Day 27:

   It's Easter.  A day of rebirth and renewal, a representation of the quintessential spring aesthetic and the beginning of warm weather as summer approaches.  Picnics, egg hunts, too much sugar, and community.  Alone.

   My family had a nice brunch today, and the Easter Bunny left us baskets of chocolate, but today felt kind of bittersweet.  There was no huge picnic with the extended family or egg hunt with all the cousins battling for candy.  There was just us, at our house, alone, celebrating a holiday in quarantine.

    My sister and I used sidewalk chalk to write on the path a message of "Happy Eater!" (she forgot the 's,' so it was much smaller and almost unnoticeable).  I wrote messages that hopefully those walking by would read and feel encouraged by.  I got bored and drew tiny smiley faces all over the curb.  I hope it's able to make someone's day as they escape from their house to take a walk.  I hope they remember that we're all in this together and that we can only stay sane together while apart.