I woke very early this morning and although I managed to get back to sleep it started off another lack lustre day. However, I perked up later when I heard from my daughter in law in Antwerp. She has been taken on by C & A for three days a week as part of their essential workforce. Good news! Saskia has mixed feelings though as she feels sad about her colleagues who have completely lost their jobs.
Spent some time watering the tubs in the garden with the watering can. I don't want to connect the hoses yet as we may still have some frosty nights to come.
Sad news about all the plants that are going to waste in nurseries and garden centres because there are no markets for them. My little garden could do with some brightening up and when this crisis is over and things start returning to normal I suspect that any plants available will be more expensive.
I did manage to buy some vegetable seeds the other day - beetroot, lettuce and some funny round carrots. I also have a few flower seeds from last year. Must get planting if I can find some seed trays.
Walked Jasper as usual 'round the block'. We met very few other people and those we did gave us space. Not much traffic down the main street - mostly delivery vans and an empty X2. One almost expects tumbleweed to be blowing down the empty road.
Snippet of News
Just 2,000 of NHS frontline staff forced to stay home by coronavirus have been tested to see if they have the disease or can return to work, Downing Street has admitted.
The figure - which makes up only a tiny fraction of the 125,000 frontline staff currently self-isolating - emerged as the government faced mounting criticism for its failure to move to mass testing for Covid-19.
Public Health England medical director told a Downing Street press conference it was hoped to have hundreds of thousands of staff tested “within the coming weeks”.
But ministers were unable to give clear answers on how quickly the antigen tests can be ramped up or when the UK will see the introduction of antibody tests indicating if an individual has been infected and recovered.
Industry figures and scientists questioned ministers’ claims that a lack of chemicals and swabs is to blame for the UK lagging behind Germany, where as many as 70,000 are being tested every day.
Snippet from Facebook
Poem for Our Time
Life is Full of Surprises
Life is full of surprises and shocks
while we are planning and deciding
our next move,
our course of action
It moves in opposite direction,
without warning
while we spend a lifetime,
thinking and planning
about our future,
our loved ones
It takes a step further beyond our thinking
everything about life is always uncertain
the only thing constant thing about it is
it is always moving
so keep moving,
keep smiling always
Anjali
Random Photo
Here are a pair of shoes belonging to my 17 year old granddaughter Joni. She bought them in a shop in Cardiff called 'Splash of Vintage' - now gone so don't waste your time looking for it. I have to admit that I was with her when she bought them. I had just collected her off the train from Fareham where she had been visiting her other grandma. This generous lady had given her £50 for contingencies on the journey. The money was not needed and it became essential to spend it on these shoes. What would you have done?
Dutch Lesson
De schoenenzaak. Welke maat zoekt u? Ik vind het leuk staan,
TOT ZIENS! Keep Safe! Wash Hands!
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