Sunday, October 11, 2020

I think it's so interesting how attitudes change over the course of all of this. Pandemic Fatigue is real. We miss our friends, our family, doing interactive things, sharing spaces, hugging...

At the gallery with my friends yesterday, people were masked and standing apart, but everyone kept saying how much they wanted to hug each other since we haven't all been in room together since February. And I thought to myself, I would hug them. With a mask on? Over and done in a few seconds? That is within my risk tolerance. But I didn't offer just to not be the one to start breaking the current social contract.

I understand why Dr. Birx is concerned about fall and winter and people gathering for holidays creating family virus spread rather than stranger spread.

All that said, I'm so glad you got to be with your family. I'm not judging and probably would have done it myself!

No judgement here - just full understanding

I stood and hugged my BIL at my SIL grave on Saturday for ages as we both wept. We both had masks on and I didnt give it a second thought. It was more important to give him comfort and that cant be done from afar I feel

Good Morning All

Back late from the farm last night and fell into bed. What a weekend. Saturday was mainly spent with BIL and nephew - we visited my SIL's grave and spent time together. In between DH and I managed to get the farm yard and driveway all mowed. Him on the tractor with the slasher and me on the ride on. Saturday night brought a very unwelcome surprise - I went to give BIL some meat and found that our commercial freezer had defrosted. We lost the entire contents. I dont want to dwell on how much it was etc - DH had been up the fortnight before and done a load of washing before he left - the machine rattles on the concrete floor and had bumped the plug. He didnt realise. We spent sunday morning unbagging very ripe meat and its now buried in the back paddock. Heartbreaking. I cleaned and bleached the freezer. Then washed all the buckets etc etc - we got the whole place poisioned for weeds too. Finally left around 6.30pm after a welcome shower.

Today is shaping up to be another crazy busy one. My SIL has just had a VSG and gets out of hospital today - she doesnt want to go stay with her daughter as her grandson goes back to school today and her son in law is working in retail - shes high risk. So she was going to go back to the farm on her own. We couldnt allow that to happen so have offered her to come her for a week. Her DH is working nightshift this week and unable to get more time off - hes used all his leave taking care of her in the past few months. So Im waiting to hear whats happening as they are very disorgansed. We have a phone apt to get our tax done at 4pm so I will run out and do mums groceries at 3pm when I finish then race home so I can be ready for the accountant.

I havent had a chance to go back and read everyones post but will a bit later if I can

Oh and I hoped on the scales - HMMMMMM Not good ! I need to reign it in - big time

Love to you all

S

The scales are not being kind to me either!

Oh no!! All your freezer contents! What a disappointment!