharing your intense feelings without a sense of panic.

Hope to hear about the wedding soon, as need to hear about something happy!

]]> By: Suzanne Brown https://www.maryfons.com/2020/03/journal-buddies-12-write-from-the-perspective-of-a-mouse-going-down-a-hole/#comment-23710 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:49:36 +0000 https://www.maryfons.com/?p=16064#comment-23710 Fabulous recount of your experience…I would have acted much the same. 3 weeks plus of mostlynisolation….glad I have lots to do…even getting back to quilting after 2years off virtual hug

]]> By: Jodie K Moore https://www.maryfons.com/2020/03/journal-buddies-12-write-from-the-perspective-of-a-mouse-going-down-a-hole/#comment-23709 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 19:50:08 +0000 https://www.maryfons.com/?p=16064#comment-23709 I am so happy to hear your voice again on these posts! I was lucky enough to stock up on supplies at my local quilt shop before non essential businesses were closed here in Wisconsin. I consider myself in extreme retirement and although I cannot physically see my grandchildren, we are lucky enough to live in a time that we can video chat from time to time. It is no sacrifice for me to stay home and play in my craft room to help flatten the curve. Plus it helps my low level anxiety to have the tv off and be creative! Stay well!

]]> By: Nancy Pederson https://www.maryfons.com/2020/03/journal-buddies-12-write-from-the-perspective-of-a-mouse-going-down-a-hole/#comment-23708 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 19:28:57 +0000 https://www.maryfons.com/?p=16064#comment-23708 Mary, I admire that you could act so calmly while having your bit of panic attack. I don’t know if I could do that. With my Parkinson’s Disease, I don’t think I’ll even do that much more flying. Our youngest daughter lives if Arizona, so I might tackle that trip if I can get a nonstop fliight.

]]> By: MarJim https://www.maryfons.com/2020/03/journal-buddies-12-write-from-the-perspective-of-a-mouse-going-down-a-hole/#comment-23706 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 15:47:47 +0000 https://www.maryfons.com/?p=16064#comment-23706 Hi Mary. When you said, “…the mounting tension that was beginning to give the atmosphere a personality”, I knew exactly what you meant. On Sept 11, I just knew circumstances had shifted, and we were operating in a different environment, with different actions required. Immediately. I also learned that people comprehend such circumstances at their own pace, and that can add a whole extra level of things to deal with. You just have to be grateful for the fact that God gave you radar and resourcefulness. Glad it served you well, and now you are safe at home.

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