Monday, August 31, 2020
We have been in the midst of the Covid19 Pandemic now since February - locked down at home, wearing masks in public, staying 6 feet away from everyone - no hugging in Country Grocer anymore! Sigh.
It has changed us - well, me anyway. I am always aware when I see people that this virus is lurking, waiting to pounce and that keeps me behaving in the safe ways prescribed by health authorities.
It is way worse in the USA who now leads the world in Covid deaths. Trump likes being number one so he must be pleased. I am wondering when I will be able to see any of my family members again.
I remain hopeful that a treatment or a vaccine will come along in the next year and to that end, Stevie and I have blocked off May 2022 for our trip to France finally. The way I am feeling now, however, I kind of want to fly to Europe and just stay there for a very, very long time. Visit Belgium and eat chocolate, visit Italy and Greece and see the ancient beauty, go up to Denmark and Norway and Sweden, bop over to England, Scotland and of course my Ireland. Obviously I cannot take Sadie Dog on such a long journey and I would miss her terribly, but this not travelling is making me want to travel more and more and more!
Things on our little island remain pretty calm. No festivals or big events or Folk Club or Artspring shows. I am involved in a project with Wendy writing her first play, and that is my only theatrical outlet at present. We did an invited reading yesterday in my garden - socially distance of course - and that was exhilarating. What will happen when the rains come and we cannot meet outside anymore? I suspect I will be spending a LOT of time alone. I think I can handle it. I just hope I don't get much fatter.
I now have a borrowed pottery wheel from Julie so that is something I can do. And I keep saying I want to start painting but then I procrastinate. One of these days I will start. (Or will she? Stay tuned.)
No more Hospice board for me, which is grand. And no more Women's Institute either. So I only have to look after myself, my animals and my friends. Very freeing.
I am still in touch with the women suffering from Lyme disease. She is still working at getting permission to have MAID (medically assistance in dying), and it's looking promising now, finally. My heart goes out to her. I may bring her some food soon, and of course I will wear my mask which will be different. But she is already so compromised - should Covid get to her, that would be it. I would not want to be responsible for her demise from that dreadful virus, even though she wants her suffering to end.
I want the whole world's suffering to end. The USA is turning into a third world country run by an authoritarian asshole, they are still shooting black people in the street willy-nilly, folks are unemployed and many are homeless, people are sick and dying from Covid, they still have no free health care and people are still protesting in the streets and getting heads bashed in from Trump's gestapo. Freaky. I really really wish Stevie would emigrate here or anywhere really! I wish my whole family would move.
Anyway, today is the quiet cloudy day after the rain yesterday and I spent most of it inside. Some days are just inside days. This is one of them.
All for now...
sigh......
ReplyDeleteI like this peak into your daily life! I also want to go to Europe for a year or so. Let's do it. We can panhandle or prostitute ourselves or whatever. We can make it work, I feel confident.
You're living my dream life - bopping around with your puppy and doing art. Someday...!
Have a BEAUTIFUL and creative day!