Currently our local restaurants are not open for dining-in but many are open for take-out meals. Why not support your local eatery by getting take out? Many have safe curbside pick-up, free delivery or services like Ubereats, Doordash, and even Postmates are still operating during this time. You are practicing social distancing, taking a break from cooking or leftovers, and providing some revenue to a local eatery who needs it.
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Virtual Theme Park Rides
Missing or postponing your spring break plans? You can experience many theme park rides while staying home. Here are a few of them:
Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Helping Local Senior Living Community
Wondering how you and your family can help the community and still be safe? Many of the seniors in our community live alone and are currently quarantined in their apartments in senior living facilities. How about making some Easter/ Spring themed greeting cards to bring cheer to those isolated in their rooms/ apartments? Or put together a small care package of prepackaged goodies/ treats to be distributed to the residences. They cannot see family right now and many don’t have the technology means or skills to video chat so the tiniest gesture would spread a lot of cheer for these residences. The links below provides some websites to local senior living communities. Some have safe outside drop off so no contact is exchanged with others. Please call first to find out their policies with regards to receiving outside cards/gifts.
Ashbridge Manor at Downingtown
Simpson Meadows at Downingtown
Five Stars Exton Senior Living
Sunrise Senior Living of Exton
Arbours Square at West Chester
The Hickman Friends Senior Community of West Chester
Sunrise Senior Living of Westtown
Watch On Stage Plays and Musicals
There is something to say about watching on stage plays and musicals. The experience helps you to escape the realities. It also helps you to relax your minds and enrich your lives. Now you have the best seat to watch on stage plays and musicals from the comfort of your home.
Time to Start Your Own Vegetable Garden
Having a vegetable garden supports a healthy and sustainable life style. Now is the time to start one, but how?
First, let’s find your plant hardiness zone from USDA Hardiness Zone Finder. It will help you to decide which plants should go into your garden.
Second, timing is everything. This Garden Planting Calendar tells you when to start planting your desired vegetables.
Third, let’s get up and start your own vegetable garden!
Resources
From OverDrive:
Ultimate Garden Guide
143 Ideas for Containers, Beds & Borders
Southern Living by The Editors of Southern Living
The Rodale Book of Composting, Newly Revised and Updated
Simple Methods to Improve Your Soil, Recycle Waste, Grow Healthier Plants, and Create an Earth-Friendly Garden by Grace Gershuny and Deborah L. Martin
Ecological Gardening
Your Path to a Healthy Garden by Marjorie Harris
From Seed to Skillet
A Guide to Growing, Tending, Harvesting, and Cooking Up Fresh, Healthy by Jimmy Williams
Starting & Saving Seeds
Grow the Perfect Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Flowers for Your Garden by Julie Thompson-Adolf
There are also many resources from Fipster. Search Home & Garden.
Other Resources:
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Food for Thought
Composting information from Chester County Soil Waste Authority
Gardening adds years to your life and life to your years. – Unknown
There are no gardening mistakes, only experiments. – Janet Kilburn Phillips
When the world wearies and society fails to satisfy, there is always the garden. – Minnie Aumonier
How to Scan Documents without a Scanner
Trying to scan your tax documents from home but don’t have a scanner? No problem! Use your mobile device to scan your documents by using the Adobe Scan app. It is free and available from both Google Play and the Apple Store.
Let’s go to Elmwood Park Zoo! No museum passes needed.
The Museum Pass Program is one of the most popular services offered by the Chester County Library and Henrietta Hankin Branch. While you are staying in, you can still visit the Elmwood Park Zoo. No museum passes needed! The zoo hosts Zoo School Live every weekday at 11 a.m. This is an interactive presentation. Remember to prepare your questions to ask the zoo keeper!
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