This chair is part of a dining room set that we bought when we lived in Ohio 30 years ago.  Interestingly, it was manufactured by the Cochrane Furniture Company in Lincolnton, NC, just 30 miles from where we live now.  It is woefully out of style, but it suits our house nicely, is well made and we still love it.

Here’s a story of our government’s ineptitude.  We have friends who have been on the Pacific Princess cruise ship since early January.  He is an entertainer, she is a port lecturer. The ship finally made it back to Los Angeles yesterday, after having been at sea for nearly 2 months with no port stops.  No one on board is sick, no one on board has even been to a place where the Coronavirus is.  When it came time to disembark, she is allowed to leave because she is on the passenger list, while he is required to stay on board because he is on the crew list.  They are married, have been sharing the same cabin for nearly 4 months and are going home to the same place.  But he can’t go.  Rules is rules, the CDC says.  No wonder people are getting upset.

The SC governor is lifting the order that closed the beaches in South Carolina.  Some of the officials in those beach towns, however, are saying “not so fast!”  We’ve got our eye on Hilton Head, because if we can get down there in May or June, we can “social distance” there just fine.  It’s just like living at home, but with a beach!