Covid, Creativity (And One Last Mother's Day Gift)

Before we skip to the covid news I posted over the last week, I want you to know I had one of the quietest, and yet productive on the creative scale, weekends I've had in a very long time.

I wrote one new chapter in The Phoenix and one new chapter in Lycanthropic Summer  (both new titles in the BryonySeries) and reworked several in each over twelve hours on Saturday and part of Sunday, all the while listening to the rain.

Then I spent Sunday afternoon going through a good deal of my work email that has built up to the point I couldn't find anything pertinent anymore, all the while listening to the rain.

Towards evening, Jasmine dropped off one lat Mother's Day gift (an oversize T-shirt tribute to the fact I'm mother to a few four-footed creatures)

and a really dark (mmmmm) dark roast coffee from Brewed Awakening.

I know I'm a long ways from retirement, but...

...is this what retirement is like?


Food drive for Bags of Hope on Monday and Friday in Plainfield
Bags of Hope increases food services during COVID-19 pandemic

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/15/food-drive-for-bags-of-hope-on-monday-and-friday-in-plainfield/azfzh6c/


Plainfield Park District pool season suspended for summer 2020 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/15/plainfield-park-district-pool-season-suspended-for-summer-2020/abeh47v/


The Cancer Support Center in Mokena, Homewood held virtual telethon on Sunday
Reach out to the center to see how you can help cancer patients during the  COVID19 pandemic

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/12/the-cancer-support-center-in-mokena-homewood-to-host-virtual-telethon-on-sunday/az6oqgs/


Plainfield church helps give food to hundreds 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/13/plainfield-church-helps-give-food-to-hundreds/arx7z5q/


How to protect a vulnerable person in your house from coronavirus

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/12/how-to-protect-a-vulnerable-person-in-your-house-from-coronavirus/ansoya1/


Silver Cross in New Lenox 1st to enroll patients in clinical trial through Mayo Clinic 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/11/silver-cross-in-new-lenox-1st-to-enroll-patients-in-clinical-trial-through-mayo-clinic/a6qtg3p/


Plainfield middle school hosts 'remote' cooking class

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2020/05/11/2dbffdedfe834115a26b4a7f74e0d407/index.xml?page=1



40th Frankfort Lions Wurst Fest due to coronavirus outbreak

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/12/40th-frankfort-lions-wurst-fest-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak/as8rvb2/


Lincoln-Way marching band to be part of virtual 'Parade of Heroes' 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/11/lincoln-way-marching-band-to-be-part-of-virtual-parade-of-heroes/aeixjqd/


Nearly $700,000 awarded to Will County for food and shelter programs

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/12/nearly-700-000-awarded-to-will-county-for-food-and-shelter-programs/a5eowcr/


Electrical Workers Local Union No. 176 Joliet to hosted blood drive May 14

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/12/electrical-workers-local-union-no-176-joliet-to-host-blood-drive-may-14/a9f4q1b/


Lewis University in Romeoville partners with Illinois Virtual School on e-learning 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/12/lewis-university-in-romeoville-partners-with-illinois-virtual-school-on-e-learning/a9u24qs/


Will County awarded federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter program

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/12/will-county-awarded-federal-funds-under-the-emergency-food-and-shelter-program/az65lzx/


Will County Forest Preserve’s Stay-at-Home Backyard Nature Photo Contest winners announced 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/11/will-county-forest-preserves-stay-at-home-backyard-nature-photo-contest-winners-announced/af7hr22/



Walmart updates hours, days for drive-thru testing site in Joliet
Testing is available for all ages 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/05/12/walmart-updates-hours-days-for-drive-thru-testing-site-in-joliet/apm6q8j/