Visitors

Over here, we are now in the cautious first stage of a slight easing of the lockdown restrictions.

Certain sectors, such as construction and fishing, have been allowed to go back to work with the obvious precautions enforced. 

We are also now allowed to have visitors to our homes.  A maximum of two visitors - NOT allowed to enter the house but can meet over the gate/wall/fence or in the garden, maintaining a minimum distance of 2 metres at all times.

Yesterday was a beautiful, warm sunny day and two friends sent a text message to say that they would be passing our house in the afternoon on their cycle ride and would we be happy for them to stop for a distance chat?   I immediately replied YES!   I haven't seen anyone apart from P for the past few weeks .

They parked their bikes in the drive and we invited them to walk around the path at the side of the house and meet us in the back garden, where we had set up two tables and chairs the required distance apart.  We chatted for an hour and a half in the sun.

I felt so stupidly excited just to see and speak with friends, even though it was not quite a normal situation.


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14 comments:

  1. Jacqueline @ HOME7 May 2020 at 11:56

    How lovely to have had some verbal contact ...... nothing like that allowed here .... We speak to the neighbours for five minutes on Thursdays clap for the Carers evening ( at a safe distance ) but that’s if. It would be lovely to see our children and grandchildren and other family members and, of course, friends.? Hopefully it will happen soon .... ish ! XXXX

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    1. JayCee7 May 2020 at 12:07

      It is early days yet here, with our government cautiously monitoring the number of cases. If they start to rise again the restrictions will be put back in place. We are hoping we can hold out until a vaccine can be found!

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  2. Yorkshire Pudding7 May 2020 at 12:33

    There are advantages to maintaining the two metre distance. The disgust caused by bad breath or body odour is entirely eliminated. Were your friends dressed in lycra?

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    1. JayCee7 May 2020 at 12:50

      Yes, and very fetching they looked too.

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  3. local alien7 May 2020 at 13:03

    We began letting visitors in and sitting at a distance. Makes life almost seem like the old normal, but eeird

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    1. JayCee7 May 2020 at 13:05

      It definitely felt a bit weird, but so good to see people again

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  4. The Weaver of Grass7 May 2020 at 16:45

    Sounds good to me.

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  5. northsider 7 May 2020 at 18:19

    It looks like distance chats are going to be the norm?

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    1. JayCee7 May 2020 at 19:07

      Ah well, better than no chats at all 😏

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  6. Graham Edwards8 May 2020 at 08:11

    Distance chats are great in the sun but less appealing in the wind and rain!

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    1. JayCee8 May 2020 at 09:28

      Yes, they will probably be few and far between! We shall have to make the most of it while the sun is shining.

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  7. Vronni's Style Meanderings11 May 2020 at 20:06

    How wonderful! Just shows how much we need social contact...
    xxx

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