Feest Isolation Days – 8 July
There are just some days that you feel miserable. Not deep down miserable just fed up and oh no not another grey sky and a weather report to thwart our plans for socialising with nibbles and drinks in the garden tomorrow! When the lousy weather keeps at it and the cancellations keep coming, it’s probably healthy to feel a bit miserable. Wednesday is house cleaning day and that ALWAYS makes me feel grumpy so I decided I’d kill two birds with one stone and feel miserable while I cleaned today. Who knows tomorrow might be a better day. At least the house will be all bright and shiny and smell of polish!
Actually I feel better now that I’ve made the house hum and it’s not pouring at the moment so I can go outside before it does and enjoy the garden for a bit. The frolicking puppy next door and the little gold crest darting in and out remind me that there is no need to feel anything but positive. Life is playing tricks on us but it still goes on and we still have lives to lead. Phew. Glad that’s passed. And that’s the thing. These funny strange times give us funny strange feelings sometimes. I’m not sure we’d be human if at some point we didn’t get a teeny weeny little bit annoyed! No point in yelling at the virus or the weather though, or anything or anybody really. Deep breaths and find a good book to read. Or some gorgeous music to listen to or something else that might inspire you back to feeling just fine. Or go for a bike ride. You never know what you might see. This is always on my route and it makes me smile. The weather has meant I’ve never seen anyone splashing in it but that needs a big…yet.
There were three pubs that closed already following the big opening on Saturday. They all had served customers who informed them they had tested positive two days after being in the pub. One bright spark lady landlord in Burnham on Sea decided she’d phone all of her customers. Ninety people were on her list and they were all informed by her personally of the situation. Now that is what I call service. She said she felt it was her duty and wanted to make sure that her customers were all told as quickly as possible. Apparently they don’t all have to isolate, or get tested but that seems strange to me. Why not? I sometimes don’t understand the latest thinking on this.
Meantime in poor old Melbourne, Oz, the entire city is firmly locked down once more after 191 people tested positive. They authorities are concerned and have said that the lock down will carry on for six weeks.
It will be ages before this thing goes away! Those baby steps we take go backward as well as forward it seems.
Fish for dinner tonight…the fisherman of the household is out catching fish. Some things thankfully do change. He’s had a spell of not catching so will be in a much better mood tonight. Four trout returned with him from the Lake!
The trout don’t care that there is a virus around. They won’t even notice when it’s gone. Lucky old trout.
Stay safe.
With love
Kathy x