Growing OldDay 62 – Celebration time! – as seems to have been the case throughout this crisis the Government issued a statement late last night, to our surprise and delight we find that we can move into the next phase of de escalation from Monday, a week earlier than originally stated. The sense of freedom and […]
Day 60 – Face masks seem to be at the forefront of discussions at the moment and looking at news reports I hadn’t considered how complicated this subject is, the government is trying to decide if they should be made compulsory outdoors along with there now obligatory use on public transport. Besides the scientific different […]
Day 58 – After working from home with small children I can relate to the struggles many are facing right now as schools and nurserys are closed. Even within the last few weeks where limited hours are now allowed to take them outside to exercise, these times fall within working hours. So with 4.5 million […]
Day 56 sees many overwhelming Emotions flooding in whilst taking over my clarity and peace. Last night we heard that we will not be included in the next phase of easing lock down restrictions, it makes it harder to face as only the Granada and Malaga provinces have been left out of the area of […]
Having enjoyed my little experiment to do a daily blog it is now time to ease off and only do updates, in 3 days we will be allowed to visit friends and family in the same province (to be confirmed depending on new cases). These hours of writing have been fun, helped me keep some […]
Another beautiful day and a gentle walk around the neighbourhood has lifted the spirits a little, the sight of flowers, trees, sea, and wild nature always energises. Today I walked past some grasses where without gardeners working, had grown wild in places with many being taller than myself! I also found some low spreading flowering […]
Today after 7 weeks I ventured into town, as it’s to long to walk my son dropped me off on his way to work, we are now allowed 2 people in a car from the same home, if 1 is in the back seat. It is like a ghost town, banks were open as was […]
Emotions are running wild these last few days, in fact they started last week, a bag of mixed emotions emerging from within but also seen in all that I spoke with. This weeks though are constant and different and I can’t quite name them, there is sadness, tiredness, and a wanting to let go of […]
I have over these last weeks talked about our unusually persistent drab weather which felt like Spain was in mourning, well the day before our partial freedom that all changed and we see our 3rd beautiful day, so maybe she is now celebrating again to reflect the mood of her people! Birds are everywhere, maybe […]
Today on May 2cnd the 49th day of our Lock Down we were finally allowed outside for 1 hr to take a walk or exercise! To celebrate the sun was shining once again for the second day, having just come home the exhilaration felt for this new found freedom after 6 weeks is still with […]
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