Two hundred and fifteen days. That is how long my daily sketching streak lasted. I realized the streak was broken the morning of May 5th when May 4th passed without a sketch being done. At the time I was devastated, cosmically and royally sad and mad. It felt cataclysmic.
Okay, maybe not that bad. But, still . . .
Then later in the week when I received news that my aunt, the one that celebrated her 100th birthday in February, died. She'd tested positive for Covid-19. She was diabetic and had other underlying health issues.
My broken streak felt small (IS small) by comparison.
Due to the shelter-in-place, social distancing, and restrictions on gatherings, the services will be (basically) limited to her children and their spouses. Even then, they outnumber the maximum of 10.
To accommodate other family, friends, and more who are looking to say their good-byes the family has decided to live stream the services, which will be conducted Tuesday morning.
Welcome to our newest normal. How many more funerals, graduations, weddings, and other family events, not to mention concerts, symposiums, live productions of any kind will be attended via the internet? Remains to be seen.
Be safe. Stay safe.
FYI I resumed the daily sketching on the 5th. Kept it going through the 10th, skipped the 11th, 13th, and 14th. I am now on a two going for three day streak.
