Hello,
More than once today, Leroy talked
about what day of the week it is. He is not working on Friday and somehow the
day has become Saturday in our minds. At any rate we took the afternoon off for
a little car trip. We returned about half of our books to the Ely Library where
we could also get some seeds from the seed library.
When I was emptying the bags at home, I
forgot about the seeds being in there. We got three envelops of seeds. One of
them was not secured very well and seeds fell scattered on the carpeting which
hid them very well. I kept moving my hand over the surface while Leroy hunted
for a flashlight. I believe we found most of them by the time we were done.
We went to a state park that is close
to Ely. We had not been there for some time. It was great to sit and look at
the water and people from a distance. The path on the dam is quite wide so we
walked across it. On the way back I noticed a younger woman who had two
children with her than I saw that she was talking to a third. I thought she
moved like one of the Ely library patrons. I called out her first name thinking
that if she did not respond it would not be her. She did look up and seemed
quite pleased to see me.
We chatted for quite some time with
good social distancing and the wind whipping past us to take any droplets a
long distance away. We library workers have often commented that we should be
social workers or counselors. This woman almost immediately started talking
about her life situation which is not so good at the moment. As Leroy said later,
“She was ok to have me hear it as well.”
I am not really a counselor, but I do
find that very satisfying when people feel safe enough to share their issues
with me. I guess it helps me to feel worthwhile.
Paula
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