Someone else trying to shelter in place. A brown house snake at my front door, that Mick assures me would make a good pet! But he was moving quite fast and I didn’t want to get too close!
UPDATE: March 24
Starting March 26 at midnight, South Africa will be on a 21-day lockdown. And it sounds like it’s not just a social distancing lockdown, but a full-on stay at home, do not leave your home without a good reason. Good reasons being food, medical.
As far as I know, it means no going for walks either, which is really a big restriction, but I hope to be able to get around that by walking to the grocery store, just a kilometre away.
On Sunday, early, I went and stocked up, so I think I am good for a few weeks, except for fresh stuff, like fruit and veges. We have been assured that supply lines will remain open, so grocery stores will be stocked. But I know there will initially be hoarding, so plan to stay away from there as much as possible during the early days.
I’m fortunate that I live in a beautiful - and safe so far - environment. I sit here at my computer, looking out on a lush garden and my bird feeder, which is teeming with mannikins again. (They disappeared for a week, and I worried!) The pools is looking inviting and my exercise classes are now live, online!
There are fears of insurrection, looting and rioting, but President Ramaphosa has already got the military ready and unfortunately, South Africa has a lot of experience with those kind of troubles. We have such a huge, rural population and huge unemployment rate, so this situation is going to make it a lot worse before there’s any chance of anything improving.
So in the meantime, the last couple of days of freedom, I will head to the bottle store to stock up, because heaven knows, I’m going to need my G&T in the evening.
Stay safe, everyone.