Coronavirus
The Country stood still today. A sunny but very cold day. We stayed at home but spent a lot of time with the Grandkids on FaceTime and Zoom. It was lovely to see them but not the same as having them with us. I know of more people today who ignored the law and had […]
One in 85 people in England now have Covid. In Wales it is 1 in 60. As I write this we have just had a phone call from our close friend MaryL and she has got Covid. I cannot believe that there are still people going to ignore the law and joining with another household […]
Whilst scuffles broke out at Dover docks with frustrated drivers waiting to be freed from the French closure of UK freight into their country and whilst we heard about yet another mutant variant of the virus breaking out in South Africa, I had a few errands to run from home. In the pouring rain but […]
Probably helped by the new variant strain of the virus, cases are increasing rapidly, mainly in the South East and East. France have stopped all transport from the UK for at least 48 hrs and the M20 Operation Stack is in place with lorries backing up as far as Maidstone. They are opening the 2000 […]
Due to the massive rise in Covid cases in Kent and much of the South and East, the promised 5 day Xmas break from precautions has been cancelled. We are now in a new Tier 4. We cannot have anyone other than one family in the house so family Xmas gatherings are banned. Lots of […]
Unfortunately, there are a few cases now at Barty, which is so sad after they have done so well with precautions. Mum seems to be Ok at the moment and all residents are isolated in their rooms which Mum won’t like. I told management that they should explain the situation to Mum, she will understand. […]
As planned Sue and I filled the car with pressies and set off to Stuart’s house in Woodley near Reading. A lot of traffic but no hold ups. As planned, Stuart had opened the garage and I unloaded all the pressies. Strange thing is whilst Natalie is isolating the family don’t have to. So we […]
I write that with some trepidation as there are a couple of days when the plan might change again. I hope not. To reward myself I decided to ride to Headcorn to meet Les and the gang and join their ride. It was a nice day even though I only rode just over 40 miles. […]
Yesterday our son Mike played his first ever piano solo in front of his socially distanced orchestra friends. He was asked to play Mozart’s Piano Concerto no 20 in D Minor. We have seen the video and it is brilliant, we are so proud of him. His wife Philippa was playing cello in the orchestra. […]
I have just spent best part of two days preparing a volunteers rota to help with stewarding at the Barming GP Practice next Friday till Sunday. This will be the first Maidstone Covid vaccination programme. It has been compressed into three long days as once the vaccine arrives it must be used within five days […]