Feest Isolation Days – 7 January 2021
I wrote this entry before the Insurrection in Washington. It’s now way past my bedtime, but I needed to say something about what’s going on there. I have cried, and screamed obscenities at the telly. We knew Trump was a monster but to condone and incite the rioters to take over the Capitol of the United States of America is worse, much worse, than anything I’d imagined.
Seeking the positives of the day… the Senate is now controlled by the Democrats. Both Senators up for election in Georgia won on the Democratic ticket. There will be much work to be done.
I’m sure everyone will have seen the scenes from America. It was hard to watch. If these rioters had different skin tones they would have not been able to do what they did. Let us hope that Congress reconvenes and does their job later tonight. They intend to.
Watching these people screaming and yelling without face masks on means more will succumb to Covid. It’s as though it doesn’t exist! Sadly, it does. Let’s see where tomorrow takes America.
I return you to what I wrote before the Capitol building in America was traitorously breeched. Lockdown and England suddenly seem a good place to be….
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Lockdown Three! As we are here again, I thought I might as well revisit some of the things that helped me through Lockdowns one and two. As ever, speaking to the kids helps to ground me and makes me feel reassured that life goes on. Despite the best efforts of this damn virus, all of our kids are fine. They are moving forward, the grandkids are back to school on line, or University on line, and parents are homeschooling again. This time the BBC has made available five hours of teaching a day that will help. From next Monday, two hours for Primary school kids, and three for Secondary Schools will be placed on CBeebies and BBC Two. A fantastic resource. Someone has to figure out how to help kids using mobiles that are on Pay as You go. School online for those kids is sometimes costing more than their parents income! One of the footballers perhaps could tackle this one? Pun intended….
Here is a reminder of a useful resource. Meditation.com. It’s free and can take you off to somewhere else…and make you feel a whole lot better when you return twenty minutes later! Stories that take you places and make you feel good. Can’t hurt! No virus on these journeys, you are safe.
After doing one of these stories this morning I missed my favourite beach in New Zealand, Karekare (next to Piha!) and thought I’d see if I can find something online that helped me to visit that special place. Sure enough. A couple made a video of their walk in the Waitekeries and filmed themselves above Piha. Okay it wasn’t Karekare but it was close enough. It took me back to a place I love and I could hear the sea and feel the ocean mist. Special. All from my study! Where do you want to go? I’m sure if you look on You Tube you’ll find that special place you can visit for a moment or two. Fancy going sailing? There’s one for you! Some hunky chaps sailing around Florida.
How about a short trip down the Dordogne in a canoe? Castles on the hills, sun in your eyes! Here you go…
Lockdown means a journey. It may not be a long journey outside but who says you can’t use the power of your imagination to go away? Works for me. I even came back refreshed…just like a holiday!
Enjoy. Find your special places and enjoy them. They are still there. And soon, very soon, you might even get to visit them again for real! At the moment, everything is changed or on hold…do your best!
With love
Kathy x