It's two weeks since I last blogged, a lot has happened in the world in that time.
Covid 19 continues to thrive in some countries and in others like New Zealand it has gone ;there have been no deaths for a few weeks. Life for those people is back to normal, schools opened, shops ,pubs cafes and cinemas are all enjoying normality.
On a sadder note a young man George Floyd was shot and murdered by a policeman in America and it has had reactions all over the world. Black Lives Matter is a phrase you hear all the time now, many people have broken the lockdown "rules" and been out marching and gathering in squares all over the world.
I am in my little bubble here in Ullet Road and it is disturbing to hear what is really going on in the world, in hospitals care homes etc. I have not been to a shop since March. I hear that people are sometimes not following the guidelines and that worries me. I am lucky that I have many friends that do my shopping for me. I have a friends hub at my window and people come for coffee and a chat.
I make cakes for the elderly around me ( older than me at almost 72) I have a few pro bono clients , it is what I can do to help the world go round in this strange time.
I can now easily get an online grocery orders delivered within a week, this is new.
I have always found it easy to get non essential online orders delivered , essentials for me, candles, incense, fairy lights, summer dresses.
Birthday gifts and cards all easy to come by.
I enjoy zoom chats with my sisters each week, and my brother and his wife most weeekends.
We have a new conductor and The Liverpool Philharmonic; Domingo Hindoyan , he is young handsome dynamic, we will be in safe hands, I will of course miss Vasily Petrenko .
The most exciting thing for me personally is that people who live alone , like me ,are now allowed to choose another household to be in a safely bubble with. this means you can visit the home, no social distancing , hugging is allowed and you can stay overnight. Hip Hip Hooray.
I have already met up with Andrew and Lucy in Calderstone Park ,had a big hugs and did a lot of touching. It was awesome . i felt as high as a kite all day after I saw them.
This weekend, Andrew will collect me to take me over to Woolton where we will have food and wine and I will stay over night , Andrew will bring me home the next day. I feel so happy and very fortunate that I can now do this.
Today in England the non essential shops are opened .I have seen videos on facebook of long lines of people outside many shops,.I don't miss shopping at all.Not going out to shop that is, I have shopped online.
The weather has been a blessing during lockdown , warm and sunny with blue skies. We had a cooler few days with thunder and lightening and it has been a big clammy too. But it looks like we are getting the nice weather back again.
All shall be well
and all shall be well
and all manner of things shall be well.
