T Stands for Hope Spring Eternal

Hi everyone.  It is Tuesday again. Time is sure flying. It feels like it was just Tuesday last week.

Today it is back to online school. Our district gave us yesterday off (no classes) since it was first day of Teacher Appreciation week.  I think we (those of us at  my school)  are getting a little frustrated with the limitations of online teaching. And for me, sitting in front of a computer all day is getting hard to do. Many of my coworkers are saying the same thing.

5 more weeks to go.

This first photo is my T day photo today. Stop by Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog and join us for T by sharing your drink related photos.

 I had a doctors appointment on Friday and afterwards took a drive over to the lake to see if there was any action going on. I was checking on  places that close for the winter. Since it is May, summer things should be starting to reopen. Of course this year everything is different with Covid-19 and closures that go with it. I don't think this opening season is going to be what it usually is, but it is still nice to think of nice weather arriving and eventually, hopefully, life coming back into a otherwise fairly quiet place.

 I was curious about one of my favorite summer places that I've taken to you before, Pop's Clam Shell.  

Here in New Hampshire restaurant have been closed except for take out. In a couple of weeks outdoor spaced out dining is scheduled to start, at least for restaurants that chose to open or have managed to stay in business though the closures.
I'm pretty  conservative when it comes to this virus and staying safe, especially since my husband is immune suppressed because (as some of you know) his kidney transplant.

But I might have to relax a bit and get some take out from Pops. (Which is the only way they sell food.)

I was excited though to see the sign hanging off the front and also off the rooftop dining. Can you read it?

Opening this coming Saturday. May 9. Let's see it will be Mother's Day weekend here and also Saturday is the third year anniversary of the kidney transplant. 

I'm also not holding my breath but my daughter is saying she may come home for a couple of days for Mother's Day. I haven't seen her since early March.
So maybe a little celebration will happen, and it will be a celebration whether we end up eating in the car or bringing the food home.
And this photo counts for me T Day drink photo since you can see all the Coco-Cola  signs.

And here's some other signs of a New Hampshire spring. And I know my spring is so far behind so  many of you.

 I've got leaves on some of my rose bushes.

 And my weeping cherry  is blooming.

So many flowers.

And my rhubarb is getting leaves too.

And I spotted some fiddleheads (baby ferns once they unroll) on one of my walks.

 And when you look out my sliding door you can see my screen porch. And notice you can see  through it. My husband took the winter plastic off, and we took out the lawn furniture this weekend. I am very excited , even though it still needs a really big cleaning.

 And while my husband de-winterized the screen porch, I worked on cleaning out the closet in what was my daughter's room, which is now my closet. I won't need most of those winter work clothes any longer.

Did I mention 5 more weeks?  

And 4 bags to go to some charity resale.

And here's a Mom update for those of you who ask. As one of her nurses said to me, she is holding her own. She has no fever and seems to be handling the oxygen . But she has developed a cough. The scary part with this covid-19 is  it just lasts so long. And who knows if anything more serious will show up or if there will be any permanent damage when (and if) she gets through this. But my mom is a tough woman, and always has been.

OK, enough useless chatter from me.

Have a wonderful T day.