Monday, 2 August 2021
Just Waiting.
It does not feel like Monday morning...I dont know why. But I will be very glad to see my cleaner...not because the house needs cleaning but because she will bring news and we will natter. I hear the bins being emptied already...life on the Roseland is proceeding as normal and yet everything feels.....different. Not worse...not bad, just different. We are getting used to new ways now. I have checked the money situation and I will have to give her a cheque...there is very little actual cash in the house. I must go down to the village this week. Early morning is the best bet I am told before the holiday makers get moving. Its all feeling strange again...too many things I am not sure of. A good friend is going away soon. And I shall miss him. But I am now used to being alone. Its only the beginning of August....so nothing will feel really normal for a while yet. The traffic on the road is light...so far. It feels like the start of something new but I have no idea why! Everything here is familiar but still there is a feeling of apprehension...of expecting something to happen over which I have no control. As I have no idea why I am feeling like that I must just get on with it...what ever that may be. Its not cold...its not raining...all is well. So I dont understand why I am not feeling normal! Perhaps no one is just now as we wait and see what life is going to throw at us next! Please let it be something good!
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Your feelings of dislocation are shared by many of us. Normal is now living with a virus, the advent in September of Booster jabs alongside Flue Jabs and carrying on, trying to avoid infection when everybody you see out no longer wear masks, unless they are going into a shop or store or cafe.
Social distancing is for us anyway, the norm, we seek space between people we don't know or live with and hope that they will do the same. In the main, people do observe it, but I notice that younger people have forgotten what is means, apart from our Grand Children whose good manners mean that they give us space.
Our Church is nearly fully open, we still have some restrictions in place, but regular services will resume this month such as 8 am BCP and Evensong. Morning Prayer in Church and Prayer Walks on Saturday mornings. Our Choir is back, although sitting well spaced out, using extra chairs to maintain a social distance. We are singing again, with masks so while a little muffled, it feels more like normal.
Our Church hall is back in use, the only thing not happening so far is the return of the Uniformed organisations, but as it is school holidays, we understand they will resume from September when schools are back.
Jen is back at work, albeit part-time and she isn't being pressured to resume full time until October at the earliest. She is still unable to drive to I am her chauffer. That is not normal, but we now only have one car between us.
I do hope you were able to get out to the village for to get the cash you need.
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