Full Disclosure

Full Disclosure: The Still Life

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Is it me or does it seem like someone pressed “pause” on life, then walked away with the remote control? 

To get a better handle on this, I decided to conduct informal, unsanctioned and entirely unscientific research. As the New Canaanite’s self-appointed resident scientista, I have concluded that time is passing, yet it is also oddly standing still. In order to mark said passage of time and measure this phenomenon, I find that looking in a mirror at my follicular “roots” is a good gauge. According to my hair-based metric system, it’s been two-inches-of-roots-ago since things have been normal around here. 

Though I follow the rules of social distancing, the concept is unnerving, and as unnatural as my former dye-job. The practice of doing little, planning nothing and going nowhere, all at the same time, is lonely (but important) work.

COVID-19 New Canaan

Podcast: Doug Stewart of Walter Stewart’s Market

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This week on 0684-Radi0, our free weekly podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to town resident Doug Stewart of  Walter Stewart’s Market about how the Elm Street business is operating, serving customers and observing health and safety protocols during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Here are recent episodes of 0684-Radi0:

COVID-19 New Canaan

Letter: ‘Incredible Generosity and Community Spirit’ in Supporting New Canaan Seniors

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Dear Editor:

Over the past few weeks, I have been in a privileged position to witness the incredible generosity and community spirit of the members of our town toward our senior population. From volunteers who have been keeping seniors safe by doing their grocery shopping, to Grace Farms donating delicious soup to some of our members every week, to other volunteers making friendly calls, the outpouring of caring has been heartwarming to see. Someone once told me that events like this pandemic happen to remind all of us how to be human. If that is true, then that humanity was on full display this past Easter weekend. Janeen Socci, a town resident, along with her entire family and a number of friends, delivered beautiful flowering plants to all of Staying Put’s 150 families on Sunday.