This weekend is one on which Faith and I would normally be far away from home. Easter weekend is a four day break for us here and we'd usually add a few extra days, hook up our off-road camper to the big dog (my 200 Series Landcruiser) and go camping.
We'd typically go to the Flinders Ranges some 600 kilometres north of where we live and camp out in a gorge or by a creek somewhere well away from others - The ultimate social-distancing. But nope, we can't travel this weekend, or any in the foreseeable future because of the virus restrictions. I get it though, we need to knock this thing on the head and isolation helps do so...It sucks-ass though.
This weekend has been dominated by a little stress induced by my father being in hospital with complications of his dementia and other health matters. You can read about that here if you're keen. We're dealing with it though and we have kept busy in between worrying about dad and talking to the doctor and nurses.
Faith has done a little gardening, we started and finished the first series of Westworld, built a little Lego together, read some books, walked a couple times and went to my mother in law's for dinner...Not too bad as far as activities go. I've posted a couple times as well of course, you know me - Always posting.
The next couple days will be more of the same although we're going to add some board games into the mix.
I'll admit that I'm starting to get a little disgruntled about not being able to move around. Faith and I are both more comfortable and happy in the outdoors, in wide open spaces, and whilst we have a little room to move here at home it's limiting and nothing at all like being in the Flinders where once can see forever.
We'd usually be hiking in the bush, basking in warm sunlight at the top of some mountain, sizzling eggs, bacon and brewing coffee on an open fire on crisp outback mornings and cuddling around the fire watching the stars at night...So, I'm feeling a little penned in and uninspired at the moment because we can't.
I think I'm maybe just feeling a little bleak because of the pressure of my dad's health which the hospital keeps me informed on and the worry of where that may next lead...Add in a slight case of the lockdown-blues and inability to go camping...Not a good mix I suppose.
I'll snap out of it though and I reckon board games on Sunday might help a little. We're going to try out a new one we have called Game of Thrones; We have had this one for a while now, a role-playing game, but haven't opened if to date. It might be shit...But hopefully it's good. We'll compliment the game with some toasted, buttered hot cross buns and coffee and everything will be ok for a while.
I hope you guys are keeping occupied and finding plenty to do. It's difficult I guess, staying motivated and on point, but the alternatives are not that great, as I'm finding out, so get after it y'all, and make it happen.
Take care y'all, and stay safe.
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Be well