Pushing Boundaries
Despite Covid cases continuing to grow, more and more places are opening up. Some of it makes sense; some of it not so much. Now that mask wearing in Baltimore is mandated at all retail operations, more places are opening. And I am slowly getting comfortable with the idea of going into a store. I have a friend with a small shop in Hampden, and I decided this would be my first, and maybe only, foray into retail. Milagro is a tiny boutique shop that stocks fair trade clothing, jewelry and accessories, as well as jewelry, and now masks, made by its owner. There was one other shopper in the store when I arrived, so I decided if I kept my distance, it would be okay. I got to have a good long chat with my friend, and I left with a summer dress. All good. I made an even bigger decision to return to my one-on-one Pilates, with the blessing of my oncologist. My instructor and I wear masks and maintain a distance. At one point there was another student and instructor in the studio, but the p