covid-19 reopening?

I got email today that Somerville has given the OK for hairdressers and barber shops to open on June 1st (a week after Massachusetts), but they can't use blow dryers. Also that the stylists will be calling people to offer rebooking, starting with the earliest cancelled appointments.

If Taylor called right now, I'd say no thank you, which is partly because I don't live in walking distance of the salon. So it's not just whether the haircut itself is risky, but the trip. I don't know what I'd say if I had the option of combining this with my doctor's appointment in mid-June (when I'd be in that part of Somerville anyhow).

optimistic gardening

I just planted some lettuce seeds in a flowerpot, which I put next to the cucumber planter.

Optimistic, because even in garden zone 6, this is late to be planting lettuce, but the seeds arrived in the mail this afternoon. They are "Tom Thumb" lettuces, an heirloom variety that I selected because the Baker Creek website said that it makes 3- to 4-inch heads, which seemed like a good choice for container gardening.

I will hope for the best here, and maybe sow some more seeds in September or so. And then order more seeds for next spring, in case I can't get to the garden center then either.