Our governor of Louisiana has made a bold, smart move to Shelter-in-Place, except for essential personnel, so I am wondering about my essentials.
- Green smoothie to start the day with a side of Cafe Latte.
- Sweep oak pollen. The live oak trees are in full bloom. The pollen falls in little wisps and gets stuck on shoes, dog fur, and such, so it must be swept every day.
- Yoga with Susan. My lovely yoga instructor held a free Zoom class this morning. I love her class, and I feel so much better afterwards. We all sang an Om to each other today.
- Staying in touch with loved ones. FaceTime and videos and pictures from daughters. FaceTime with my parents who are safely settled in a retirement home. Zoom meeting with my writing group.
- Humor. Pre-COVID19 quarantine, my husband and I would go dancing. One of our dear dancing friends has an extremely talented granddaughter who made this one-woman barbershop quartet video called Quarantine. Check it out then share it. This should go viral. It’s that good!
What are your essentials? Stay safe. Stay home. Stay healthy.
Reflections on the Teche 
I love this idea of sharing the essentials. Daily yoga is certainly one of mine. And my lunchtime smoothie!
Essentials for me are hot drinks, fresh air, and connection to family and friends. Thank you for this prompt!
I love the idea of essentials – your list is great. I’m already imagining mine: book time, staying in touch with friends and family…. hmm… what else?
Today is National Puppy Day and I must say that puppy-napping-in-my-lap is one of my great essentials! Margaret – that barbershop quartet is too cute – I have to share it with my musician son. Many thanks for so many uplifting notes here.
Thanks SO much for sharing. That cough at the end of the video put it over the top!! It also gave me hope. Kids are So clever!!
That’s a great video. People amaze me with their talents. I can’t edit a video well at all, and here she has put 4 of them together, not to mention the singing!
I’m going to have to see if I can match your list…what are my essentials?
What a beautiful pic of the love between your daughter and granddaughter! The girl’s voice and talent in the video was a treat! Great idea to share your essentials and ask about ours! Thank you. Mine are:
1. Snuggling my three cats
2. Hugging my husband
3. Keeping in touch with loved ones, especially my daughters
4. Walking in, listening to, and enjoying nature
5. Writing and reading poetry
Thank you for reminding me about yoga. I forgot that I have a yoga DVD. Could you possibly email me or post a picture of your oak trees in bloom? In upstate NY we received about five inches of snow, yesterday and our oak trees don’t bloom.
Are you still looking for photos to write a poem about? How do we send those to you, again?
Send a picture by email. Margaretsmn at gmail