Day 44 - Stay at home!

We have just over one week to go until the current restrictions expire, but there’s a lot of talk of people relaxing the restrictions themselves already. On the news, Dublin Bus said that they have seen an increase in passenger numbers, and seismologists in Dublin have also noticed an increase in vibrations that correspond to increased car and pedestrian activity in the city. Leo Varadkar has, therefore, been on television telling people that if they don’t adhere to the restrictions properly, that they’ll have to be extended.

I went out for my usual run “with Fiona” this afternoon, and it felt like the place was jammed with people. It made for quite an unpleasant run actually, because there were too many people to dodge. Fiona reported the same where she was on Dun Laoghaire pier. I also couldn’t get over the amount of recreational cyclists out and about!

In the morning, before my run, I did a virtual Zoom brunch with the family, which was nice. Fiona had collected a takeaway brunch from The Mellow Fig for herself and the others, and I made my own scrambled eggs at home.

In the afternoon, Peter and I collected our shopping from Tesco, which is always a highlight of the week! Demand for click and collect seems to have reduced, as we were able to book this slot only yesterday.

In the evening, we’d a much overdue Zoom chat with Lisa, John, Garrett, Orlaith, JT, Fiona and Paul. It’s so nice to be laughing heartily again with friends. We actually stayed on chatting for about three and a half hours! JT told us that, three days ago, he started having symptoms of covid-19! Rhona had it about two weeks ago and has ,thankfully, recovered, so it looks like JT picked it up from her. This is the first time that I’ve personally known someone with the infection, and I’m so glad to hear that it’s been relatively mild for both of them. Although, Rhona did go to the hospital with breathing difficulties. That’s scary to hear.

Today was also Peter’s siblings, Mike and Mo’s birthday. I made a group “happy birthday” video again. I must get back to finishing our “lockdown orchestra” piece of music tomorrow!En savoir plus