How are we all doing ?

Anxiety is so hard to manage. It’s a day at a time or hour, minute or second. But you’ll get there. Just do whatever you fancy at the time. Be kind to yourself.
Keep plodding on. It’s works. 
Best wishes 

Hi there. I’m still here! Yes, the Omricon (sp?) is starting to spread here now with dire predictions that it could be 100’s or many more in a few weeks. Not where I live yet but inevitable ‘they’ say. We are doing mostly online food shopping now and I’ve discovered that we can get vacuum cleaner bags, dvds of programmes which haven’t been shown on tv yet, my wife’s make up etc etc. Good fun really. I’ve had my booster jab. Health wise I’m ok but still worry about any twinges with my personal plumbing etc. I think I’ll always be like that, even though bowel surgery was over eight years ago now. We have had some hot weather which I don’t enjoy but not the humidity this far south, so it could be worse. Time for bed now, stay safe everyone. 

Hi, wombles, good you are ok, long may it continue! Take care.

Hi wombles just a wee reminder of a Scottish January!

Good to hear from you . It’s been a while , pleased to hear you are getting into the swing of online shopping . Not sure if it’s saved or cost me money .

Omicron showed its face here just before Christmas and caused a bit of chaos but thankfully has not translated into the increase in intensive care cases that we experienced last year . It’s now tailing off in Scotland and whilst we still have the masks there is a degree of normality still . Although I think we have a new norm and  still stay a bit away from each other . Someone came closer last week and I could feel myself backing off ! 

We are looking forward to Spring although we are working our way through a few storms on the whole it’s been a milder winter and have been able to walk throughout winter .

The beach was very cold today though !

Can’t believe it was eight years ago for your surgery ! So glad you continue to keep well . 
Take care ,

Court 

I can second that Its howling out side but as Court said Its not been a bad winter  Roll on February and hope its not bad in every.

          .Alaine

Good to hear from you wombles. We still have a lot of Omicron cases, but as court says not so many hospital accounts admissions. The NHS is struggling though. 
Glad you are OK, take care.

Court our local Fish and Chip Shop are giving away free food for the day .All they want is a donation to the Beatson Cancer Research Hospital   Let's hope that they are rushed off their feet 

Oh that’s brilliant news . Good on them . It’s so good to hear that !

Hope you got some !

 Court 

Yikes! 23,183 cases today. The RAT results are now included which may make a difference. We should be able to buy the tests next week. I am now a hermit. Becoming an online shopping expert. 

The home kit Lateral Flows are actually quite easy to use and maybe not perfect but helped when wanting to visit my mum but maybe a wee bit viral etc .

Get the results right away . Definitely much less severity with omicron and numbers are dropping . My son tested positive but only for a day and the rest of us were able to use lateral flows . We avoided others and I stayed away from my parents . Not perfect but it’s something .

We still have some restrictions and with some responsible behaviour things are more manageable here in Scotland .

Tests were free for a while but think that’s over in England .

Online shopping has been a complete lifeline !

I have just had a day or two away in Loch Rannoch .

Beautiful . Big log fires and peaceful Forrest walks ! 

Take care ,

Court