All you hear on the radio or TV lately is COVID this and coronavirus that. I am in a complete pandemic meltdown.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, my photos are at it again … getting restless from all the social isolation. Take a listen.
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This post was brought to you by Thursday Doors, the coronavirus, social distancing, and way too much time to think. All photos were taken last November in Lisbon with my iPhone.
For more interesting doors from around this disease-riddled planet, check out Norm 2.0. Norm is practicing social distancing but you can wave at him from the security of your computer screen.
Be safe out there everyone!
My Life Lived Full 
Excellent post. I’m really behind with my emails. Only reading special ones like yours, the rest I’m deleting.
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I’m in the same position. I’ve been rather ambivalent about blogging for the past many months and I touch only a small fraction of posts that hit my mailbox.
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You’re hilarious! And a light in the pandemic gloom. 😊 Just make sure you press that button with your elbow.
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Then my attempts are humour are not in vain 😀
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I laughed like anything! Do more!
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I will do my best 😀
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Thanks for the chuckle — I needed that.
Jude
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Some days I think laughter is the only thing holding me together 😏…. glad I could share it.
It was really nice talking with you yesterday, Jude. I’m already looking forward to the next one 😊
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Nossa …
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I’m sorry I missed this, Joanne. Your photos got like my legion of characters with the talking. Thanks for the smiles. Love the “push button to reset world.” Hugs on the wing!
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We could clearly use a reset right now. Unfortunately we’re stuck doing it the long way 😷
Be well, Teagan.
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I love what the photos are saying, Joanne! “My hair is a mess” took me a second to figure out and then a belly laugh. My husband is out for a walk. Going a bit stir crazy. When he gets back I will share your post with him. I know he will get a giggle, especially “wine with a view.” A much needed dose of medicine right now. Thank you!
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There are some days when I struggle to keep the anxiety down so I’m grateful I have the ability to find some humour in my world 🙂
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Great collection!
I feel just like you, except I’m sick, day three. On top of my physical symptoms, I am mentally anguished.
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Noooo. Not sick!
What kind of sick? Do you have concerns about your symptoms?
Hope this is just a blip and you are feeling better soon!!
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I don’t have much coughing and my temp lives at 100 for three days. Body aches, terrible sore throat, swollen glands, and runny nose.
Thank you very much. I am concerned, yes. No one (dr’s office, family) thinks I have the plague, which is supposed to comfort me. So far, Manja has been the most helpful, in saying if I can smell and taste, it’s not IT. Well I am smelling and tasting everything just fine. Appetite good.
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Interesting. I didn’t know about smell and taste. From what I understand, there are many mutations of this virus which is why it’s such a problem. You or I could in fact have one of them and not know it … although a good appetite is normally a good sign.
Be well!!
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I’m a bit behind on reading posts so this was the perfect start to a Monday morning in a turned upside-down world. A nice dose of laughter! I hope you and you’re family are doing well, Joanne 🙂
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To you and your’s too, Amy.
While isolating at home fits us perfectly as introverts, the weirdness of the world right now just cranks up the overall anxiety level … something I personally just don’t need or want. Finding some calm or humour in the day is a necessary balance 🙂
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Good to have a laugh these days. Always love seeing Lisbon.
On another note Joanne the link on your gravatar to your blog is broken. So if you leave a comment on my blog. I get an 404 error message when I click on your name.
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Hmmm – thanks for letting me know. I’ll have to check it out.
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I think we’re all craving humor – even of the dark variety! Yes to th reset button and the wine with a view!! Please! Take care.
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Yesterday was a double martini day. Ok, I admit that Fridays are always martini days, but that’s not the point. We all have to cope the best way we can 😉
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I sure enjoyed this look at Lisbon, Joanne, and the captions are fun. Beautiful city.
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I had a lot of fun doing this post. I didn’t have preconceived ideas of where it was going so it was fun to see where it ended up 🙂
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Laughter – the best medicine! Hope you are well x
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We are doing our part to stay isolated as much as possible … but that tends to be our default position at the best of times 😏
This is such an interesting situation with the entire world all experiencing the same issue at the same time, having the same conversation. I’m quite fascinated by it.
Be well, Anabel!
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Thanks for a fun post, Joanne.
Stay well.
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You too, Nancy.
Dire times call for extra effort in the humour department 🙂
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“If I land right on top of her, I can drag her back inside to wash her hands”.
LOL Love it!
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Thank you!! I almost didn’t put that one in because I thought some people might think it was offensive 😏
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LOL. That thought never crossed my mind. 🙂
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I love your creative take on doors, Joanne. And I especially love how your photos talk. Please keep them coming!
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My muse thanks you 🙂 I do enjoy doing these posts.
I hope you and your family are doing well during this weirding of the world. I’m fascinated by the fact that we are all having the same experience regardless of where we are in the world.
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Bahhah! You’re funny at melt time. 😀 That first one is the most apt corona door imaginable. All well to you and if you gotta melt, do it, but then harden back, please. 🙂
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Well done!
My post today was about toilet paper. The jokes about this just keep getting better and better!
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I agree. I’m spending way too much time on FB lately. I’m addicted to the constant stream of new memes 🙂
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A well needed laugh…:) Thank you
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I prefer laughing than the alternative 🙂
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LOL! I loved it, Joanne! I’m so glad you always find your sense of humor.
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I had a few challenges with it this week, but in the end, my sense of humour won 🙂
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We need these fun posts. This made my day, Joanne. Stay safe.
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You’re welcome … and back at you. These are interesting times we live in …
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❤️
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Thanks for the smile. I know the virus is serious, and we do need to stay away from each other and exist in place etc. But really, we also MUST keep our sense of humor. My guy and I limit our TV time (especially news) and try to just spend 1/2 hour with the newspaper. The rest of the time, talk with friends/family/ read/ write (in my case) and walk outside. Take care my friend!
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This is one of those rare times when the entire world is on the same page fighting the same battle. I wouldn’t have predicted the world would be brought to its knees by a virus.
We have some very tough days ahead. What we are being asked to do is relatively simple – and even then, people are having difficulty with compliance. Sigh.
Be well!
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Wow, your time of absence certainly gave you a fresh eye – these shots are all mesmerizing! Am passing on something hubby read: 6 feet distance for interaction with another person. I’m hoping the other one has a loud voice then, lol! Thanks for this post, Joanne, it almost forgot about the … you know what!
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Living with someone who won’t admit that his hearing is diminishing, I can certainly relate to your husband’s comment 😏
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Joanne–this was so much fun!! Thank you for the much needed laugh.
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Happy to deliver 🙂
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Great fun, Joanne. Thanks for some much needed levity. I think you’ve definitely found your muse again.
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Thanks Janis. She’s been a busy muse 🙂
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Joanne, leave it to you to add much needed levity to this mess. Great visuals!
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Thanks 🙃😁
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[…] Joanne and I are still endeavouring to still meet – safely – for our weekly hiking adventure. Now we don’t hug or even get close. And no lunch out afterwards either (restaurants all closed, anyways). But we are still having fun…or at least we were until I took a tumble right at the end of our hike (thankfully!), and strained my ankle. I have every confidence on being back on the trail with her by next week, barring Ontario being put into total lockdown that is! […]
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Very funny, Joanne! Thanks for this. I’m leaning on that green button!
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I think that’s the one thing the entire world would agree to right now.
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Was just chatting with a friend and saying that this event could lead to a great re-set of our values, of how we perceive and treat the world and each other… In the case of the green button, I hope there’s a bottle of Purell chained to the stand today.
Be well, Joanne – we are OK and we will get through this.
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I think there’s going to be a great re-set too. The world has just taken a massive pivot.
I’m waffling back and forth between deep denial that anything is wrong, and borderline panic. To be honest, this whole thing is really creeping me out.
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Sorry to hear that, Joanne. It’s an unpleasant place to be. I hope the anxiety eases for you soon.
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I saw a sight yesterday outside my front door that made me laugh out loud. I live on a very quiet street with little traffic at the best of times. Except now, foot traffic has increased substantially as people are getting out for fresh air.
Two couples were out walking and as they approached each other – right in front of my house – all four extended their arms out to avoid each other. It appears they may have known each other because of the big smiles on their faces. It definitely made me laugh out loud.
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now that’s the kind of infectious business I like – smiling here, too!
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Those people squeezing through the door should really be taking Sting’s advice – “Don’t stand so, don’t stand so, don’t stand so close to me” 🎵🎵
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hehehe – I’ve been hearing it a lot on the radio over the last week 😏
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Definitely a perfect time for a laugh! Thanks
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It’s always a good time for a laugh – but yes, now, more than ever 🙂
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Love this. Wine with a view would be a real boon to my world right now. I understand how serious this is, but lord love a duck, a sip of levity is what the world needs. Cheers.
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If we can’t laugh at ourselves and the world, then all is lost. Keep smiling, Ally 🙂
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You too, Joan.
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I had to turn off the television last night, Joanne. It was freaking me out! Thanks for the laughs – especially since laughter boosts our immune systems! Great pictures, and would you press that green button a few times? Thanks, my friend. Take care.
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I think we all would be franticly punching that green button. After my meltdown on Tuesday, my husband has thankfully reduced the amount of news sharing he was doing with me. I feel my equilibrium is being restored.
Booze helps.
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Ha ha. Thanks for the recommendation! I’m limiting news too. The uncertainty is overwhelming.
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Yes indeed the wine truck and a big reset button are just what I need right about now.
Thanks for the chuckle 😀
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Just doing my part for the cause 😉
Gilles came home with 3 cases of wine on the weekend. I think we’ve good for a few days 🙂
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We stocked up a bit this week too. Our local place is now limiting store traffic to no more than 4 customers at a time – it’s a small store…
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It’s the French thing to do 😉
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Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I thought we’d lived through a lot, but this has taken us to an entirely different level of concern. I know we’ll come out the other side, but that doesn’t keep us from going crazy on the trip there. Stay safe, and, yes, I washed my hands before typing this comment. 🙂
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You said it! Just when you think we’ve seen it all, new craziness comes along. I am constantly surprised … and alarmed.
Stay safe, stay healthy, and keep smiling 🙂
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Thanks for the comic relief – much needed…don’t press that button until it’s sterilized!
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Sterilized or not, if I knew it would work, I’d take one for the team 🙂
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That is hilarious, Joanne!! Thank you! You can be sure I will sharing your post! Spread the joy! Yeah, mobile wine would be perfect. If we ever had that happen here, we will be lining up nicely with our driver’s licenses in hand as proof of age. 😉 I am very tempted to start a “singing from the balcony” situation as soon as it gets warm enough to step out on the balcony!
Take care and be safe.
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Thank you for such high praise! This wasn’t the post I was trying to write, but the doors had a different opinion 😉
Be safe and stay healthy. These are weird and unusual times.
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Well, in that case, you opened a couple of “doors” to different stories. 😉
Thank you! And you as well.
No kidding! Let’s hope we learn our lessons well this time.
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🙂
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Hahahahahahah – I LOVE IT!!! Thanks for the laugh. I don’t watch the news anymore! I am at home working my a** off and eating pretty much everything I bought at the store on Monday morning. I ordered a new pair of sweatpants – XL to fit the new body 🙂
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hahaha!!! That is the worse kind of meltdown!
This is one of those times when introverts get to truly shine. Although I need a regular dose of outdoors, I have plenty of interests to keep me entertained indoors.
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We did get out and do a little hike yesterday – with the rest of Boulder. We are supposed to get 8 to 10 inches of snow today. If that happens, we are bundling up the dog and going to the mountains for some snowshoeing :-).
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Sounds perfect to me!!! … well, except for the fresh snow part. I REALLY don’t want snow on top of everything else 😉
Enjoy your happy place!!
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Thank you so much for a much-needed smile at this crazy time. We need positive & uplifting right now. You hit the bullseye with is one. 🙂
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It was my pleasure 🥰
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Dear Joanne,
GREAT! 🙂 🙂 We love your post very much!
Keep healthy and happy
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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… and the same to you and all of yours. These are troubling times, but life is easier with a sense of humour 🙂
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Why can’t we have wine mobiles? Especially now? Oh yeah, we have legal weed. Guess I shouldn’t complain.
BUT I WILL.
Hehehe! Thank for this post, pal.
Deb
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Gilles’ reaction when he saw it was that no tourist will ever see the equivalent in Toronto-The-Good 😏
… although maybe I shouldn’t say that. Stranger things have been known to happen …
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You made me smile!
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Mission accomplished! 🙂
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Thanks for the laughs, Joanne. I think humor will help us get through this mess.
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It certainly doesn’t hurt 😉
I admit to a real meltdown earlier this week. This constant bombardment of doom-and-gloom started to get to me.
Writing this post really helped me find my sense of humour again.
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