I just deleted from my calendar the last vestige of our planned vacation in Holland, the return trip from Tessa from London which would have been done using my Delta miles. Now all signs of this event happening are gone. Hopefully we can do this a year from now.
We broke our isolation seal by having Sita and her family over for the weekend. Saffi, our 4 year old granddaughter gave us the longest real hugs ever. The one we had all been longing for.
The weather was on our side. We spent much time on our beach, which had been cordoned off by the police, but we had our own access and ignored it. From time to time the police car would drive by and, using a bull horn to tell people to get off the beach.
There was a wide assortment of people on the beach: some family pods, some teenage pods (without masks) and some lonely adults. I think what we had all had in common, was the need to break away and inhale the fresh clean lobster cove air. It was too cold to swim, although some people did don bathing suits, ran in quickly, dipped below the surface and ran out. We stood by the side and applauded them. I don’t think I have ever swum in our cove before late June.
It was so nice to be together for a short while, as if nothing had changed. But of course, everything has changed and so we enjoy the time we have together doubly. Pure joy!
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