56 days in lockdown

May 22... There are so many ways a person can react to what is happening in the world as the virus eats into the fibre of existence.

    Scary newspaper reports like this one in today's BURGER... 

    On our morning walk, I briefly chatted to Jack of Meat on Stanley. His wife owns several buildings in the street and he said they have lost all their tenants... That means that the strip with the special restaurant vibe will be  the Avenue of Desolation for a long time to come.

     For our young neighbour, real  life is on pause and he is mostly social around the braai fire with frirnds and the trimmings to add to a relaxed atmosphere... 

     He now has a braai pit but struggles to get a fire going. 

  So after smoking us all out by putting wet wood on the blitz and newspaper, I gave him a friendly practical lesson... Also prepared a gift of "fynhoutjies" etc for the next firemaking effort. 

.   For our Couchsurfer Ginger cat our house is a haven and he welcomes us back from the morning walks and lazes in the garden for most of the day

. My friend Rose came round to pick up the books she asked to borrow.  Weird to chat  and social distance at the gate behind masks!