Friday – Day Three (20/8/2021)
Yep, we are bracing for the second time around the battle – between human and Delta Variant strains from COVID19. This time it is a huge battle to fight back by going through Lockdown for the second time round in New Zealand.
Our lives are just ordinary daily lives such as cleaning, working from home, gardening, doing woodwork, resting, even reading books while our dogs run and rest out in the courtyard or on mum and dad’s bed. There is nothing good programme to watch as there are too many reruns programmes and old programmes which are no use for us to watch again. But we like to watch two or four channels – House Restoration, Escape to the Chateau DIY, gardening programmes, and The Repair Shop’s popular programme.
Sunday – Day Five
What a fantastic way to relax and wind down on a beautiful day today!
I have been sitting out in the sunshine while dogs basking in the warmth of sunlight on them. My partner humming away, making something in the double garage. No social media or to watch t.v. so far, just reading the book I am trying to finish, and finally, I finished reading the book by lunchtime.
The night came, a text chimed, and it was from a Deaf elderly man who asked me, “Hi Jean, please let me when all shop open let me know then mobile ok Er.” Oh sigh, this chap is very stubborn and still can not understand the severe virus, Level Four, and does not follow any update about banks and shops. Last year, he did not ask for help through me until he had a mild heart attack and was fitted with a pacemaker during the Lockdown 2. Before the Lockdown, I asked the Deaf elderly people and disabled people, including him and his Deaf wife, that I am there to help, assist, and deliver any groceries as a deaf essential worker. He had the overdue bills for three months of Lockdown until his Deaf wife asked me to do the online banking to pay their bills and, of course, cash as reimbursed to my account for them at last. Mm, tonight I texted several clear messages back to him, “Banks closed, shops closed. Supermarkets and Four Squares are open BUT strict rules and wear masks and use EFTPOS card only. Level Four mean closed.”
Monday – Day Six
Woke up to find a chilly, frosty morning and wishing the sun would come out sooner than later. Clicking, tapping, typing and slurping coffee in the home office as the noise of the ride-on mower went past the home office. The sun shining through the long narrow window at last and looking at the clock just after sending off the message. Mumbling, annoying the wifi while using ethereal cable still playing up and gonna have a break to do roses pruning.
Lunch arrives, and having a break while flicking through T.V. channels. Oh, bland and nothing fancy to watch. Time to check messages, video messages. Yeps, several letters to sort out.
Rolling on to 4pm, it is time for the breaking news about lowering the Level Four to Three or not from tomorrow night. Dang! Nope, and better safe than sorry. Auckland cases rise, and many new locations increased, and in Wellington, cases slowly increased.
The result is we remain in Level Four until Friday 27th while Auckland remains until Tuesday 31st. Better to stay safe, isolated from any family members from outside Auckland/in a different suburbs or friends.
Life in Eureka 