The Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 3/7/21

[calimary]

All times Pacific, source: Johns Hopkins/NBC News

At 2:25pm
Confirmed cases US - 29,087,181
Deaths US - 527,057

[alwaysinasnit]

1. Thanks for the updates calimary. Hope all is well with you my friend.

[calimary]

2. Yep! And guess what tomorrow is?

March 8th marks the 365th day that my husband and I have been in self-quarantine!

A whole year!

But we've remained safe and healthy throughout, we go on short drives - either for a change of scenery or drive-thru eats, and we Zoom and do FaceTime! (And now that the snow and ice storms are over, it's time to start gardening again... )

[alwaysinasnit]

3. That is a heck-of-an accomplishment, and you've weathered it well! It is good to hear that you and

hubby were creative enough to keep your sanity in good shape. Keep us posted on how your gardening progresses (so that I can pass it along to my hubby). Thanks calimary!

[calimary]

4. The crocuses are up! Didn't realize some of 'em were variegated!

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So looks like we have purple ones and pale violet “striped” so far. Looks like a lot of the daffodils and narcissus and hyacinths are coming up, too.

Some stuff, like the blue balloon flowers (my FAVORITES!) and the crocosmia (“Lucifers”) will come up later - summer I think. Planted some heathers and dianthus too, where the marigolds were last year. But I like perennials better than annuals. Plant ‘em and leave ‘em, and they rise ‘n’ fall - and then come back again next year and rise ‘n’ fall yet again.

I love it when the blue balloon flowers start coming up. They break through the dirt looking like little crabs - until they “unfold” and start reaching upward! LOVE those little guys! And they don’t grow too high so you can plant something taller behind them.

[alwaysinasnit]

6. Well, you've certainly given me a lot of info on flowers that I will most definitely pass on to

hubby. Thanks my friend!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. March 11th for my wife and I ...

I've been out into civilization 3 times since then, but she hasn't. She's trying to get a slot for each of us to be vaccinated.