Hi Kelly, Vicki and all.
We too shut down here in Southport, Merseyside, not far from Liverpool.
Nothing open except for essentials I.e. supermarkets which are dangerous as
some people do not believe in social distancing. Now we have the new mutant,
the South African one discovered in several areas of the UK and oddly enough
Southpoer in a postcode area near us is one which is being advised to get
tested and door to door drop offs of testing kits are being delivered. Any
flight I have booked to get back to Spain to take care of financial stuff and
retrieve our cats have been cancelled. It is all a nightmare but beyond our
control.
So thrilled for you Vicki that you will be able to go to Gemma’s wedding.
Pity about your migraines but seriously, could be stress related.
I have never read so many Kindle books in my life and my iPad is getting a
real workout.
Been doing a bit more cooking and tonight made
a Thai green curry. Due lockdown have been doing a lot of online shopping
and bought Mae Ploy pastes from Amazon. Usually do red curry so this was my
first attempt and was so tasty. Not really authentic as added more veggies
than what is the norm but I do like my 5 a day.
Night before made a lamb tagine which was also tasty. Now have a variety of
leftovers but not sure if breakfast food.
Stay safe
Jules
Sent from my iPad
On 6 Feb 2021, at 23:34, Vicki Taylor <vicki@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Kelly,
We are fine thank you! It’s been a super stressful time lately, both with
work and trying to figure out how we could get into Western Australia (WA)
for my daughter’s wedding, which is in 4 weeks. Living as we do in the Stupid
State that is very careless about covid measures, WA’s borders have been shut
to us. A couple of weeks ago they relaxed the border to allow us in subject
to 14 days quarantine, so I was trying to figure out how I could make that
happen. Despite getting instant and enthusiastic support from management to
work remotely from Perth, teeing up a place in which to quarantine turned
into a real drama.
Anyway, long story short, we’re here in Perth, in Dohn’s mum’s house. Such a
relief. The Stupid State can do what it wants now but we’re here and won’t
miss the wedding if they get stupider. Perth was in a 5-day hard lockdown
when we arrived on Tuesday, after a hotel quarantine worker tested positive
with the UK covid variant, but it made no difference to us, as we can’t leave
the house anyway. (A bit of a shock to Perth folks, though, after living 10
months covid free.)
I miss my kitchen and my pantry… I’m not doing any real cooking. Not that
I’ve felt like it. Have had migraines every single day since we arrived, not
sure what’s up with that but it’s been miserable. And work continues to be
super busy and stressful.
Hmm reading back over this, perhaps we are not fine… but we’re in Perth and
that’s what counts!
Vicki. :-)
On 7 Feb 2021, at 7:15 am, Chilecayenne
<chilecayenne@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:chilecayenne@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
How are you and your other half doing?
K
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On Feb 6, 2021, at 4:46 PM, Vicki Taylor
<vicki@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:vicki@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi Kelly,
Yes events and festivals in Australia have been cancelled too. It’s very sad
for everyone, but almost all agree it’s necessary.
I had a look at a couple of the links you sent. I love both ideas. The houses
are incredible. It looks like it will be a fabulous celebration, just
different, and as someone said in the first link about the parade, ‘While
it’s much different from the way New Orleans is used to celebrating, it’s
making more memories than you think.’
Good stuff!
Vicki. :-)
On 7 Feb 2021, at 2:27 am, Chilecayenne
<chilecayenne@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:chilecayenne@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
It’s gotten a bit quiet lately...
Hoping everyone is ok.
Ugh, I’m bummed that there is no Mardi Gras this year...
They’re so scared of people gathering here, all next weekend, ALL bars in New
Orleans are ordered closed, even the ones that had been converted to
restaurants, etc.
I understand the concern, but also, these businesses that are able to still
be open won’t last long...they’ve been serving outdoors an to go, and now
they’re even shutting that down.
One thing that is cool is that since we can’t have parades and floats...they
have taken the biggest and most spectacular lighted and animated floats from
various parades, and set them up along the various routes through City Park,
and in the evenings, are having a guided drive through for families in their
cars to see them, and spaced out I believe they have some bands and dance
teams, performing, socially distanced, etc.
It’s especially for the kids..,but no throws.
:(
And a lot of homes all over the area are decorating the exteriors like Mardi
Gras floats, really cool stuff.
New Orleans always finds a way, I love this place.
Links to the floats in the oaks
https://www.wwltv.com/mobile/article/news/health/coronavirus/floats-in-the-oaks-2021-covid-pandemic/289-4bfd84b9-351b-4244-af57-d0a1ad6e44f4
https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/mardi_gras/article_901646ac-67d0-11eb-a1aa-f3112bdd086a.html
And the house floats:
(Sorry for the commercial on this one, but the video is a fun watch)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mardi-gras-new-orleans-houses-floats/#app
https://www.nola.com/multimedia/photos/collection_57b3b908-54fb-11eb-af5d-8b79d450f1c0.html#14
I may have to have some carbs...and get a King Cake next weekend.
Kelly
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