What a month. From what seemed to be an eternity by hearing the words “in these unprecedented times” to “a new normal” repeated over and over in each radio commercial and TV news story, everyone has been trying to keep themselves occupied by making the most of what we have at hand.
For most of May, the everlasting sweatshirt weather dampened the most eager among us with hopes of getting outside before the heat and mosquitoes of summer hit. Well, we’re here now.
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