I was talking on the landline to a friend in Wellington when we were abruptly disconnected. Neither of us could reconnect until an hour later. I guess there are still problems with overloaded telephones.
It was good to see a passing woman lift her small daughter up so she could view our Tiny Teddy in the window, and I’ve now pinned him to the Great Bear Hunt map.
Early this morning I was out collecting the Press when a dog-walker passed by. He said Good morning, then so far, so good!
Countdown have sent a message to say we’re now on their priority list for delivery (for those over 70, and/or with extra health issues). They also say please shop in person if you’re able, so we shan’t try their delivery service as long as we are still able to do supermarket shopping. Piko have now closed until the Level Four is lifted, but they also offer a service delivering orders placed online. I’ve saw a couple of people walk towards Piko today with shopping bags, then turn around again.
A neighbour knocked on our door, then retreated two metres, and offered to do our shopping if required. The team at Te Whare Roimata, Inner City Christchurch East, have also offered help.
Tonight is Earth Hour – 8.30-9.30pm. I don’t think we’ll observe it this year, and I wonder whether many others will.
When I went for a walk I met a friend who lives a couple of blocks away. We chatted for a few minutes on opposite sides of a wide footpath. Strangers passing usually say hello, but some are glued to their phones.
I am continually reminded of the fifty days we were in lockdown behind the earthquake cordon. Then we were in a bubble of eleven households, and able to socialise. Now we have an inner and an outer bubble. The inner bubble is our household of three people and one cat. The outer bubble is the whole of Aotearoa. I read online of someone whose neighbour was blowing bubbles from their garden. The person reporting this said they were Great whimsical little flying blisters of plague.
There’s helpers there if we should need
we’re definitely blessed indeed
The description of the bubbles made me laugh, but isn’t it sad that we can’t trust even simple things like that?!
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Yes, very sad!
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