September 12, 2020 . . .

Another week has gone by, and I sense a groundswell of activity. I don’t know why, but there must be something happening. Maybe it’s just my own wishful thinking, but it sure seems real!
You don’t need me to tell you that we live literally surrounded by miracles of nature, but at least in Essex County, we have a government agency looking after all things environmental – ERCA. Yet even they can be targets of scammers, and they were. To the tune of over 300k! Wow! Right in the middle of the pandemic, and ERCA was scammed! You know what I always say – Scam, scam, everywhere a scam. Please be careful!
Back to school is the watchword of the day, but these are anything but normal times. With the pandemic, at every level, school is not the normal place that you and I got used to. But, whatever it is, it’s the best we have! The experts tell us that two things are likely to happen – we will have a higher case count of Covid-19 cases, either way. We will either have a ‘manageable’ level of more cases, or a flood of them – in other words, the second wave. We will just have to wait – about two weeks, or less. With mixed feelings, some of relief, a lot of happy thoughts, kids are going back to school – a new normal.
The Ontario numbers keep going up, with three large cities now declared hot spots, Toronto, Peel and Ottawa. While still deemed ‘manageable’ they surely bear watching. We all were young and single once, but this is not the time to let our guards down! This is just as true for the kids, as it is for us – especially if the kids come into contact with us!
Well, that’s all for now . . .
Please be careful . . .
Stay safe, stay well, get some fresh air if you can, and keep smiling . . .
‘til we meet again . . .