May 14, 2020

It’s the morning on a rainy day.  It’s been a while since the rain splashed down and cleared away the muck and dirt.  I’ll allow it.  I do love the rain, how it feels on the face when you look up to the sky.  

So there is talk about restaurants opening up again in Michigan at the end of the month.  Not all the way, some speculate that it will be 50% capacity, some say 25%.  Kat and I have been talking about how that would work here.  Obviously we will have to remove a bunch of our tables and put them in storage.  Tables would be outside, probably both front and back, so we can enjoy the sun and warmth on a June day.  

Will we be open 7 to 7 everyday like in the past….doubtful.  Will we have our full menu back….doubtful.   Will we have cookies…you’re damn right we will.  I miss cookies so much!  But here’s the thing, it’s going to have to be fluid.  We are all going to have to learn from each other, and work with each other to make it work.  I cannot do it alone.  Kat cannot do it alone.  We need you to understand that no one knows what they are doing and making the best decisions they can.  We might do one thing on a Monday, and then Tuesday throw that all away and do the opposite.  That’s okay, it’s okay to be wrong and realize that this isn’t working.  That you need to change.  We will do it together.

Someone’s going to have to be the bad guy and tell guests who are not following social distancing guidelines what to do.  I hate that.  But it’s out of love and kindness that I would tell you that you cannot move tables together for your group of 6.  I had a family come in on the 14th of March and get lunch to go.  And they were hanging out in the back of the deli, and after about 5 minutes I had to go tell them they had to leave for everyone’s safety.  The curse words said to me were not pleasant, but that’s life on earth.  So please.  Be nice to us as we try.  All we can do is try.  And if we try together, we cannot fail.

Today’s quote comes from my friend David.

‘Cause love’s such an old fashioned word

And love dares you to care for

The people on the edge of the night