CV19 18th April 2020. The Daily record.
Not a lot to report yesterday so starting to double up a bit now.
One-day rolls very much into another. I have been bored, not being able to do want I want to do and not wanting to do what I can. A lot of people I have spoken to are at the same stage, which is dangerous as you feel like breaking out a bit. We have not even been to the shops for the best part of 2 weeks. Walking is good for the soul and body but it is also is becoming not a chore but rather samey even if we vary where we go.
Today we did a really long walk, very different to where we have been before. Max gave us the directions to follow said it was 4 miles but it felt a lot further and I don’t believe that we got lost either. We Started off up Munday Dene Lane and up into a field where someone was breaking a horse in to do carriage driving. The hill was quite steep and further than we thought. Carrying on through Copy Farm, and followed a farm track through a some fields. We eventually came out in a valley that is breathtakingly beautiful. A hill on our left is covered in Cowslips; I have not seen anything like this since I was a child, it brought back a memory flash of being on a similar slope with my Father, no idea where it was though. A runner stops us and asks if we are having a nice walk, we reply in the affirmative and she then tells us we are on private land, but not to worry. At this stage I have absolutely no idea where I am. I think that Marlow is behind us to the right but really don’t know. Coming down a very steep path that is deep in fallen leaves and hides large flint stones. This is a nightmare for my dodgy ankles, but taking it slowly we get to the bottom with no incidents.
Further along we come out into open fields, the directions give us some rough idea where we are but still think we are a long way from home but its not that far (she says hopefully). Coming down through the woods we end up back in Munday Dene lane and pass some magnificent houses. One house has the most amazing gigantic sculptures in the garden. 3 Hares creating an archway on a perfectly mown lawn liberally dotted with daffodils. Very lovely indeed.
By now we are very tired, even Ian is, we have done quite a bit today and it is starting to tell. We are probably still a mile from home. Best foot forward and its not too long before I gratefully remove my walking boots and head for the kettle.
The Daily briefing today tells us that we are to be locked down for a further 3 weeks. I am pleased but also frightened as again the realisation that this is not going away anytime soon hits hard. Its human nature I guess that we have a kind of self preservation, we hide away in our homes and convince ourselves that we are safe. Every now and again something pings at you to say. Uh uh I am still here and I am still scary and I can make you very ill or might kill you.
Earlier on today we went shopping to Waitrose, it was fine I didn’t feel too threatened. I got a bit anxious when Ian started to wander off. We have a plan of action when we go out but Ian forgets and in a known environment reverts to type. We also nip to the veg man and in less than 30 secs I have purchased some Pelargoniums, which are quickly shipped into the boot. I know it’s not essential and I don’t need them. But it was not like we went to a garden centre or B&Q. We were in a small town at a local shop and 4 people in a queue. Also supporting local business (or is that me justifying it)
I cannot get any self-raising flour anywhere. It’s not urgent or essential but for sanity we need to be doing some different things like baking.
Tonight’s clap for the NHS was quite good again along our road. On the news it shows ambulances, police cars, RAC & AA vans on Westminster Bridge all flashing their lights. People are out all over the country to show appreciation.
There is this elderly gentleman who is turning 100 today. He started to walk up and down his garden to raise money for the NHS. His goal was to do 100 laps by the time he reached 100 on the 18th. He wanted to raise £1000. At the time of writing this he has raised over 18 million pounds. He is captain Tom Moore and has captured the nation with his efforts and determination.
Wednesday night we had sausage mash & cabbage for dinner. We don’t eat sausages much they were a treat.
Thursday night we had cold beef, cabbage and new potatoes. That beef has done us well for meals. It was very tasty.
I have trimmed Ian’s hair, he was quite pleased with my efforts, I must admit I am too. The self-leg waxing (me not Ian) has also gone reasonably well.
No news on the nest as she is covering her eggs over with moss & feathers. So no idea how many eggs we have? She is still not brooding them though.
We got some flour and Ian made scones.
23,000 steps done today thats more than a Glastonbury Festival day!
CV News.
As I said earlier we are on extra time lockdown. This is because they cannot say for certain yet that we are over the peak and the infection rate is still to high.
They talk about the R rate that needs to be less than 1. This is 1 person infecting 1 other person. It was 2.5 people infected per 1 person. If that makes sense?
In the Daily Mail it says the UK have the worst infection rate of the whole of Europe. Is this because we are ramping up tests now?
The negative press is getting a lot of people down. Most of our friends do not listen to the press questions after the briefing now. I have also stopped reading the papers; only direct news from Gov. or NHS. There is a lot of twaddle being reported.
The press seem to have it in for Matt Hancock in particular. They also are saying Dominic Raab wont make a decision about relaxing the lockdown as the PM is “off Sick”
The questions about the general public wearing masks still gets bandied about. It looks like this maybe one of the things that will happen when lockdown is relaxed a bit.
Trump is still spouting his rubbish and everyday has to back track on things. He is desperate to get the economy back on track and it appears at whatever cost.
The number of coronavirus patients who have died in UK hospitals has gone past 13,000 after another 861 deaths.
The Department of Health announced the increase, which takes the total to 13,729
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