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ADAPTING to the new normal and spending time creatively. “I personally am loving the return to family dinners, puzzles, and Monopoly night!” says Jane MacKenzie. She and husband Neil took a bench to their neighbor’s driveway and had a long-distance cocktail, with friends who sat at a window. Another night they sang “Happy Birthday” to a neighbor from the lawn outside. One family, decided to take the close of all court activities to heart. They created their own pickleball court in their driveway—family only for now so I’m not sharing where. ACT of CT, our wonderful nonprofit equity theater, gave a performance—with social distancing—to thousands of viewers all over the country, with performances by Stephen Schwartz, Bryan Perri, and others. Anne Beatty reports that she
attends her Bible-study group, via Zoom. In fact, people all over are taking advantage of the videoconferencing site by attending book clubs, cocktail parties, and virtual play dates. One St. Mary teacher reports that her students were so excited to see each other’s faces on Zoom that it took them a full ten minutes to settle down to do lessons. My grandchildren ages 5-13 must be getting tired of so much allowed screen time because all report back that they have been riding their bikes. People are reading lots of books and binging on favorite TV series and movies. Many like my friend Karen Klein are cleaning out closets and drawers. Klein keeps a record of all the clutter cleaning she accomplishes so she can have something to feel good about when this is over. Some of our snowbirds have
