I do think it was utter madness to allow travel to and from India - and everywhere else frankly - before everyone is vaccinated and not to have enforced quarantine once it was clear the Indian pandemic had changed up a gear. Â Â
I don’t understand how it was allowed.  I wasn’t even allowed to travel 30 miles to see my family.  And they live in the same country.
After 2 days of feeling very sorry for himself hubby is back on form, took the dogs on the beach for a good run,it was sunny, nipped to the shop my jacket was still in the car, just got home and the heavens opened,sunny now he's cutting the grass. My friend works in a nursing home said one of the carers,who is 18,, said the post vaccine symptoms are in the mind, guess what I said,!!!
I understand travel to India was allowable for weddings and funerals - so of course most people bent the rules and went. I think it was madness to allow it as well.
I'm staying upbeat as I think the vaccines will protect most of us according to the latest news. Those in hospital in Bolton are mainly the unvaccinated ones, hope it concentrates the minds of others.
Wet here as well, frequent showers so not enough dry bits to make it worth getting out and thunder expected later. Oh well, I've discovered that the National Archives are making some of their online records free to download for the time being so have done 40 odd Wills so far. Most of them are 18C so very hard to read, good job I've got a legal background.
Good luck with the planting out Obelixx, your chooks sound just like toddlers. Best wishes for your re-opening DD.
I shouldn't have looked at the forecast for today. Could have got the paint brushes out but was misinformed about the likelihood of overcast and wet weather as the day progressed The BBC are still insisting that rain is very likely from now on but significant amounts of blue sky are still on view and I've got to mid-afternoon in shorts and T-shirt.
Anyway, mowed the front lawn instead and planted a couple of dahlia. Also, got another of the gravel boards in place along the back boundary - two down, four to go. Not really a one-man job but home alone today. Although, to be honest, I'm not sure I could convince the OH to assist anyway Â
Swap @Biglad. Our forecast was dry till next Saturday but I've just been rained off.  The chooks have been hunkering down on the chipped bark path on the north side of the polytunnel cos they don't like the wind and they're not allowed in the PT anymore.
They ventured out to help me select pots and clean the weeds out of the next batch of planting in the new bed but were driven into their shed by the rain. Poor old OH is out walking the dogs.
My gaudy canna tropicana Downunder Dream has become 6.  Hope they like their new homes.
@Lizzie27 I really have no sympathy for idiots who risk their own health by travelling when they should know better. Utterly stupid and selfish. I do feel sympathy for the people they come home and infect and more still for the poor, exhausted blighters on the frontline that get to nurse them back to health, get them thru any long term effects to their bodies and psyches or bury them.
Boris didn't stop travel from India because he didn't want to upset Narendra Modi just as he was trying to negotiate an important trade agreement ... Brexit has weakened our strength in almost everything we do. Â
Well, I'm back ... loved the car ... just what I wanted. A full MOT and a recent service, 4 new tyres and everything appears to be in good order, is in excellent condition and the car comes with a warranty and it's a very reasonable price.  The garage owner/proprietor is someone I've heard of in the SuperStox world and who knows folk that I know , isn't far from my Outlaws, and he has a reputation to protect. Son will take me to collect it next Saturday, after I've dropped the old car off with him to valet and sell for me.Â
Now for supper and then my feet are going up Â
Oh, and the sun shone nearly all the way and Norfolk and South Lincs looked gloriousÂ
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It has finally started to rain here. Much later than predicted. We must have had a deluge last night (the 'pond' is full) so we no longer have a desperate need. I'd quite like a dry week.
O see your evening meal is supper,Dove,it said in the paper this week how to tell if you are posh, one was eating supper rather than dinner. I was born in West Sussex,we have lunch mid day, dinner evening,tea is a posh late afternoon thing on Sunday,had that today, almost forgot the cherries for the scones (rhymes with stones) old man is from Sarf London,he also has the same stones/scones yet he has dinner mid day even if it's biscuits,tea, supper,having had a huge scone, he's just asked me what's for dinner!!!
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I'm staying upbeat as I think the vaccines will protect most of us according to the latest news. Those in hospital in Bolton are mainly the unvaccinated ones, hope it concentrates the minds of others.
Wet here as well, frequent showers so not enough dry bits to make it worth getting out and thunder expected later. Oh well, I've discovered that the National Archives are making some of their online records free to download for the time being so have done 40 odd Wills so far. Most of them are 18C so very hard to read, good job I've got a legal background.
Good luck with the planting out Obelixx, your chooks sound just like toddlers.
Best wishes for your re-opening DD.
Anyway, mowed the front lawn instead and planted a couple of dahlia. Also, got another of the gravel boards in place along the back boundary - two down, four to go. Not really a one-man job but home alone today. Although, to be honest, I'm not sure I could convince the OH to assist anyway
They ventured out to help me select pots and clean the weeds out of the next batch of planting in the new bed but were driven into their shed by the rain. Poor old OH is out walking the dogs.
My gaudy canna tropicana Downunder Dream has become 6.  Hope they like their new homes.
@Lizzie27 I really have no sympathy for idiots who risk their own health by travelling when they should know better. Utterly stupid and selfish. I do feel sympathy for the people they come home and infect and more still for the poor, exhausted blighters on the frontline that get to nurse them back to health, get them thru any long term effects to their bodies and psyches or bury them.
Well, I'm back ... loved the car ... just what I wanted. A full MOT and a recent service, 4 new tyres and everything appears to be in good order, is in excellent condition and the car comes with a warranty and it's a very reasonable price.  The garage owner/proprietor is someone I've heard of in the SuperStox world and who knows folk that I know , isn't far from my Outlaws, and he has a reputation to protect. Son will take me to collect it next Saturday, after I've dropped the old car off with him to valet and sell for me.Â
Now for supper and then my feet are going up Â
Oh, and the sun shone nearly all the way and Norfolk and South Lincs looked gloriousÂ
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It has finally started to rain here. Much later than predicted. We must have had a deluge last night (the 'pond' is full) so we no longer have a desperate need. I'd quite like a dry week.