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Are you doing anything artistic or creative these days that you weren’t doing before? If so, talk about it.

... by far the most creative thing I'm doing today that I was not doing at all before the pandemic is keeping this journal. ... When the pandemic began to effect CT and the USA earlier this year, it felt like such a momentous occasion, probably the biggest event I have ever personally experienced (as I've noted in prior entries), and I wanted to consistently record what it was like for myself and for my future grandchildren (if I have any). Its been fun to think about my entries and what I find important each week. I like to go on your website to see what others are experiencing -- so different from my own experiences in that many people have lost jobs or loved ones and I have been very lucky in that regard. I still can't believe my 83 year old, wheel-chair bound, stroke-victim and brain-addled mother not only survived COVID but was completely asymptomatic! I feel blessed everyday for that. Its also interesting to see how my journal entries reflect the mood and experiences of a small, rural, mainly white, New England town with extremely low COVID numbers, and so are very, very different from the mood and experiences documented by other people and communities in this country and around the world on your website. Its reminded me of the tremendous variety of life experiences in the world. ... Perhaps more importantly, you've also given us a chance to share and preserve what we've written which is really important. ...