{"id":8873,"date":"2020-12-11T22:54:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T22:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2020\/12\/11\/book-club\/"},"modified":"2020-12-11T22:57:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T22:57:24","slug":"book-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2020\/12\/11\/book-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Book club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The single in-person social engagement I have maintained is my monthly book club. We tried zoom back in April, but conversation is not as spontaneous and fun. We decided to meet outdoors – always distanced and with masks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m proud of my friends for our tenacity despite the Colorado cold. It paid off – five days after our November meeting one of us emailed to say she tested positive for covid (she tested 2 days after our meeting).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I took a test a 7 days after the exposure and it was negative – as I suspected it would be. Science works! Our precautions were all validated! (And she had a mild case and feels fine now, thank goodness.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last night we gathered again around a fire and talked until the snow thickened and chased us away. There were fewer of us than usual, but we still had a great time talking about the book and general chit chat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The host\u2019s husband took a photo of us to commemorate our crazy meeting. (We scooted the chairs together for the photo; we were in a circle around the fire until the end.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019m in the middle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Two socks, two pants, shirt, sweater, heated vest, down parka, arm warmers, heated gloves, scarf, hat, mask, thermos of mint tea, and three quilts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Worth it for 1 1\/2 hours with my friends. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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