Hello Everyone,
I'm offering a 20% off all patterns and my book in my Etsy shop from July 1 - July 4th.
The Summer People have arrived and invaded our little mountain community. Mr. Joe and I grocery shopped on Monday, and saw many empty shelves, and a vacant meat counter. We have the old-fashioned meat counter where the butcher has to wait on you. Pickin's were slim to none.
We could tell the Summer People were there, because the end cap full of S'mores fixings was totally wiped out. The cupboard was bare in the potato chip aisle, bread aisle, pasta, and canned goods aisle. Luckily the fruit and vegetable section was well stocked. I guess the Summer People don't eat vegetables?
The pool, lake, and recreation area in my housing development just opened for the season. I wouldn't be at all surprised if it closed down again, as the virus cases in the county are on a rapid rise.
We love to go to Taco Tuesday at a small Bistro in the center of town. We bring a chair and set it off to the side respecting the social distancing mandated order. We can sit and eat our tacos and listen to music for two-hours. It is something we look forward to every week. Yesterday, the music was cancelled due to the crowds of Summer People.
What amazed us while we shopped on Monday was the total lack of face masks. We feel more at risk now than ever before. There are more Summer People this year than ever before, as people are driving to local vacation spots instead of flying away to exotic locations.
I know I sound like sour grapes, and I apologize. We are fortunate to live in such a gorgeous area where people like to vacation, and enjoy the mountain trails, lakes, rivers and streams. I just wish the Summer People would be more respectful of the full-time residents by wearing masks, drive slower, and dispose their garbage properly in a certified bear bin. This is one of the reasons why we have been seeing more bears lately.
I also know the Summer People bring much-needed revenue to the community, and provide many jobs. The town can't thrive without them, so we have to learn to live with them.
I'll get off my soapbox now that I've let it all out. I can share the mountains with the Summer People for three months, knowing we can reclaim it back for the rest of the year. The Invasion of the Summer People sounds like a "B" rated movie!
Soon,
Lynn
I understand your frustrations with the Summer People. We continue to stay at home, with trips to the supermarket and Target for essentials and walks in our neighborhood for exercise. I'd love to get our more but am still too cautious to take the risk.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that we don't go anywhere anymore. When we do get out, we go further up into the mountains where there are fewer and fewer people.
DeleteI can understand that and would feel the same I'm sure if I lived in an area that was invaded by "summer people" I have heard of other states and areas that are like that - maybe locals should put up notices around town about wearing face masks?
ReplyDeleteI should hope people would know by now to wear a mask. Some of the stores here won't like you inside without a mask on. I wish the grocery store would do that!
DeleteI do, indeed, understand. More and more homes here are becoming vacation sites with city folk"s second homes. And SLT daughter's comments are beginning to describe those changes. But you are right, we are blessed where we live, and with it we must be patient.
ReplyDeleteYou live in a beautiful vacation area too, so you know what I'm talking about. I'm trying to be patient.
DeleteOther than the bistro, I could have written that post for our community. More and more summer people are coming here too, bring with them who knows what. Lots of people from Atlanta area have cabins up here but the metro area is inundated with covid. Same for Florida folks who are now arriving. Oh, well you do your best to stay safe and carry on.
ReplyDeleteThere's not much we can do except to follow the guidelines and stay put as much as we can. I feel your pain.
DeleteSo True, but with peanut butter you can store it forever and he says it is the elixir of life LOL!
DeleteOh boy, can I relate! I have lived on the coast of Maine all my life and the population of our little island triples this time of year. Our Governor has set strict guidelines during this pandemic and the "summer people" clearly feel those guidelines do not pertain to them. So sad! We just keep our distance and hope they leave us a few crumbs at the grocery store! Kidding aside, tourism is a huge part of our state's revenue, but these times are tough for all of us and we need to be respectful of everyone.
ReplyDeleteSo true Wendy.....especially the crumbs at the grocery store! Tourism is big up here too during the summer and winter.
ReplyDeleteMr. Squash wants to know if you were able to find peanut butter, Lynn....he says that's all you need to live on LOL! Stay safe and I hope you have goodies in your freezer to get by on until the shelves are filled again - I hear bear isn't all that tasty!
ReplyDeleteWe have enough to get by for quite some time.
DeleteI thought Bob would have said bacon is all you need to live on!
Looking for Pumpkin pattern. I think it is a table runner
ReplyDeleteThank you for asking and remembering. I haven't written the "Peek-A-Boo Pumpkins" pattern yet. The fabric is arriving faster and faster! I will really try to get that pattern written before Fall arrives. Sorry.
Deletehaha! I know what you mean: Healdsburg is FULL of tourists!! But luckily we have 2 large grocery stores in town, and 2 small ones, so right now the only shelves that are bare are the Virus (cleaning products)aisles. Hopefully you stay well and no one brings the virus up to your town! Hugs, H
ReplyDeleteThat is our big fear Helen. There's no telling where all of the people are coming from. You stay well too.
DeleteWe have weekenders here to challenge the local peace and now health. It calls for grace and mercy especially in these times where it seems half the world has no awareness or care as to what is going on around them. God helps us! I hope it's a short summer for you. Maybe you can get some help from the bears scaring people back to the city ;-)
ReplyDeleteMaybe I should dress up in a bear suit and scare the daylights out of people. But then again, I'd probably get shot!
ReplyDeleteIn the early 80s we built a cabin in Colorado and for many years spent the summer there, away from the Texas heat. As we have aged, we have spent less time there, and we have now put it on the market. But I know that we were a mixed blessing to the full time residents. This year the county asked that the summer residents stay away because of the virus. We are, but I know others have come anyway. The Fourth became a zoo in that tiny town, with mobs there to see the parade. We had some neighbors who lived there year round, and Linda could hardly wait for us all to go home, leaving her valley quiet and peaceful. We tried to be good citizens there, but I know we were always outsiders.
ReplyDeleteOh, I can just see Alfred Hitchcock with that movie title! Stay safe, The Summer People are also likely those who unwittingly start forest fires! Keep a sharp eye out!
ReplyDeleteI chuckled reading this post about the Summer People. I remember many visits to see my aunt who had a house 1 block from the beach in NJ. This is exactly how she felt about the Summer People there too! Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane!
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