We are now midway through Week 5 of our quarantine. I've had a harder time motivating myself this week, in part because we are on our second week of Easter break and Emma's school -- such as it is -- is closed. I think it will be easier next week when we get daily emails from the teachers with some assignments. As it is, Emma continues to do math each day, and some form of English. She has been really enjoying her Legos as well and has put together some kind of elaborate Minecraft adventure scene. (She could explain it to you, if you asked).

We managed to celebrate Passover last Thursday (a day late, due to my birthday on Wednesday). Emma and I made a seder plate together using my water colors. We had a roast chicken and a potato kugel, and while it certainly didn't feel like a normal Passover, it did feel like a special meal and evening.

This past Sunday we also celebrated Easter. The Easter Bunny broke quarantine to enter our home, hide some eggs, and leave some chocolate and a game (Exploding Kittens). We had a very nontraditional Easter dinner of spaghetti and meatballs -- Emma's favorite.

The real gift of the week was our walk on Sunday to Grantchester. It was a beautiful day, very hot and sunny. Normally there would be many people punting on the river and picnicking on its banks. While we saw a few folks taking a walk, mostly with their dogs, it was unusually quiet and very peaceful.

Country walks aside, my main activity is grocery shopping, which I do twice weekly (and never on weekends). I took the photo below in the parking lot at Aldi, where I waited for 20 minutes before entering the store.

If there is going to be one enduring symbol of this whole Covid-19 pandemic, it may well be people patiently lining up to buy their groceries. The British are professionals at queueing, but the rest of the world seems to be catching on.