Today in China is Tomb Sweeping Day When a party is held to reconnect to the dead, except this year of course they cannot do it in situ. So there will be virtual tomb sweeping activities, just as in a week's time there will be virtual Easter celebrations here, and the virtual Grand National was run yesterday.
To my horror Keir Starmer has announced he will support a complete lock down if necessary - no one even allowed out to exercise. I think I could go mad if I am not allowed out and the lack of Vitamin D could be the end loads of us oldies. Let alone the number of murders that might take place in excess of the already ghastly norm. I appreciate caution is important but I would be tempted to rebel if that was imposed on us. I will sit on my pretend garden - the car parking space and refuse to go in. At least I have a car parking space.
But today I was so dispirited whilst out walking that I actually gave up on my daily exercise - there were a couple of surgical gloves littering the pavement and three discarded masks along with loads of other rubbish spoiling this green location- why would people who think that they need protection from a virus, think it is okay to them leave their potentially infected items to sour the environment? I give up sometimes, we are such a horrid species.
However, I took instead to tidying the pots that have taken over my car parking space and it was so lovely to see my neighbours come in from their cycle ride, glowing with health, and stopping for a moment's chat, whilst putting the bikes away. Then my downstairs neighbour came home and said "All right" in his normal jolly way and the neighbours two doors down pop[ed out to put the rubbish and also said hello so joyfully, it lifted my spirits again. We need this at this time. Really need it.
To my horror Keir Starmer has announced he will support a complete lock down if necessary - no one even allowed out to exercise. I think I could go mad if I am not allowed out and the lack of Vitamin D could be the end loads of us oldies. Let alone the number of murders that might take place in excess of the already ghastly norm. I appreciate caution is important but I would be tempted to rebel if that was imposed on us. I will sit on my pretend garden - the car parking space and refuse to go in. At least I have a car parking space.
But today I was so dispirited whilst out walking that I actually gave up on my daily exercise - there were a couple of surgical gloves littering the pavement and three discarded masks along with loads of other rubbish spoiling this green location- why would people who think that they need protection from a virus, think it is okay to them leave their potentially infected items to sour the environment? I give up sometimes, we are such a horrid species.
However, I took instead to tidying the pots that have taken over my car parking space and it was so lovely to see my neighbours come in from their cycle ride, glowing with health, and stopping for a moment's chat, whilst putting the bikes away. Then my downstairs neighbour came home and said "All right" in his normal jolly way and the neighbours two doors down pop[ed out to put the rubbish and also said hello so joyfully, it lifted my spirits again. We need this at this time. Really need it.
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