266 Adjusting!

Adjusting!

The past five months have taught us many lessons, the least of which is the capacity to adjust.

Adjusting to a new normal – staying home to stay safe.

Adjusting to not seeing family so all of us can be safe.

Adjusting to wear a mask for several hours for my safety and others.

Adjusting to not visiting friends and taking part in events so everyone is safe.

Adjusting to a new life style of not eating out, cooking more at home, or ordering take-out, again to stay safe,

There are many more but I don’t want to belabor the point. We are all seeking ways to adjust to a life that may never go back to what we perceive as normal.

Recently, several situations have come to mind on how others are adjusting.

Online schooling is about to begin for many students–this cannot be taken lightly and must be done so our children learn as well as they do in person. It will take some creative solutions, and teachers and families are working hard to make it work.

Retailers are taking great precautions to get us in and out of stores with hand sanitizer, wipes, masks, and staying far apart.

I recently got an email from the Philadelphia Flower Show – an event I love which is held each March for nine days inside in a huge convention hall. This year’s event was completed just as the shutdown began.

Flower Show in 2016

The organizers and managers have been busy at work to salvage the show that has been in existence since 1829.

For 2021, it will be held outdoors and in the summer. No dates have been set yet but it makes a great deal of sense. "… we are moving the Flower Show to a new location at a new time of year in 2021,” says Sam Lemheney, Pennsylvania Horticulture Society chief of shows and events.

Given the monumental challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, PHS’s staff and board made an early decision to change the 2021 Flower Show’s look and the locale to offer a safe, breathtaking experience for all, according to phsonline.org.

Thank you so much. This is true adjusting to keep people safe!

Also, recently I was watching a Food Network show “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives,” which really adjusted the show during the pandemic. The host Guy Fieri usually visits places all over the USA and other countries to find amazing dishes.

The show’s name was changed to “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Takeout,” for a few weeks. “Each episode features four chefs that Fieri has met in the past, who send him their full ingredient list for a chosen recipe and guide him through each step of the cooking process remotely so that he can cook up his own version of their special dish from home,” according to thewrap.com.

“Triple D has always been about hitting the road and celebrating the hard-working folks of the restaurant business. And while the restaurants are partially closed and the Camaro is parked, DDD: Takeout is here to show you how your favorite chefs are still cookin’ it up to keep people fed, support their communities, their families, and their employees,” Fieri said in announcing the new episodes.

It was just as interesting and exciting as his regular shows that take you to the actual location. The chefs were enthusiastic and added good-natured comments about the preparation while they watched. (A little ribbing—pun intended—but all in good fun.)

That is an amazing way to adjust and keep the show going and everyone safe! Hopefully, we all can be on the road soon so remotely will not be necessary.

Please add any adjusting tips you have noticed or have taken yourself. I am sure there will be many, many more as we enter into the sixth month of the pandemic.

Keep adjusting and stay safe!!

Savvy Fran