Our week with Covid

We have seen an awful lot of this view in the last week .............

In all its many moods - and times of the day ......

Yes, I tested positive to the dreaded COVID last Tuesday, so we have both been in strict isolation, as per ACT Health rules, since then. My symptoms started Monday afternoon and during Monday night I started to feel really crook - experiencing a real tightening in my throat and "swallowing razor blades", a croupy cough and no voice. I would say that for 48 hours my COVID situation caused me/us a few moments of concern - it's not a 48 hours I would like to repeat - ever!

Miraculously Rob tested negative on his PCR test last Tuesday and has remained symptom free and testing RAT negative ever since - a sterling performance from him! He has been amazing all week, staying cheerful, caring and nurturing even though his life has become incredibly small, in the company of a miserable COVID patient. He's kept his positivity throughout, even over this Easter long weekend, four days we were supposed to be sharing with Josh, Jody, Ella and Abi at beautiful Narrawallee Beach.

Our family, friends and neighbours at Saint Germain have been amazingly caring and supportive all week too. We've had groceries delivered with bunches of flowers (and chocolates) ......

Jody and the girls dropped off a delicious hamper of luxe goodies last Thursday - Abi's accompanying card has been cheering me up ever since .....

... as has Facetiming with the girls and hearing about their Easter plans (Abi had another shopping spree at Horseland).

Our lovely level four neighbours, dropped us off beer for Rob and (alcohol free) Prosecco for me, and a cheese plate, as an unexpected treat on Good Friday. (And there were gourmet hot cross buns and fresh strawberries delivered for us to enjoy this morning (Easter Sunday).)

They'd been to the Zierholz Brewery Pop Up in our Hassett Park on Good Friday - and they didn't want us to miss out!

Staying in touch with family and friends via the socials has helped keep us sane too (along with discovering the joys of Ted Lasso on Apple TV+ and the new series "Julia" on Binge). Best of all has been seeing pics of the young ones carving up Narrawallee this long weekend in absolute perfect Autumn conditions.

Abi has even found the perfect lamp for her bedroom (the missing component of the birthday pack we presented her with last February) at the shops in Milton!.

We have another two full days of iso to go after this one. Rob has to have his 6th day PCR test tomorrow (although I don't?) and fingers crossed, all will be clear. So far it is looking like he might be some kind of Covid Superman.

We think my Covid source may have been Maddie, who we came in contact with Tuesday 5th April. Every one in her family has caught Covid too, as have Jenni and Wayne who were there with us that same Tuesday night. Maddie's Mum, Judy L, and me showed symptoms much later than anyone else in the group. Judy L. started showing symptoms 5 days after that Tuesday night, mine showed 6 days after (??) Rob is the ONLY one in the group who didn't catch it!!