153 days of lockdown/isolation

After all the sacrifices and changes to our daily life that we have all endured, we at least can look forward to our 50th wedding anniversary tomorrow. It won’t be as we planned. No big party with great food and live music. All were cancelled a few weeks ago and although things have changed slightly today, It was the right decision and sad though it is, there are a lot more people who are worse off. Those who were getting married, for example, almost had to do it behind closed doors with no guests. Funerals became very unusual with few mourners allowed. Services lasted 10 minutes only. Very surreal. So compared to those people in those situations, we have got away with it lightly. We can start planning for our 75th anniversary. I will be 97 then so I think we should aim for our 60th anniversary Which is the diamond anniversary.

We’ve managed to get more gym visits in and have been using our guest passes to good use allowing David and his 3 children some valuable swimming time. As well as that, Ronnie is getting some games of football and cricket so we are keeping them fit.

The latest source of public complaint is the isolation requirement when returning from some countries, including France. Many won’t make the deadline to get back and are a bit miffed. Hang on! Did they not think something like this could happen. Have they not learned anything over the last 6 months? Good grief. We have accepted the situation and have probably lost two holidays but that is the situation and the times we live in. These people should get over themselves, get a life and prepare for 2021 because for enjoyment purposes, 2020 is a write off. I can’t see and end to the pandemic this side of Christmas.

I feel sorry for the many students who have lost their university places because some unknown “expert” has marked down the expected grades determined by those who know them best. Their teachers!! Hopefully they will appeal and get their A level grades back.

My sister Christina has just called to wish us “Happy Anniversary” and bought us a lovely yellow rose for our garden. It was lovely to see her.

I’ve been to see the optician at Boots who told me I may have a detached retina and should keep monitoring the black floaters that are in my right eye. If they get worse I should go straight to them or if they are shut I should go straight to A & E in Hull. All a bit worrying.

Sally and Jim are having a good time in Spain but worryingly there is a problem with our old Mitsubishi. It lost power and they were stuck for a bit. They managed to get it going and will get it to a mechanic in Alhama asap.