A Pandemic World 2020

It is crazy to think that 102 years ago,

the Spanish Flu hit the world hard.

They say it that an estimated 20 to 50 Million people died.

I pray that we have learned from that flu
and
 we can overcome this pandemic.

Those numbers would have taken out all of Canada
 since
 we only have 38 million people right now!

Today's count for Canada was 3000 confirmed
and
28 dead.

Let's hope we can keep this quarantine going to stop the spread.

When living in a province with 1 million people

in 252,000 square miles,

it's not that hard to self isolate!

Add in calving season,

where you stay home to watch cows

  for a straight month

'Dolly and Daisy'

It starts to feel like any other day.

At least two of the Holstiens have calved
so
 we will have lots of milk and cream!

We are on the final countdown....

 only have 13 cows left to calve!

My parents have a few more days left of quarantine

after 

returning home from their snowbird winter.

I didn't realize how much I missed them,

 till I couldn't give them big hug!  

One more week.

We got them reconnected to the world with internet and tv.

Fully stocked with food with random drop-offs of food and Timmies

Mom warmed it up hotter than at the drive thru window!!

Mom also had her 70th birthday on Monday 

but 

we will have to celebrate later when this virus settles down!

Fresh hot cinnamon buns had to substitute!

For now,

 we are all focusing on staying safe and healthy.

Who ever thought we would see the rate of hoarding that has been going on!

Weyburn Walmart...that must be the last resort toilet paper!

As a farmer, we have always been well stocked up on food.

We certainly won't starve.

May need to go Keto with all the beef, chicken and pork on hand!

Many of my quilting friends are actually enjoying quarantine time.

This is what quilters have been waiting for.

Time to be in their sewing room for hours on end.

Gudrun Erla of GE Designs had a Quarantine Quiltalong
on
 Facebook on the weekend.

I informed my family as to where I will be.

See you later, alligator!

The Elvira Quilt....

was finished. 

Two of my friends also made quilts,

 along with 10,000 quilters around the world.

If you search #Elviraquilt or #quarantinequiltalong

you will see some incredible quilts!

It feels like the world needed a reset

Life has been so crazy busy.

People have begun to bake, cook and get their lives organized again.

My sister said she has all the ingredients to make bread....

Now to watch a few vidoes and try it!

It has given us a chance to really think about where our lives are going

 and

 what we really want from life.

Financially,

 it will be very difficult for many with all the lay offs.

The Oilfield has nearly come to a standstill with such low prices.

Arnolds company has reduced everyone to half days to reduce the amount of people in the building.

Jeremy has been laid off as there is very little drilling going on, 

and 

in turn, Chantel hasn't been too busy with line locating.

As farmers.
the harvest season did not end favourable
 with
 so much rain and a lot of crops left out in the field.

There will be a lot of cleanup and ruts to be dealt with
before
 2020 crop can be planted.

Justin works at Saskatchewan Crop Insurance so he has been plenty busy.

I hope that everyone can weather the storm

and

come out the other side of this healthy and happy.

Stay safe our there!

Christa