What you need to know now about COVID-19 in Florida

Sorry I didn’t do my blog last week–-2 wks ago I got my flu shot and spent some time at a shop awaiting some service for my car .

By Sat a week ago my  usual energy was waning and I spent the weekend just watching TV—not something I do very seldom—by Monday last I was not feeling well at all with some fever—not severe and intermittent but still an indication I’d managed to pick up something.  I was able to schedule a Virus test by the next Friday.  Meanwhile I was self isolating and not going even for my brief grocery shopping and the like.

I was very apprehensive about this whole thing of testing I had seen the long lines– despite appointments I might add—Setting large parking lots in the high head of fall which seems to have caught on to the fact that it could stay hot for global warming.  I left early—after extensive driving up and down and about in the small town the test was being given in— I finally found the park and was courteously told which area to go to—I drove there and found that it was a small area, far from the maddening crowds and people who might decide to wander in and try to be included in the testing lines, causing delays in a system I’d been told specialized in delays.

More than that the small parking lot is lovely bordered on one side by a lovely lake all alight with the morning glow.  Trees kept the sun off of you while still allowing a nice light to surround us.  The staff—part county workers who specialized in organizing all manner of responses from hurricanes to floods and now even pandemic.  They got information and things set up at a few sites  to confirm who you are, get your ID and then send you on where Allied does the testing—-a throat rather than a nose swab and while maintaining a great routine of glove changing and the like—I was in and out in less than 45 min —and my attendant apologized for being a bit slow as one of their staff had called out that day.    And that was it and I was free to go back and hide in my house and progressively feel better.

Oh and today is Monday–and about 10 ish this AM–exactly 3 days from my test date—-and I got that call they promised (I was given a full page of instruction—only partly for me as only part of English)  that confirmed who I was and told me I was negative—OK can we close the Pandemic now?

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Sam Kinison, the outrageous comic  was known for his substance abuse and his reckless life filled with drugs, alcohol and controversy—but did you know he died of a broken heart?  On April 10, 1992 a group of teens who reportedly had littered their car with beer cans swerved into traffic and hit head on into Sam’s car (occupied by Sam and Sam’s new bride Matlika Souiri ) near Needles, California.  He survive for a short while after.  But it seemed that he hadn’t been wearing his seat belt and when he struck the other car his body was slammed into the steering wheel, the sudden deceleration ripped his aorta from his heart—a broken heart and he passed away along HWY 96.

By the way he’s buried at his family’s plot at Memorial Park Gardens, Tulsa.. OK            

SIX – Live At The Lyric

Travel the world without having to social distancing, mask—hell not even a passport.

Archaeology:  An Introduction to the World’s Greatest Sites

over 20 sites and lectures —-you can purchase and watch it on demand on line or buy the videos.

Sites include:  Pompeii & Herculaneum

Troy

Jericho

King Tut’s Tomb

Sutton Hoo

Micho Picchu

I purchased one of these on Great Britain and loved it.

Ten Banging Chocolaty Desserts

This is Hattie Daggert

she was one of those rare women—particularly for the late 19th century—first of all she actually had a profession–she was a nurse and second she was apparently quite independent—traveling to the lightly developed area of Central Florida that is now Clermont, FL.   

At age 23. she came as a dutiful daughter to check the area out for a possible place for her her parents to settle.  However she was so impressed with the area she purchased  20 acres and eventually would be joined by 17 other pioneering families around what she had named Monte Vista.  (in Current Clermont)

She spent her summers in Philadelphia working at her nursing profession for the money to hire laborers from the Sanford Docks to build a canal between Crescent Lake and Lake Minnehaha.  

But she didn’t stand by being idle—she supervised the digging and reportedly the use of dynamite to blow cypress stumps.

And when the 6,600′ long 30′ wide canal was done she wasn’t done yet and purchased a steam launch to haul produce and in her spare time she married a Robert Mullholland, a widower from Oakland.   

and of course there was a house—a home for her and her hubby—Called thee Log House (3-stories high) which she used for—you guessed it—a headquarters for her

Monte Vista Land & Improvement Company that marketed the property she owned.  The street here still bears it’s name—no she didn’t actually, physically build it–she had her brother do that.

Lake County history: Did you know?

Glastonbury Tor:  this terraced mound raises above what at some point following the last ice Age, was in fact a shallow inland sea.

Smart Talks

The Aardvark isn’t just a bottle shop – it might be the best and truest gastropub in Orlando 

William  the Conqueror  (Formerly William the Bastard of Normandy) was cousin to the English King Edward the Confessor.  William insisted, but had no actual paperwork, that Edward left the throne to him—But William eventually defeats Harold, whose claim to the throne was also unsupported by documents—and makes himself king after which he built the Tower of London—giving Henry VIII a place to put unwanted subjects and wives.

Is it safe to get a flu shot during pregnancy?

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Trina Robbins

Serpentine–New Alex Delaware Novel

A Secret Garden tour of England

More tips for Lock Down

Now that we’re inside much more some of us (me!!!!) have shed those shoes unless I’m making rare excursion out and about—But whether all natural or in your favorite pump your feet need to be cared for regularly.

Of course there’s the basics:  clean and dry for both and all 10 digits

Check regularly for cuts, blisters all that kind of thing.

Going to spend some time by the pool or the beach—don’t forget to put sunscreen on your feet—and don’t forget the rest of you that’s bare to the air and of course sun.

Just cause you love the look doesn’t mean that the shoes are right for you—make sure they fit well—no pinching, rubbing, well you get the idea.  Avoid those flat ones with the thin soles as they leave your feet to absorb the stress of walking.  And don’t get me started on High heals—from tendon issues, bunnions and hammertoes to name a few.  And get some good and well fitting exercise shoes if you plan to walk, run or—-well you get the idea.

And if you have any issues with circulation or Diabetes, neuropathy you need to get at least a yearly check as these have been known to cause major problems—some of which may result in amputation of toes for instance.

Boris Johnson orders British pubs to close early as Covid-19 cases rise

RIX:  A Celtic word meaning an act of stretching or reaching

Making Miami plans?

HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130

305-375-1492

The Museum’s Research Center is a repository of hundred of photos, period maps, posters and related materials showing the significant role that South Florida played in WWII.

Fredericksburg’s Fall Activities

The Tarot Card Queen of Wands  Represents a passionate female who wants to rouse people into action through her outspoken and critical nature.  Although she appears to be fighting those that cross her, she is a true champion of anyone she supports.

Ancient German Tomb With Circle Of Female Skeletons Found

Fort Taylor

Fort Taylor, situated at the southernmost point in continental US was built in 1832 to guard the entrance to Key West Harbor.  The fort is now a state park and can e reached through the Southard Street entrance.  Civil War Parrott guns and other military relics are exhibited.  One can park in the grounds adjacent and see ships passing through the Main Ship Channel.  Swimming at the beach can also be enjoyed.

Key West Booklet

Coronavirus mutations: What we know so far

St, John’s Wort is also called Amber, goatweed, Johnswort, Klamath weed and Tipton weed

Celebrate Black History Month

This and the main picture are from my trips to Edinburgh

AI ‘resurrects’ 54 Roman emperors, in stunningly lifelike images