2020-04-01

Originally posted on Facebook 04.01.2020
by Kurt.

On this day, the people found new ways to remain connected, show care, and celebrate birthdays, even though most stayed at home, practicing social distancing. Some baked home-made bread, dried cranberries and pecans mixed in the batter to satisfy a friend’s craving for nuts. Some made big yard signs to mark birthdays that might otherwise feel insignificant, especially when compared to a pandemic. Many waited for the sun to return

A white-haired bearded man stands in the foreground weaing a Chicago Cubs jersey with his hands in his pockets, a woman to his left stands in a slamon sweater and socked feet, a young man to her left with a white cap and sandals. To their right, a young woman with curly hair and a blue flanneled shirt, a young man with shoulder length hair and glasses, and a young woman with curly hair tied back in a light blue sweater.

Sage, Stone, Elizabeth, Shawn, Stephanie, and Seth

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For Shawn’s 50th, his family had planned a weekend in Chicago. They

Dor’Cas and Eli-John

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Eli-John likes working out. Dor’cas loves music. She listens to the song

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