April 24, 2020 . . .

I was just a toddler during the Second World War, but today I was humming a tune that I haven’t hummed in a long time, perhaps never. I don’t really know all the words, but I do know one line – When the lights go on again, all over the world.
The war years were a truly desperate time, all over the world. There were times when no one really knew what would happen. Just like now, with the Covid 19 attack. But I do know one thing – This time will pass, too – scary as it is. What goes up, must come down, eventually.
I do know something else. Now is not the time to be impatient! We must continue to collectively heed the Public Health advice, and follow all the restrictions, and most importantly, Stay Home and stay safe. (And, it never hurts to smile!)
That probably means being cooped up like we are now, but now is not the time to give up!
I think that I am one of the lucky ones! Just before we got the order to stay home, I got a hair cut. As luck would have it, my regular barber was out of town on a personal matter, so I went across the road to one of the unisex places and got my hair cut by a woman. I told her to make it short all over and she did just that – real short. Little did I know that it really was a blessing in disguise. But, Inge was not so lucky. I don’t think that a day goes by, without Inge complaining about her hair!
Like many of us, Inge and I have fallen into the habit of watching the daily updates on TV, and I noticed the hair on the PM’s head today! Wow! Just for a moment I tried to remember, a long, long, long time ago, when I had hair – just like that! Really! Bushy, bushy, hair.
It’s hard not to sound like a broken record, repeating over, and over, but it really is terribly important to stay the course, now.
Stay home, stay safe, get some fresh air if you can, and keep smiling . . .
‘til we meet again . . .