The tail end of this pandemic is like waking up from multiple layers of sleep, kind of like that Leonardo DiCaprio movie, Inception.
“The Crystal City farmers market is back,” said my neighbor. I had no idea. We walked down there to find a handful of stalls, nowhere near what it was pre-pandemic. Still not totally awake.
Oh, wow! They’re having movie night at TJ. How will that work? Oh, right: on Teams. Not really awake yet.
A cherry blossom parade through our neighborhood? Fun! Wait- a car parade. Makes sense. Yawn.
I’m not complaining because I think we should be cautious, but I am very much looking forward to when there’s a parade, it’s people walking together. When it’s movie night, it’s people sitting together in the same place. No more virtual, fully awake.
My Corner of the Village 