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June 2021 Viewpointe, Page 9

Opening Up

By Judith Levy
in a few months ago are now back to letting you know they’re Now that it’s not so necessary and I can go wherever I want to
Things seem to be doing you a favor to give you a reservation. When you call go, I can’t think of any place to go, so I’ve become a bit of a
calming down. People a store or pharmacy, you might even be fortunate enough to lock up hermit. I gave up going to the mall, I shop in my closet,
are not wearing masks so get a person to respond, not just a record. Of course, they my fashion is anything that fits. I have food delivered, I order
much in the street anymore, may be all out of whatever it is you’re calling about, but at things online, so now I must find a reason to go out and my
so I can again recognize least you get a human voice expressing an apology for the reason seems to have gone out, leaving me home wondering
neighbors, many who seem disappointing lack of product. So, does that help? Not much, now that life is going back to normal, what is normal for me?
to have aged, but not I. but it beats the impersonal record you’ve had to tolerate Have I changed unalterably, or can I change back? Do I want
How did that happen? Now during this pandemic. Things seem to be headed in the right to change back? Yes, I do. I want an ease of living. I want to
these people seem to be direction and that’s all to the good. Anyway, it’s picking up make plans again. I want to see my out of town children. I’d
willing to stop and inquire my spirits. like to attend a wedding or any family celebration. Hose me
how I am, I ask how they are too. Conversation, mostly Who knows, I may be getting to the movie theater soon. down, I’m chomping at the bitt for life to hurry and bring on
it’s waste of time talk, but still it’s nice to shoot the breeze I haven’t been there to see a film for over a year. I’ve trained the good times! Well, how about you?
with Boca Pointers after months of hurrying by with my myself not to go to the supermarket till I absolutely need
head down, hardly inhaling. several or more items. Do without, I would tell myself, just stay Judith Levy is the New York Times best-selling author of
Restaurants, who would have kissed your feet for coming home unless you absolutely must go out, and I have done that. GRANDMOTHER REMEMBERS, which has sold over four
million copies and has been translated into five languages
and the mega best-seller GRANDFATHER REMEMBERS,
published by HarperCollins. 
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