 |
| Tulips for sale in the shops so it must be spring |
Salut tout le monde.
 |
| The wisteria flowering on our wall |
We are about to start week five of lockdown here
in France. It’s been peaceful and our town is calm. The only shortage we have
at the supermarket is flour, so everyone must be baking. It has been a blessing
to live in the country and have a garden. I feel for those living in city apartments
.
 |
| The roses are climbing |
We’ve kept busy with work in the garden, reading,
doing puzzles, taking the dog for walks, cooking . The high point of each week
is a trip to the supermarket, which we can only do one at a time and with an
attestation stating that we are just shopping for food ( in case the gendarmes
ask). It’s a simple life.
 |
| The crabapple blossom and the cherry are finishing - soon there'll be fruit to pick |
We have a neighbour in an upstairs flat with just
a small terrace. She has a little boy and it must be frustrating keeping him entertained.
He plays in the lane sometimes , so we have offered them the use of our garden
for him to play on the grass.
We are all starting to look a little scruffy, even Lily. Due to other issues, I haven't been to the hairdresser for two months. Now discovering my true hair colour ( it's not a pretty sight) and desperately in need of a cut. Graham says that , if this lockdown lasts much longer, he will end up with a ponytail.
 |
| we have mauve and purple and white lilac, though the flowers don't last long |
Can’t imagine what this would be like without the
internet, Skype, etc. At least we are in instant contact with family and
friends and all are well and keeping safe wherever they are in the world.
The bar on the corner, where we have spent many an evening enjoying an apero, or a music night, has been closed for the past year. Signs this week that someone is taking over the lease and doing a preparatory clean up. Something to look forward to when the restrictions are lifted and we can all sit in the sun and enjoy a rosé together again.
 |
| even the grape vines are shooting |
How are you all coping ? We see that there are
different levels of restrictions in different countries. How do you feel about
that where you are ? The big one that I notice here is no more kissing.
Bisous virtuel de France
Nice one Kerrie ...
ReplyDeleteThe garden looks beautiful! I'm holding you to the offer of a glass of rosé when we get there . . . eventually. Here in Canada, we live in a city of about 290,000 and in our province we have the highest numbers however those numbers are considerably lower than what's happening in Toronto and more densely populated areas. Our local stats tell us we have as many recovered as diagnosed and only a handful of deaths, mainly those over 70 and one in the 80s and they have qualified those deaths as complications of Covid19. Not much information is forthcoming because of our privacy laws. Luckily and surprisingly we have no one in ICU as of today. 35 Health care workers have been diagnosed most recently. There are TV acknowledgements dedicated to our Health Care workers. We need to add truck drivers to that list because our grocery stores are still relatively full.
ReplyDeleteWe are well and coping. We too cannot find flour or yeast in our grocery stores. My husband is the bread maker and whenever he goes out he checks but has not been successful these last two or three weeks. I take insulin and the pharmacies are only dispensing one month at a time. It's a tad distressing since I take what I need when I need it, sometimes less, sometimes more - hopefully it will balance out. I'm sure I could get it if I needed it but I do not like the feeling of not having my usual 3 month stash.
Kisses and Hugs (we hug in Canada because it's colder - there's still snow on the ground here)
Looking forward to catching up sooner rather than later.
Delete