Paused

With the New York Pause officially in effect, we are on pause.

In fact we closed the Inn last week because we decided that would be best for public health at large— for our staff, our guests, the entire neighborhood, and beyond. And while I am in no way to be happy to be closed, I am relieved that the Governor has made this choice for everyone.

It is surreal.

In some ways, Steven’s and my daily rhythms have barely changed. He’s still making books, we still have both kids at home like we always do. We live in a cycle of naps and nursing and reading books and baking bread and taking walks. But today is the first day neither of our other Innkeepers are here and it’s hitting me harder than I expected.

I’ve been posting on Instagram Stories more than here obviously, if you want to follow along. There are lots of soothing nature pics:

And kid stuff, like Amina’s wacky outfits and my one big tip for hanging out with them at home:

It’s also where I’ve explained our thought process that led us to closing before the Pause and where I’ll be adding updates on reopening etc as things continue.

Stay home. Stay healthy out there.