We have celebrated birthdays, anniversaries, food, short trips, daydreams, projects, projects and more projects. We have chided our leaders at times, lost our temper at failed leadership, and encouraged our friends, family and neighbors to stay safe, get vaccinated and be kind. We do have one Birthday to note: Saturday, May 1, our youngest grandson, Spenser Busk Covert, celebrated his 19th birthday. Congratulations to Spenser and we look forward to hearing of all his adventures in the future.
We also made the difficult decision this past week to take our dear cat Sushi for one last trip to the veterinarian. He left us on Saturday, May 1.
Sushi came to us, as have most our pets, through happenstance. Sushi had been living with Darcy for a year or so, acquired from a friend, around 2006. When Darcy moved to a different apartment, Sushi came to live with us. He, eventually joined by Harry, made up our tight little family of four. Sushi was a great cat for us; occasionally harassing Harry and often joining us on our back deck at our former house most evenings for our cocktail hour, patrolling the rear yard and coming in when we were ready. That tradition continued at our current home until three years ago. One evening, he disappeared from the rear yard. He evidently found a chink in our fencing, went exploring and then could not find his way home. We spent weeks searching for him and had given him up as lost forever. One Sunday morning, a walking neighbor came running up as we were sitting on the front porch reading the morning paper. She said she thinks she found Sushi. We hustled the five blocks over and saw him, filthy, sitting in the middle of an alley sunning himself. He had taken shelter under an old garage shed and was very skittish when we picked him up. We took him to the vet, had him checked out and cleaned up. He never again had any interest in going outside, nor did we have any interest in inviting him out. Rest In Peace Sushi. You are missed.
Now, as our life returns to a new normal, as we get out in our gardens, move about the city, and begin short travels, we think we have said all we need to say about our life during this time of national suffering; we have posted enough photos of food and flowers. We will continue to write of our travels, and will post when appropriate on happenings and issues we find fascinating or informative. Our posts will remain out in the “blogosphere” along with our other Covert Journeys writing. If we head on another trip, we will again post a daily update of our travels and send out an email to hose on our mailing list, alerting to an update.
Thank you all for reading our ramblings, sending your comments, and holding your tongue when you thought we were nuts! We have enjoyed the outlet and hope to see all of you over the next few months as we travel around. Please stay safe, continue to stay distanced and keep washing your hands and wearing your masks. If you are not yet vaccinated - get it done. If you are not vaccinated, we will not be able to see you, nor will we be able to welcome you into our home when you visit. This may be harsh, but it is science and it is reality. If you haven’t yet noticed, we have little time for stupidity and irrationality. For those of you who are Mothers, enjoy the day on Sunday. For those who are not, call your mother (if that is still a lucky option) or take a moment to remember all of her sacrifices for you. Be well.
