She meant

I traffic in words, but I have run out of ways to explain. Yes, they lifted the mask mandate and all the business restrictions. No, vaccine access here isn’t great. Yes, along the lines you might expect.

Inside I try to keep my plants alive.

Ah you know just hanging in there. Yes pretty much just non-stop news these days. No nothing new really, except for everything that’s worse.

I am particularly pleased with the orchids, thriving.