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Lockdown
Yes we are in a state of Lockdown. In Britain it is less
extreme than in many countries which is why folk are still sneaking out as they
re-enact The Great Escape with their kids. It probably also explains why there
were so many motorbikes about over the weekend too.
Us British generally are expected to do the right thing and
not escape and run off to the beach so the government are reluctance to use too
much force to persuade us. It is
unlikely that we would ever find the army pointing weapons at us even if the
end of the world was just around the corner. Such action would be regarded as
unacceptable; and folk would certainly complain a bit.
Anyway where you live has rather a major impact on how you
are coping with the lockdown. As I have said previously I live in a very rural
community and us folk who live out in the sticks generally are coping much
better than city folk. In fact the appeal of country life right now is so
strong that many of those city folk are coming to see us. However we are
melting into the background particularly as we have all seen the film ‘The
Great Escape’ and we know it does not end well for many of them.
We have had several lovely warm days over Easter and I do
feel for those who find they are unable to take advantage of it if they do not
have an outside space of their own. I wonder if there will be a desire to buy
houses with gardens after all this has been resolved.
Lockdown in the garden
Beautiful outside place, great to escape a little!
ReplyDeleteL is for Landscapes
We are indeed extremely lucky to live here. When we first bought the place nearly ten years ago folk thought we were mad. But some hard work and a vision of what we wanted has made a huge difference.
DeleteJust up the road from you nothing is stirring. I heard a convoy of motorbikes but they went through and out within a few minutes.
ReplyDeleteHaving an outside space right now can’t be beaten, not even the fleshpots of the big cities could tempt me back.
OOooo yes I would never move back to a city, but I could be tempted into Scotland's rural communities fairly easily . . . . I love Scotland
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