no pretty mask

At Target a few weeks ago, they had a couple of racks near the entrance with cloth face-masks for sale. Not having seen that in a physical store before, I thought it was great and started browsing through them. But all the ones with pretty colors and patterns were for children, child-sized. The ones for adults were bland boring colors.

I saw a school bus drive by today and realized it's been so long since I've seen school buses. Unlike the past, I didn't hear a cacophony of children yelling as it went by. Though I'm not sure if I had the house windows open at the time or not.

My mom stopped by and talked to me on the porch. She had a cloth face mask on which kept slipping down under her nose. So I guess all those people you see on TV and in photos with masks under their noses aren't necessarily, maybe not even mainly, wearing them that way on purpose. Do they sell small clips that people could just snap onto ear loops to make them tighter? Or what else works well for that? On one of mine that was too loose, I sewed the loops tighter. On another I used safety pins. I suppose stapling them might work, if the straps are wide enough.

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Charleston County Sheriff's Election:

Kristin Graziano won a historic bid to unseat the longtime incumbent, Al Cannon, who has been sheriff in Charleston County since 1988. She is the first woman and first openly gay person elected to serve as a county sheriff in South Carolina.

spiced pumpkin puree

I made this tonight.

Dissolve 2 cubes of veggie bouillon cubes in a small amount of hot water and set aside.
Brown 3 medium onions, diced, in vegetable oil.
Add the bouillon water and continue to cook the onions til soft.
Stir in a good amount of pumpkin puree; I estimate 4 to 6 cups.
Add approximately 1.5 tsp nutmeg, 1 tsp curry powder, some cumin, and some diced fresh ginger.
Add 1 can coconut milk and stir well.
Simmer until done.