Hope everyone has a good week. Will catch up later.
OMG I just wrote a long post and then clicked off the page and lost it! Arghhh. So in a nutshell, sister is at home with a hospice team in place, but my BiL and niece are completely exhausted, physically and emotionally. There's no telling how long this situation will last. It's very very difficult for them and I felt awful leaving them in such an unresolved and wretched state. Meanwhile, thank you everyone for all your kind thoughts and concern, but I'm reading back and it seems like several folks are having issues of one kind or another and I hope all those will resolve in a good way soon. Meanwhile, I'm wondering what has happened to Diane? EDIT: Hurray! There you are. Hope your computer will start behaving soon. How frustrating for you! I haven't been able to get my printer to behave since I came back home; i've tried all the usual solutions, but no luck so far.
Annette: I've used prayer and profanity tonight. Not necessarily in that order. LOL I'm so very sorry about your sister and family. Caregiving is so difficult physically and emotionally.
ANNETTE – Thank you for starting us. Sounds like your Sis has good care and her family will be able to relax a little & “catch their breath”. How is your neglected OH?
DIANE – I wondered whether you were busy or are just too hot. Maybe the heat has affected your computer? As it does mine.
I did go to real church this morn but was sorry I did as I heard so much coughing. At least there were less people than usual. I think I shall return to live streaming next few weeks. Covid numbers are expected to reach a 3rd peak very soon with the BA4 & 5 variants spreading. Restrictions continue to be slight; masks optional (& few are bothering), lots of travelling because it’s school holidays and most people believe either that the pandemic is over or that we "have to live with it". Hospitals are overfull with covid, flu & respiratory disease and the new govts just bleat and blame previous. Ho hum.
Just a thought
Another day, another variant. (t shirt message)
The community has moved on from covid-19, but covid-19 has not moved on from the community: It has dug in. (Michelle Grattan)
Good Morning. Many thanks to Annette for starting us off, especially when she has so much going on in her life. Diane - sympathies on your techy problems (I can hear the swearywords from here across the ocean!!) Annette, our thoughts are with you and your family. I'm glad that at least, your sister is now at home, after all the efforts to get her there. AQ - Perhaps best to avoid the coughing, if its rife there. Here, people are now acting as if it's over & there are very few masks about. We stopped wearing ours as we felt conspicuous! But folks we know who are vulnerable medically are still scared, and quite rightly, too. There's a lot of covid about. :-( All preparing here for our 3 Very Hot Days. Temperature records look to be broken for the UK. Ugh.
Our crocosmia are enjoying the sun.
We know that covid can be caught twice. In fact, we heard of friends of friends who've had it more than once. It's only about 22 degrees here so far. Plenty of time for it to warm up, though! Just sat in the garden with a drink and there's still a breeze. I've shut all the windows except one, in our cool lounge area I hope everyone in UK has a bearable day. My Eldest said he heard that one wheeze to escape for a couple of hours is to go to the cinema, where there is air con!