Thursday 13 May
Day 423
Day out at Yorkshire wildlife park with Julie, Ian and aunt Margaret.
Most of country moved to cv level 2 but Glasgow and Moray stayed at level 3.
Friday 14 May
Day 424
Home again.
India cv variant more transmittable than first thought. Huge spike in Bolton (highest rate in the UK) - believed, a couple of weeks ago, to be due to people returning from India but found to be down to the low take up for vaccinations. Cases more than doubled in a week
Surge testing in 15 areas - Boris said it could delay final stage of full reopening in June.
Over 37m now vaccinated.
Day 425
Rain all day. Bunting finished.
Family quiz hosted by us this week.
Sunday 16 May
Day 426
Refreshed paint on gate etc blue again.
Cv rates in Bolton 12 times the national average.
Monday 17 May
Day 427
Covid restrictions eased but everyone urged to exercise caution.
Nico crawled FORWARDS 😁
Tuesday 18 May
Day 428
Indian variant cv cases almost doubled in UK over a 4 day period. 2,323 cases with 483 of them in Bolton and Blackburn with Darwen areas.
2,412 new cv cases. 7 deaths. 127,691 total deaths. 20.5m people have had both vaccine doses.
Wednesday 19 May
Day 429
Confusion over where people can go on holiday. Usual conflicting information 🙄 Many ignoring advice and jetting off to countries on the amber list.
Beautiful evening light.
Thursday 20 May
Day 430
Caught between nesting swans and snoozing goslings on my walk.
Friday 21 May
Day 431
Trentham gardens with the schoolies. Rain. Lots of rain ☔ 🌧️
Saturday 22 May
Day 432
Quick visit by Kate and Georgia on their way to Scotland for a holiday.
Couldn't connect for the quiz on the tablet.
Sunday 23 May
Day 433
Started some improv quilting.
Monday 24 May
Day 434
2,439 new covid cases.
38m have had first jab and nearly 23m have had both - 43% of adult population.
Tuesday 25 May
Day 435
Bury numbers on the increase again.
New guidance for areas with high covid rates - though it was put onto the internet rather than being announced 🙄 - told not to travel out of area etc. Seen as another virtual lockdown for those areas - people not happy.
Wednesday 26 May
Day 436
Pick up car.
Cummings said covid situation was managed by 'lions led by donkeys'. His interview/grilling was likened to the political equivalent of a drive-by shooting for Boris and Hancock.
Thursday 27 May
Day 437
Lovely sunshine - able to eat outside with Luca.
Lots of blossom on the trees.
Friday 28 May
Day 438
Single dose vaccine by Janssen should be available later in the year.
Sue finished Luisa's quilt.
Over 4000 news cases - highest since start of April. 25% rise over the last week.
10 deaths. 46.5% of adult population have now had both jabs.
Saturday 29 May
Day 439
No quiz as work for some and football for others 😁
Sunday 30 May
Day 440
Made a throw for the yard.
Walk around the lodges - hot and humid.
Monday 31 May
Day 441
Two years since Noel died.
Scientists warned that a third wave of covid may have started in the UK.
Put the shade sail up no bother yesterday but took about 6 attempts today 🤣 Now marked for future attempts 🙄
Tuesday 1 June
Day 442
First day since the start of the pandemic with NO DEATHS in the UK 👍🎉
Scaffolding put up for work on next door's roof.
3,165 new cases. Just under half the adult population has now had both jabs.
Wednesday 2 June
Day 443
More scaffolding up.
Hottest day of the year.
Quiet day Mike sorting car lights and me sewing.
Thursday 3 June
Day 444
Lola round for the first time in 15 months!
Lovely day sewing bunting.
Got our sums wrong though and need another 20m of bias binding to finish the rest 🙄
Friday 4 June
Day 445
Covid cases rose by about 75% over the week up to 29 May.
Finished improv quilt throw (for the second time!) 😁
View from the garden furniture...
Huge flight price increases as people tried to get back before the Tuesday deadline.
Over half of all adults have now had both jabs.
Carol's solar tree of life still working.
Pfizer approved for use in children in UK between ages of 12 to 15.
Over 6,200 new cases - highest since end of March. 11 deaths.
Saturday 5 June
Day 446
Luca 'helping' with putting up the gazebo 😁
Over 5,700 new cases - most for 2 months. 15 deaths.
Finished Lola's 'extra' bunting.
Started elderflower cordial with the last of the frozen flowers from last year.
Family quiz. Lost. Again 🤣
Sunday 6 June
Day 447
Lovely afternoon meal at Ema's.
Nico is UP 😁
Late evening walk.
Monday 7 June
Day 448
Elderflower cordial - bit darker than last lot as the flowers were discoloured when frozen.
Monday club lunch at Luisa's - patatas a lo pobre, pisto, breaded chicken 😋 then afternoon at the Manchester Runway observation area with Luca. He loved it and didn't want to leave.
Tuesday 8 June
Day 449
New guidance for Gtr Mcr in order to tackle increased covid cases in the area - doubled from about 20 to 40 over the weekend. Advice is to stay in area.. Again.. 😔 Government stressed that it was not a lockdown.
Wednesday 9 June
Day 450
Sleeping with planes 😁
About 80% of UK population now have antibodies against covid either through having had infection or through vaccination.
Thursday 10 June
Day 451
Covid rates soared in Cheshire.
7 deaths and over 7,000 new cases - mostly of the Delta variant.
Friday 11 June
Day 452
Luca's birthday.
Saturday 12 June
Day 453
Callum's birthday and Luca's party.
