I’ve decided to give ‘live’ church a miss for the foreseeable future… not because there weren’t effective Covid-safe measures in place, but essentially because I preferred to avoid proximity with lots of people. I’m probably being over-cautious but, if Ruth+Co are trying their best to try to ensure we stay safe (which I personally think is the right attitude, given the rising coronavirus cases), then I think it makes sense for me/us to adopt a similar approach. I’m ‘happy’ to carry on with my daily walks (trying, wherever possible, to do so at ‘quiet’ times); to meet up with individuals outdoors; and to occasionally shop at, say, Hugo’s… but that’s about it, for the time being at least.
Anyway, ‘streamed’ church proved a waste of time as they initially had technical difficulties with the internet connections and then, when those issues had been resolved, we had virtually no sound (it seems as if some ‘streamed’ members of the congregation could eventually hear… but, certainly, not us!). Very frustrating… so we gave up. Originally, Moira had intended to attend Saint Stephen’s but woke with a headache and also troubled with sciatica).
At 9.15am, I ended up setting out for a walk on my own (Moira didn’t feel up to it, with her sciatica)… to the park; Underfall Yard; Marina; Gaol Ferry Steps etc. Beautiful blue sky morning (somewhat chilly, but lovely). Lots of people out and about: families, walkers and lots of rowers and paddleboarders.
Read the Sunday paper before lunch.
Watched ‘The Damned United’ AND ‘North By North-West’ films… and later ‘Mortimer+Whitehouse’ (last in the series) on TV.
Image: paddleboarders.
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