Feest Isolation Days – 19 January 2021
There were SO many people out and about yesterday! I drove down the road to pick up my Sunday newspapers, and had to slow almost to a halt as there were so many joggers and walkers taking up the street. The speed limit is only twenty miles an hour but I wasn’t doing more than about five as I crawled down waiting for people to eventually notice that there was actually a car on the road. It didn’t seem right to honk my horn. I could just wait. They were trying! It’s tough to distance when there are so many people walking. I totally understand. My exercise was taken indoors on my bike. My walk was to the end of the garden and back. We are SO close to the vaccine! Terry will get his most likely this or next week as all over 70s are now in the front of the queue. We wait for the letter to drop onto the mat telling him where to go to get his jab…or maybe the information will come on a text or by email? We wait patiently. I’ll be later as he married a much younger woman! Hopefully, mine won’t be too much longer as I’m at the top of the next tier. We shall see. Meantime, we are being extra careful, if that’s possible! And people are staying home…the numbers of infections are dropping. We all must continue to play our part.
I had some sad news from America last week. My sixty six year old cousin David died of Covid. He had learning disabilities and lived in a group home. His sister is convinced that the home wasn’t doing everything they should have been in terms of mask wearing and social distancing. It’s tough with people who don’t fully understand what is going on. David was a sweet man. He was a gentle soul and truly a sweetheart. His sister was with him when he died, along with a priest. It seemed a fitting way for him to leave. His sister has been an amazing carer for the family for many years. It hasn’t been easy as there were two siblings with learning disabilities in her family. Growing up with people who have profound problems does colour the way you live your life, of that I have no doubt. The closer you are, the more it affects you. I always thought of David as a boy, even when he was a man. He was gentle and kind. Rest in peace sweet David. Damn you Covid!
I spent the weekend talking to several of my relations and friends in the States. They are all doing the same things we are, staying in, wearing masks when they go anywhere outside and reeling from the shock of the events in the Capitol. Some days are best spent in quiet reflection and thanksgiving. Today is one of them.
Stay safe!
With love,
Kathy x