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by Regina Higgins

My husband and I live near Woodland Park, a neighborhood near the UK campus in
Lexington, It’s very quiet now, since many of our neighbors are students who went home in
March. The rest of us see one another on our walks through and around the park. Even those
people not accustomed to stopping for a chat are waving or standing (at a safe six-foot distance)
to say hello and exchange good wishes for continued good health. “Stay safe” and “Stay well”
are now the accepted additions to “goodbye.”

We’re separated, for good reasons, certainly. But people want desperately to
communicate. On my walks, I've particularly noticed messages people are sending from their
homes or businesses to the rest of the world. I find these in windows, marked in chalk on the
sidewalk, or sometimes on retaining walls. They say "I am here, and I know you're there, even if

I can't see you."

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A shop window at the corner of Maxwell and Woodland, March 25, 2020.

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Wall outside home on Kentucky Avenue, March 27, 2020.

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CLOSED

(FOR NOW)

WE ARE SAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL BE
TEMPORARILT CLOSED IN ORDER TO BE
“HEALTHT AT HOME".

WE HAVE BEEN WEIGHING THIS DECISION, CONCERNED
ABOUT OUR STAFF AND OUR OWN EXPOSURE TD COVID-IB.
WE LOVE BEING A PART OF THE CDMMUNITT AND WANT
TD KEEP TOU SAFE TOOI
WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE LDVE AND SUPPORT TOU HAVE
SHOWN US OVER THE TEARS AND ESPECIALLT THE LAST
TWO WE EKS.

WE WILL BE WATCHING A LOT OF COOKING SHOWS so
THERE WILL BE SOME NEW AND DELICIOUS ITEMS WHEN
WE RE-OPEN BETTER AND STRONGER THAN EVER.

WE LOVE EACH AND EVE“? n"H‘s OF TOU AND HOPE TO SEE
TOU SIGN" “‘5 500M AS PDSSIBLE!

FOLLOW US 0" '"W‘GMM'AND FACEBODK FOR UPDATES

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High on Art and Coffee closing notice.

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Corner of Old Park and Central Avenue, April 3, 2020.

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Wall outside house on Kentucky Avenue, April 6, 2020

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Shop window, corner of Maxwell and Woodland

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