Between the COVID-19 outbreak, and Mum’s stroke, things have changed. These are a few things I miss under the current circumstances.

• Breakfast out on Sundays. I hope our regular restaurant will be able to recover, but I’m not sanguine about it.
• Going into Boston on the weekends
• Thursdays out with Kris, Paul, John and Rich
• Having the surplus time and energy to do yard work
• Buying plants
• Going to the Apple Store to gawk at the newest stuff
• Kelly’s Roast Beef
• Going grocery shopping at a civilized hour
• Not wearing a mask when I go grocery shopping
• My crocuses. The neighbor mowed the lawn where they’re naturalized last year. (OK, can’t blame this one on COVID 19)
• Feeling free to just disappear for a couple of hours on my days off
• Going for a bike ride along the Charles
• Country Kitchen doughnuts.
• Window shopping
• Going to a bookstore and just browsing
• Dunkin Donuts blueberry muffins. Their coffee is so-so, and their doughnuts are now crap, but their blueberry muffins are fantastic.
• Sleeping through the night.
• Seeing people in person.
• Not worrying

What do you miss?