Humdrum Weekend Lockdown Life.

 Saturday Feb 13^th

 

 

Today is the last chilly day in the recent cold weather spate. It is currently sunny but with a strong and biting wind making it feel like -9. We ventured out round the block yesterday, but it was a short-lived affair, even with the sun shining the wind felt like tiny cuts on our faces and we were soon home with our cold faces glowing in the welcome warmth of home.

Again, not a lot to say as again not a lot has happened. Yesterday was Jeremys 61^st birthday, we have yet to celebrate his 60^th, we had a good bash at celebrating this one via FB @ the Staying Inn last night.  The 60^th Cornwall celebration has now been moved to May 2022.

Speaking of cancelled holidays yet another of our planned excursions has become a victim of Covid. We were supposed to be going to Alaska in June, but Canada has banned any ships from entering Canadian waters until 2022 so we are going to move it on for another year, this completely clears our diary for 2021 and if the news and advice is anything to go by that’s it for another year folks and we are only in Feb. Let’s all pray for a decent British summer to raise our spirits and warm our bodies.

Having said that Ian & I both feel that going aboard is the last thing we need to be doing at the present time.

Some good news is that the over 60s are to be starting the vaccine roll out in the very near future and in some areas this has already begun. We are hopeful to have our vaccine by March. The target of 15 million vaccinations by 15^th Feb looks like it will be achieved as more than 14 million had received a vaccine by the 12^th Feb.

Infection rates are falling, and hospitalisations are predicted to be halved in the coming month.

Cricket - Ian is watching the 2^nd test match in India and some supporters have been allowed into the ground it’s nice to see and hear. The six nations are on this afternoon, but no supporters allowed there.

We have after nearly a year just come to accept things like mask wearing now although I do find it strange to see TV sports programmes with team members and support staff all masked up. Social distancing on TV programmes and worldwide mask wearing on reports in the news. Sometimes it feels like it’s just the UK that is suffering, I guess that’s what insular living does for you.

A reasonable trickle of planes is still coming into Heathrow and a BA flight from Islamabad has just flown overhead with another from Kuwait just behind it.

Quarantine hotels have been set up in England at the traveller’s own expense, said to cost about £1700 for the 10-day duration. This starts from Monday 15^th.

A 10-year prison sentence for anyone lying or juggling travel itineraries to avoid quarantine restrictions is in place. 

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Friday Night Dinner.

 

Pasty Chips and Beans. Not like us I know but we did rather enjoy it.

 

Saturday – Smoked Haddock Lasagne with Broccoli.

 

 

Sunday Feb 15^th Valentine’s day

 

I recall a lovely Valentine’s day we spent in Wanaka New Zealand, sipping sparkly pink wine overlooking the lake on a lovely warm sunny day. Not that we celebrate V day, but the occasion made it a memorable one.

 It’s another grey day here today, but a tad warmer I think and the wind that was howling all night has dropped and hopefully gone. It must be cold as the weekend walkers are few on the ground today but any out there appear to be less wrapped up.

I might even get down to Age Concern later in the week as its forecasting double figures from Monday.

Whoa! a Red Kite has just swooped in between our houses and about 5ft from below the window.

 

Our Alaska cruise has now been rebooked for June 2022 and we got a much better deal.

 

Right I have a few jobs to do like, cancel car insurance and rebook, talk to British Airways to get a credit for June flights. That’s going to take an hour or so and that will be just holding hahaha. Its

 

Sunday paper headlines are full of lockdown easing. There is a group called the Covid recovery group, they say all restrictions must be lifted by April. Dominic Raab has rejected calls from Tory MPs to put a date on the easing saying the government will be cautious and careful. I also read that people want “eat out to help out” re-instated. Hang on surely it was only a week or so ago that EOTHO was blamed for the start of the 2^nd spike.

Auckland in NZ has gone into lockdown as 3 yes 3 cases were found.

Over 65s to book jabs starting Monday 15^th.

Latest figures indicate 116908 people have died from the Virus in the UK.

Trump has escaped impeachment as the Senate did not achieve the votes required. Nancy Pelosi has gone off on one calling them cowards. Watch this space to see if the evil orange one returns, I sincerely hope not.

 

Roast Beef dinner tonight. I might even get some Yorkshires.

 

DJ Ian is playing Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers whilst preparing the aforementioned dinner and some soup for lunches next week. 

My Smoked Haddock lasagne worked out well.

 

Hopefully next week might bring some more activity to write about.

 

Still no update about hand grenades.