Monday 12 July 2021, Day 15 of Level 4

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#grateful for the rain this morning, not so heavy here but causing flooding elsewhere in Cape Town, and even around the corner in Bakoven; for having a warm home on this freezing cold 12C day, with an icy wind; for a busy morning, announcing the opening dates for my restaurant clients, two opening today/tomorrow, and another two in two weeks, and for almost having completed a big writing project; for two Bakoven walks, but cutting the second one short, the wind being so extremely cold, so I carried on doing walking rounds in our garage and in my lounge, to complete my step goal; for keeping warm with a freshly made pot of vegetable soup; for my electric blanket keeping me warm; for us being safe compared to what is happening in some other provinces; for the sunset adding colour in an otherwise grey day 😱🙂; for being spared threatened Loadshedding; and for being healthy and free. 🙏💙

Many restaurants are not opening, despite being allowed to, it just not paying them to do so without serving alcohol. It is sooo sad. Winter is a terrible time for restaurants, and this makes it even worse.

My cats have loved sleeping on my duvet all day. Minsky loves the electric blanket too.

Another Presidents Speech at 8 pm tonight.

SA Corona Status:  2 206 781 cases 64509 deaths 4 390 891 vaccinations 

FitBit 7500 steps 5 km 👣

Lovemylife❤️

The Corona Virus Lockdown (Level 5), announced by our President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier to commence on 27 March 2020 and to continue until 16 April, subsequently extended to 30 April, lowered to Level 4 from 1 May, lowered to Level 3 from 1 June, lowered to Level 2 from 18 August, lowered to Level 1 from 21 September, and moved back to Adjusted Level 3 from 29 December,  extended to 15 February on 11 January 2021, extended but relaxed on 1 February, and relaxed back to Level 1 on 1 March 2021, moved back to Adjusted Level 2 on 31 May, moved back to level 3 on 16 June, and moved back to Adjusted Level 4 on 28 June and extended by two weeks on 11 July,  is an unprecedented event in my lifetime. I am posting my daily Facebook post to journal this Corona Lockdown Journey, perhaps to serve as material for a future Book.

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