Today we went shopping in the morning, we went there by public transport with my disinfectant gel, our face masks and our prayers.

In my country the transmission of the virus is still strong. In some states the quarantine has been completely lifted and in other states there is a half-quarantine, in other words, work can only be done in the mornings and all businesses will do so, but in the afternoons everything must be closed. In other states, like in this state where I am, the radical quarantine still continues, that is, the places that sell food and medicine are open all time and others are not allowed to do so.

So we left in the morning not knowing if we would find any place open. Thankfully, we did manage to find some clothing stores open.

My son took the opportunity to buy some underwear while I myself went to where they have socks and bought him 6 pairs. They were on sale I was told, he was able to buy 6 pairs of men's ankle socks for $2.00 and I bought 6 pairs for myself as well.

The men's underwear was at a price of 1X1, 1$ for each piece. My son came to me with 9 items of his own choice.

We then went on our way back and he wanted me to buy him some shorts as well. He picked out 5 of those for $10.00.

My son was able to buy several items of his own choice as a gift from me. We came back at 12.30 am, with an inclement sun and walking until we reached the bus stop. About 10 blocks approximately.

And by the way, the public transport does not respect the proper distance. We all come very close to each other with only with a face mask for protection.

Thank God we got home, but I was tired, sweaty, with a headache from the sun being so strong and dehydrated to complete the mix.

I rested for a while to go to make lunch later, only for the air conditioner to turn itself off. What an unexpected surprise! I decide to continue preparing of our lunch and then check the air conditioner, and so I did.

The heat overwhelms me, my son went out to look for a friend who lives almost close to home and he came to check the wires of the power, specifically 220v. My headache continues, I took a painkiller and started writing this post. I stopped to rest because the pain wouldn't let me get inspired.

My son is super happy with the purchases I made for him and tomorrow you’ll get to know the reason for the purchases, with me telling you a funny story about him.

 Talking about something else, this week I will try to start my own sponsorships. I will start by sponsoring users that I follow from my own country and then I’ll go looking for others users whose articles I like to continue with the sponsorship.

I hope to do it well. It’s something I have never done before and I think I have my own guidelines to follow in this regard, always following the rules of course.

In a while I'm going to make some crackers. It used to be that here in my country they used to sell some crackers called “Rex”. They were very easy to get but I haven't seen them in supermarkets for a long time. Well, it happens that I have a recipe and the cookies have a taste similar to the Rex crackers. My son loves them and of course I love them too.

So I’ll make some of them with some eggplant cream, homemade garlic mayonnaise and avocado sauce.

I got a little off topic because I suddenly remembered that I have to make these recipes tonight. Tomorrow I’ll be busy in the office with two patients already scheduled but as soon as I get rid of them I plan to devote myself to the culinary arts for the rest of the day.

I think it will be difficult for me to see much of you tomorrow, but I'll give it a real try.

Yesterday I got busy doing a little gardening. I bought some “yerba buena” and “yerba mint” plants that I really wanted to buy. What impresses me is that the plants were extremely small, while here in my plant store I have mine for sale for the same price but they are very beautiful and developed plants.

I transplanted them yesterday after having them acclimatize for a week. They seemed too weak to plant earlier. I hope they do well and develop very strong.

I can't upload many photos. My internet won't let me pass several pictures. It stops a lot and then cuts off. My post gets hung and I have to close it. I have to wait for the internet to come back and then start posting again. That's why you will only see a few photos because I can't keep posting for long.

I'm @gertu13 from Venezuela.