We’re entering either our third or fourth week. I honestly have no idea. Angela and I have been joking with each other that this is groundhog year and it’s March 38th today. There are those who would say we shouldn’t joke. It’s a worldwide pandemic. They’re partly right and we share deep care and sympathy for those who are battling this disease in all of the ways it has shattered lives.
Many ask why we’ve chosen to stay open. I think the answer lies in that last sentence. We aren’t healthcare workers so we can’t help that way. We just own a restaurant. Our restaurant can help in a small way. So we open, and we adapt and we work to serve our cherished little community in a way that brightens a day here or there.
And let’s face it y’all, you brighten our days, too. Even masked, we can see the smile in your eyes. Gloved (or not) and somewhat trepidatious from the newness of it all, you come in to Town to pick up your food, your groceries and (increasingly) your drinks and you say and do such nice things. It softens my old crusty heart.
So this is a brief thank you to all of you from all of us. Thank you for your words of thanks when you come in. Thank you for supporting us online with words of support. A giant thank you to those of you who are tipping a bit extra. Our team is endlessly grateful for your generosity.
No one really knows how this will end. I’ve grown weary of the pundits and soothsayers. I’m content to wake each day and plan for one day and do my best to be there for those whose paths I cross. I’m grateful for our little place and I’m inspired to see it becoming the place we always hoped it would be.. A home away from home in our little crescent valley…