The lockdown

[Oma]

We were talking this afternoon about it being too miserable to get out and go anywhere and how boring a wet Sunday is.
Got us talking to how did we coped during the lockdown.

It seems so long ago now.
I remember we decorated every room in the house in the first few weeks,
Cupboards were emptied and sorted, but what did we do after that?

[Gemini]

Interesting topic Oma!

I'm sure there is a thread somewhere where we said what we did every day during lockdown.

I remember the weather being mostly good so we spent a lot of time in the garden, played a lot of Scrabble, watched a lot of Netflix and went for walks!

[Nanto2girls]

The weather was very good during lockdown.
We spent quite a bit of time gardening.
I know a lot of people started having their shopping delivered, but we still shopped in the supermarket, to get us out for an hour legally.
Didn't go into town when the majority of shops were closed.
And, Mam and Dad were still with us then, so as usual quite a bit of time was spent with them.

[Oma]

We had our shopping delivered as B was still vulnerable , we did spend time in the garden and when it was allowed , we had distant picnics with our DD SIL and GS ,
They sat one side of the garden us on the other 😁

I remember reading and doing puzzle books a lot .

[Gemini]

We had almost all our shopping delivered. The first 3 weeks or so we had to shop for mum too and visit her, as a vulnerable person. She was then taken ill and into the care home where we couldn't visit her for a year

[Lizzie48]

We didn't have as strict a lock down, we still shopped etc. When you think it was "only" 4 years ago, time does seem to fly!

[Oma]

The worst for us was not being able to be with my brother when he died or go to his funeral ,

[Gemini]

So sad Oma xxx

[Plantaholic]

That was cruel OMA

[Oma]

Doesn’t it seem another life time now ,

SIL had just opened his shop two days before the lockdown ,
We worried the thousands of pounds he and us had put into it would be lost ,
But it flourished, he did lots of Astro turf sales and fitted out shops that were closed for the duration of the lockdown so businesses took advantage to have jobs done.

He was very lucky .

[Gemini]

He was Oma. A lot of businesses folded at that time.

[Enfys]

The worst things was P passing away and although the hospice was brilliant they didn’t have their usual facilities for families. I could have stayed there in a family bedroom, used the kitchen and spent more time with him. But I had to come home every evening and go back the next day which was sad. Also he couldn’t have visitors at home in his last few weeks which made us feel very isolated. Seems ages ago now.

[Clover]

Enfys ,sadly a similar situation with my G. Unfortunately he was in hospital and there was no visiting whatsoever and then we couldn’t have a proper funeral. That is my lasting memory of lockdown.
I also remember having to cross the road to avoid other people on walks and when restrictions were raised slightly venturing out on the bus to town with seats taped off to keep people separated and of course making face masks!

[Gemini]

Any time to lose a loved one is awful, but during that lockdown was just terrible.
A close friend of ours lost her mum in that time and she and her brother were unable to visit in hospital , and no proper funeral.

[Daisy]

Gem, I agree. Losing a loved one during lockdown was truly awful. I will never forget the despair I felt for Clover, Enfys, Oma and others losing loved one under such draconian restrictions. Did WG lose her beloved OH around that time as well.

Ironically, the first few months of lockdown were a special time for me. I had no responsibilities to other people, and spent a lot of time in the garden and painting. I loved walking in the Forest without the distant sound of traffic or aircraft, and the air felt fresher and cleaner. Then it all changed when DS1 was taken ill (the same week-end that Enfys lost her beloved P) and the nightmare of DS and family having to isolate for two weeks every time he had a hospital appointment and the effect that had on GS1 (starting college) and GS2 (starting GCSEs).

I wonder how people will view that time in years to come? Perhaps in the same way that our generation viewed WW2 and the Blitz?