Covid Blog 42
Today was a cool start to the day with temps of about 5 degrees and a bit of frost in the air. The skies were clear and the sun promised to make the day a good one for me to continue the exterior painting of the house....
After breakfast I made a trip to the bakery in Hamilton st with a coffee to get the “heart started “
Returning home the grandchildren we were looking after were home for the day. Now that Chris and Jenita have returned to their renovated home Robyn and I will be minding their children on a more regular basis each week... today was one of the days
Robyn has been terrific with the children on these days. She organised various activities for them including cooking and taking them to the shops for supermarket goods.
I was determined to make further inroads in the the painting of the front porch to complete the front of the house.... except for the second floor window and high barge boards...
I am very unstable on ladders at these heights.
After a break for lunch we watched the update from Daniel Andrews the Premier of our state , Victoria, where he announced a relaxing of the lockdown rules. We are now able to meet in groups of 10 and have family and friend visits where up to 5 persons can visit.
The relaxing of the rules are largely dependent on making sure we maintain social distancing, human hygiene, undertake significant testing for the virus and track those who are tested positively for the virus. Hopefully it works well as we progress through this
After finishing the painting I needed a ride to get my fix for the day... it was a short ride as the evening was closing in
Back home by 5.15 pm I had a shower just in time for the children to be picked up by their parents. I then had a Zoom call with the riding group which was great... we had 11 of the guys on the call and it seems all are doing well under these unusual circumstances... well done guys!!!
The call lasted about an hour and it seems with luck we might be able to ride together in person... would be great
Today was another productive day and it seems we are making the first steps towards the new normal life as we navigate through the virus.
Now for a photo
... a short ride today!!!!