It's the 287th day since our initial lockdown last March. What, you may ask, happened in the last 277 days since my last post? In Scotland, the initial lockdown lasted in various forms until late June and early July. Summer was not fully normal, but we made the best of it with backpacking trips to the Highlands, and a family week away at St. Andrews. At one point, there was optimism that Scotland might be Covid-free, as the case numbers had dropped so dramatically. Our teens returned to school in August, and a second wave of Covid-19 (+ new restrictions) returned in the Autumn. We've just entered a new lockdown, with the Prime Minister again making an announcement on TV of restrictions. Similar rules were also announced earlier in the day for Scotland by the First Minster here.
But as we start 2021, our family remains in good health. The schools are off and will continue to be so now until February. The challenge now, as before, is to maintain structure (and spirits) as we work and school from home.
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Prior to the announcements today, we went to McDonalds for lunch in what is likely to be our last visit for a while. There's no dining inside, but you can get take away (which is what we did). They also restricted the number of people in the restaurant ordering food. We don't go to McDonalds often but, as with many things, the prospect of not being able to do so made it much more appreciated.
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