Where are we with Covid?

Well, we moved into Tier three on Monday which slightly lifted restrictions, hospitality partially open, non essential shops and travel allowed within Scotland.  Makes no difference to my day to day life but I have had both my hair cut and coloured and my eyebrows done.  We seem to be coming out the second wave (is it the second wave, I'm lost?!) now with UK deaths below thirty every day this week, occasionally in single figures.  Cases are on the up again the Borders but the belief is that the vaccination roll out is having a very positive effect on hospital admissions and deaths.  I got my blue envelope / vaccination call up today and am due to get my first jab next weekend.

Reports coming out of India are sobering, a panel of Indian scientists warned officials in early March of a new and more contagious variant of the coronavirus taking hold in the country but despite the warning the federal government did not seek to impose major restrictions to stop the spread of the virus,  millions of  people attended religious festivals and political rallies in recent weeks.  Hospitals are over whelmed and problems with the supply of oxygen has caused shortages.

With that in mind it seems highly churlish to complain about life here but it is like ground hog day and I am not entirely convinced that working from home is entirely healthy long term.  Walks with colleagues the last two weeks have certainly helped and making an effort not to become a hermit is an ongoing project!

All about the snacking

We did walk this weekend to offset the complete food fest.  Saturday night take away was "Singh 4 Your Supper at Home" - Scottish Asian fusion food from the kitchens of Tony Singh.  Then on Sunday we gave the Ooni pizza oven her inaugural outing, delicious pizza in just sixty seconds.  Oh and we may also have taken a wee detour to the Langshaw ice cream vending machine... (Oreo Cookie this week!)  

Chamfron Tizona - XC

Chamfron Paloma - 9 years old

More like it!

Back to sunshine this weekend and lots of new arrivals were enjoying the sunshine.  Lovely walk along the Tweed at Kelso for a wee change of scene and Spidey long reining out for a sneaky snack on the new gorse flowers. 

Lovely to see

As lockdown starts to lift it is great to see Chamfrons preparing for and even getting out to competitions once more.

April Snow