I’m sorry I’ve been so quiet the last two weeks. It has been a very, I repeat, very strange time. Just when we thought things were getting better Covid wise, they got A LOT worse. A new variant appeared that was very infectious and cases went through the roof again. Furthermore governments started to get tough. Really tough. More lock downs. Enforced vaccinations. Let’s just say democracy was at a low point. While I am fully vaccinated and happy to be jabbed I do think everyone is entitled to make their own decision. Being forced to do something by a government feels very wrong. There have been protests, unrest and a lot of uproar. And still the cases continue to rise… What more can we do? All this happened weeks before Christmas and suddenly everyone’s holiday plans were up in the air. The uncertainty of it all was probably more destructive than a definite cancellation. All those plans made in the (ironically) not so carefree days of October and November floated in Limbo until they were sadly cancelled under new regulations and travel restrictions. Christmas cheer became Christmas fear. And yes, we are grateful to be healthy, warm, fed and fine but another year? Another Christmas? Really? I think we all feel slightly short changed, slightly cheated and very fed up.
Having said that I was lucky enough to be able to drive to Valencia (thank you Husband) and be reunited with my family for a few days. It was lovely but it was short and once again in the shadow of Covid precautions and regulations. Worse still was the much needed trip to Bristol which required a shocking amount of paperwork and printouts. Any joy of air travel being replaced by anxiety and fear of interrogation! And now we are in Bristol… no restaurants, no shopping, no Christmas panto or cinema visit, no excursions or activities with the need to stay safe so we can get on a plane back!
What can I say? 2021 was better than 2020 but not the year we were expecting. I truly hope and pray 2022 can at least be the beginning of the end of this Covid pandemic.
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