THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020 – OFF ON A ROAD TRIP WITH RON CRAWFORD

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THURSDAY, JULY 2,  2020

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OFF ON A ROADT RIP WITH 
RON CRAWFORD   (c)

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We have all canceled our trips to Calcutta or  to Casablanca for this summer. Let’s rent an RV and off we go across America in our socially distancing RV.  If we thought quarantining in our NYC apartments was fun  this should be the ultimate challenge.  (There is no maintenance man here to fix the plumbing and you are testing dad’s talents).  Load the gear and join our family on the road west……………

Okay, we made it to DC. Let’s see if we can make it a little farther.

Just passed thru Evansville, Indiana. Have not had to threaten the kids to send them home by bus yet.

We made to the Second City. Looks pretty cool here. The BEAN is wonderful and right in the middle of the city.  The L is overhead and those mid westerners are so friendly and polite.

Out in the country passing thru quaint Americana.

Sorry kids, you stay in the camper while mom and dad party!!  No way, this year!  Take out tacos for dinner.

Which kid wants to stay in Hollywood?  This is your chance to get out of the RV!!!  Last call??

San Francisco is so lovely with Victorian homes, Fisherman’s Wharf and leftover Flower Children in Haight Ashbury.  Explain 1968 to the kids.

Let’s go home thru the National Parks and meet the wildlife and mountain peaks! 

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EDITORIAL

We have been walking around the island the last few days. I am saddened to see that many of our seniors and others are not looking well.  After being cooped up in apartments, scared of Covid-19 an emotional toll is being taken on many of our elders.

Our Carter Burden Senior Center is closed for activities and meals. However, the garden is open weekdays for people to sit in.  There is plenty of space to socially distant. There are umbrellas and lots of shade in the garden.  Lisa Fernandez, director has tended the garden this spring and summer. It is bursting with Flowers and plants.  To enter the garden go thru alleyway next to 540 Main St.  The entry is to the left thru the wooden gate.  (The garden is usually open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays).

Judith  Berdy

Text by Judith Berdy
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