Nozomi had a half-day on Friday and made a successful excursion to purchase supplies at Tesco. There were a couple of substitutes, but generally, she managed to get a typical week's shop in. Well done dear! The weekend itself was simultaneously dull, and yet numbing. Upon waking, for a few delicious seconds thoughts of COVID-19 are out of mind, but it is only for a few seconds. The crushing reality of the current situation soon settles like a mantle of iron across the shoulders.
We are trying to keep things normal, so on Friday night, we had our usual movie evening - The Rock. We cleaned half the house on Saturday. In the evening, we had some fun playing games on the Switch. First Streetfighter and then Overcooked 2.
I squeezed in an extra workout for the week on Sunday morning. (What the hell else am I gonna do?) . After a call with Nozomi's family in Japan, we cleaned the other half of the house. There has been a case of C19 in their neighbouring town of Chikugo. In a way, it is good that Nozomi's dad had to give up his driving license recently due to poor eyesight. It keeps them at home. Nozomi's mother's condition is getting worse though. She seems to be developing dementia. The fact that international travel is banned for the foreseeable future is a weight on our minds as it is impossible for us to offer much in the way of practical assistance. I doubt we will be able to go to Japan this year.
I will be on "vacation" next Monday and it will be a relief to not have to sit in front of the laptop. There are some painting and repair jobs to do which will keep me plenty busy and I intend to make the most of our daily walk - assuming we are still permitted to exercise outside for an hour a day next week...
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| Sunset walk, 30th March 2020 |
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