Rumours of an impending lockdown started late morning yesterday. It was a regular shopping day for us and by the time we got to our local shops at midday the car parks were full and we ended up queueing at Aldi for an HOUR AND A HALF just to get our weekly staples. It was so stupid really because we can shop for groceries anyway during lockdown - and the shops will be deserted today (with empty shelves being restocked no doubt) - but we really did need those few things for our regular Thursday afternoon tea date with the girls!!
Day one of lockdown has been eerily quiet around here: very few cars on the road, hardly anyone in the park and no apparent movement around the building. We did our allowed one hour of exercise, walking around the lake, and hardly saw anyone else. It's so different to the first lockdown in March-April last year when there were so many people doing the lake walk they had to set up the "walk clockwise rule".
It was a beautiful day here too. The lake was mirror smooth and not a cloud in the sky - like the whole city is in suspended animation.... and no one (but us) around to admire it.
Even the swans have gone into lockdown - not making a move and 1.5 metres apart!
Jody sent me this pic of Abi today. She'd busied herself creating a "Zen Garden" using collected objects from the garden as her day's project. The girls had gone a whole day without the TV on and all was calm. To celebrate the first day of lockdown all day PJ wearing was allowed as was a break from school work.
I don't know what to say in summing up ... it's a worrying time and we all feel in a state of flux. Rob and I both had our second jabs this week (good timing). Jody's had her first jab this week too and Joshy's is next week. But it's way too worrying until we've all been done (including the girls!). It feels like there is an awfully long way to go with COVID.
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