Car keys, mask, hand sanitizer. OK, I’m ready for my next dining experience. Oh, not quite. First, I have to make sure I have a QR code reader app downloaded on my smartphone because now, many restaurants offer new ways to see a menu, order and pay the bill, all designed to keep us safer from those COVID-19 cooties. On second thought, I’ll ditch those car keys and open up that Lyft app instead.
Shopping & dining
Ordering up our groceries and restaurant meals online and either having them delivered or ready for pickup was part of our technology repertoire before the pandemic, but while inside dining and that familiar restaurant experience is coming back, many have made dining at home on restaurant dishes a more frequent occurrence than pre-pandemic. That makes sense. It’s just one example of how our lifestyle has changed permanently.
I just love hearing about people like this!
Not long ago, a listener, Donna, emailed me and told me about her brother, Dan Doyon who lives in Portsmouth with his wife, Eileen. Eileen, in turn, emailed me with a fantastic story of strength and inspiration.
In 2017, Dan found out that he had prostate cancer. A diagnosis that I m sure was scary for him, his wife, Eileen and their family. It was around that time that Dan and Eileen took a chance at marketing a product that they had been making for their family and friends for years. He asked himself, If I don t do it now, when? The Flying Fortress Red Head came to market in December of 2018. Dan describes it as Christmas in a Bottle! Gotta get me some of THAT! It sounds exactly what you would want it to be. From his website, flyingfortressspirits.com, it s a combination of cranberry and spice. Perfect for Christmastime or anytime! That combo also screams to me, SUMMER in a bottle. A year round bottle of ha