On March 14th, the Spy wrote an editorial suggesting our readers would be facing a “month of Sundays” as they and their family waited out the Governor’s Stay-at-home order in Maryland. To help with that challenge, we asked our Spy writers and readers to suggest what to read, watch, listen, cook and do outside to pass this time.

That was more than fifty days ago. Since then, it seems like every news outlet has followed our lead with hundreds, if not thousands, of suggestions on how one can spend their time during  the lockdown. And based on that fact, we have decided to conclude our series with our publisher.

Today is Spy Reader Dave Wheelan:

Read: The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain De Botton
Watch: Withnail and I 
Listen: Look to the Rainbow (Live 1977 Version) by Al Jarreau
Cook: Ratatouille
Outing: Scouting nearby open spaces for a John Ford Memorial Park.

As the Spy has pointed out in a recent editorial, the country and our region will be facing an unprecedented moment in history when many meetings, performances, schools and other gatherings will temporarily come to an halt. To help with this unexpected slow down, each day for the next thirty days The Spy will share with our readers suggestions from our long list of writers and friends on how to pass the time as the country and the Mid-Shore endure social isolation.

Today is Spy reader Jim Franklin:

Read: The Living Hand by Edmund Morris
Watch: Midway
Listen: Live in Paris by Diana Krall
Cook: Pesto Pasta
Outing: The Strand in Oxford

As the Spy has pointed out in a recent editorial, the country and our region will be facing an unprecedented moment in history when many meetings, performances, schools and other gatherings will temporarily come to an halt. To help with this unexpected slow down, each day for the next thirty days The Spy will share with our readers suggestions from our long list of writers and friends on how to pass the time as the country and the Mid-Shore endure social isolation.

Today is Spy reader Ellen Powell:

Read: Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America’s Fight Over World War II by Lynne Olson
Watch: Roman Holiday 
Listen: The Splendid Table
Cook: Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding
Outing: The Cross Island Trail

As the Spy has pointed out in a recent editorial, the country and our region will be facing an unprecedented moment in history when many meetings, performances, schools and other gatherings will temporarily come to an halt. To help with this unexpected slow down, each day for the next thirty days The Spy will share with our readers suggestions from our long list of writers and friends on how to pass the time as the country and the Mid-Shore endure social isolation.

Today is Spy reader Jack Scoville:

Read: Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler’s Ninth Symphony by Lewis Thomas
Watch: Breaking Away 
Listen: Listening Booth: 1970 by Marc Cohn
Cook: Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
Outing: Drive to Elliot Island

As the Spy has pointed out in a recent editorial, the country and our region will be facing an unprecedented moment in history when many meetings, performances, schools and other gatherings will temporarily come to an halt. To help with this unexpected slow down, each day for the next thirty days The Spy will share with our readers suggestions from our long list of writers and friends on how to pass the time as the country and the Mid-Shore endure social isolation.

 

Today is Spy reader Margie Dunlap:

Read: Selected Letters of Martha Gellhorn
Watch: Cabaret
Listen: American Tunes by Allen Toussaint
Cook:  Chicken Tarragon by James Beard
Outing: Adkins Arboretum