Saturday, April 25, 2020

The Cat's Away


Rita decided to go to the farm today and it has created quite an imbalance in the universe (the universe that is the square footage of our quarantined world).  I think this is the first time she has left the house since we started self-quarantining in the upstairs vs. basement (the latter being known as my Garden Apartment).  

I have a strange temptation to frolic through stairwells and engage in all sorts of clandestine behavior:

  • Spend some quality time with the espresso maker
  • Do laundry.  I can’t explain it.  Forbidden fruit and all that
  • See what a fridge with vegetables looks like
  • Look for the jointly owned (I say again) but well-hidden bottle of Pappy Van Winkle that we got as a wedding gift.  (And that I can now confirm is not hidden anywhere in the Garden Apartment.)
  • Look out a window with a different view.  (How do people in NYC apartments do this every day??)
  • See if my favorite loafers are still in the closet.  It’s not that I have any plans to wear….shoes.  It’s just that when I haven’t seen something for 4 weeks it usually means I left it in a hotel room.  Until my trouser-socked feet are resting comfortably in my Franco Sartos, I will remain convinced they have been lost to an airport Hilton.
  • Sit at a dining room table.  Just for one meal. Then I would like to go back to eating on the couch. 

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