Day One Hundred and Seven

Feest Isolation Days –29 June

The kids are coming next weekend, and of course that’s a day when there is a stay and sing planned, and a Zoom dinner party! Why does everything always come in threes?

It’s been a crazy time with crowds continuing to flock to beaches, and Liverpool fans thrilled with their teams win as the Champions of the Football League celebrating and throwing caution to the wind romping all over the streets of Liverpool.

It’s as though none of this has happened and many people still seem to think it’s all over!  But it just isn’t.  We are managing to find our way through it all as many of our friends are as well. I suspect that some people can’t stand being cooped up anymore and without any true leadership they are rebelling.  There are parties in London and in Bristol and the police seem to be unable to stop many of them from happening.  Boris is not giving a lead. Instead, he is allowing deceit and complicity in his Cabinet.  When he doesn’t want to talk about something, like the widely reported instance of Robert Jenrick abusing his office, he simply says, “the matter is closed”.  Why aren’t the Daily Briefings at least weekly?  People seem to think the government has given up so why shouldn’t they?  The Dominic Cummings effect continues to be wide and deep.

Who knows what will happen after the 4^th of July when things really do begin to unlock.  From the 6^th of July, travel around Europe is beginning again.

Not for this household!  We haven’t even ventured to a shop so we certainly aren’t heading into the world beyond these shores. We will wait another three weeks after the unlocking proper and see what happens to the infection rate before we make any further decisions on what we can and can’t do.  I suspect our little steps will continue for a time.  I could do with a haircut though!  We shall see when that will occur…

Thankfully the wind and rain arrived over the weekend which paused the movement of so many people.

The numbers of infection worldwide have reached ten million with half a million deaths so far.  Across the pond, America is in a mess. The cases are mounting and the response is not what it needs to be in many places.  Arizona and Florida have finally begun to stop the opening up of their States, but in a half-hearted kind of way.  The projection of people carrying the disease in the States is high.  We watch in sadness as the Arizona hospitals become filled to capacity and no real leadership emerges.

In other American news, in New York, Milton Glaser, the man who came up with the iconic “I love New York” logo, died at the age of ninety one. In 1977 he designed the artwork on an envelope while in the back of a New York taxi. His remit was to promote tourism in the city.  When Milton was a young boy, an older cousin drew a bird on the side of a paper bag to amuse him, He says of the experience, “Suddenly, I almost fainted with the realization that you could create life with a pencil. And at that moment, I decided that’s how I was going to spend my life.”

Not a bad decision!  If you want to know more about this wonderful man’s work, you can read his very uplifting obituary in the New York Times here.

Thank you and well done that man. Rest in peace.

Stay safe!

With love

Kathy x