Letter from club president, Sue Carter
I’m sad to announce that in addition to the April 5th Bonsai Club meeting being cancelled we are also cancelling the April Spring Show, 4/25 -26. All future SDBC activities, including those at SD Zoo Safari Park and Japanese Friendship Garden, will depend on decisions by governing authorities.
Our personal worlds are shrinking, and we’re all becoming aware of the mass closures and the associated terms “shelter-in-place” and “social distancing.” Stay away from people? How can we?
We all have multiple communities we belong to -- our families, our neighbors and friends, our churches and places of worship, our favorite watering holes and coffee shops, our clubs and special interest groups. For me, adhering to the requirements for physical distance from these important people in my life is the most difficult part of the challenges brought on by this pandemic.
So how can we be proactive? Jaya shared that her French language study group is holding their meetings on Facetime. I loved that idea, so my book club is planning the same thing. My weekly walks with my girlfriends have been replaced with a weekly Facetime chat. What are you doing to combat the isolation and loneliness that can be brought on by this never-before-experienced crisis?
Stay in touch, share what’s going on with you, stay connected to others. Your mental and emotional health depends on it and it reminds us we are all in this together.
What’s SDBC thinking about now?
Some wonderful ideas are circulating about how SDBC can use social media to help keep us connected with our shared interest in bonsai and maintain the special friendships we’ve established through this club. These ideas include:
Our personal worlds are shrinking, and we’re all becoming aware of the mass closures and the associated terms “shelter-in-place” and “social distancing.” Stay away from people? How can we?
We all have multiple communities we belong to -- our families, our neighbors and friends, our churches and places of worship, our favorite watering holes and coffee shops, our clubs and special interest groups. For me, adhering to the requirements for physical distance from these important people in my life is the most difficult part of the challenges brought on by this pandemic.
So how can we be proactive? Jaya shared that her French language study group is holding their meetings on Facetime. I loved that idea, so my book club is planning the same thing. My weekly walks with my girlfriends have been replaced with a weekly Facetime chat. What are you doing to combat the isolation and loneliness that can be brought on by this never-before-experienced crisis?
Stay in touch, share what’s going on with you, stay connected to others. Your mental and emotional health depends on it and it reminds us we are all in this together.
What’s SDBC thinking about now?
Some wonderful ideas are circulating about how SDBC can use social media to help keep us connected with our shared interest in bonsai and maintain the special friendships we’ve established through this club. These ideas include:
- Creating a virtual show where members can display their favorite trees and bonsai items
- Setting up a private FaceBook page for members to ask questions and get advice from our experts
- Expanding our website with online forums for bonsai discussion and learning
- Doing online garden tours so members can see the beautiful bonsai gardens our members maintain