It's getting worse

There's a very good chance I will still be sitting here wittering in six months time. Boris has had an almighty rush of blood to the head - he's imposed another round of rules and regulations, with the threat of significantly worse restrictions to come if we don't behave ourselves. 

I'd say this was almost laughable in its predictability but actually there really doesn't seem to be anything to laugh at, right now.

The Chuckle Brothers (Whitty and Vallance) were sent out to face the media yesterday in order to prepare us. Two little rays of sunshine, they are. Not. With solemn faces they painted the worst possible picture of where this is all headed unless we do something! 

Cue Boris, riding in on a white charger, jacket flapping, hair flying..."I'll save you!! You have to work from home and leave pubs and restaurants at 10pm or we'll need to lock you all up again for your own safety! Prime Ministers have to take difficult decisions, so do as you're told sheeple - you'll thank me for this one day".

No... we won't thank you, Boris. We'll curse you, long and loud, for your ineptitude, your over-reaction and your pathetic inability to be the leader this country needs. 

Apparently he's making a statement of some sort later on today. I can hardly wait... 

So Christmas is completely cancelled for us this year. There's no way it can be anything like normal and I'm having nothing to do with the 'new normal'. We'll buy presents for the family and send a few cards so people know we're still alive, but that's about it. How the hell is anyone expected to feel festive and joyful when we're not even allowed to give members of our close family a hug to say "Happy Christmas"? I don't want any part of it.

In contrast to the doom and gloom in the news, the weather today is lovely; warm and sunny with a gentle breeze. It appears to be the very last day of summer - cool, wet and windy from tomorrow. On the strength of that, we had a tasty salad with some warm bread for lunch. I purchased some fresh beetroot and a chunk of feta in Marks yesterday - beetroot, feta and walnut salad came to mind. 

It was bloody lovely and made a nice change, haven't had this for a while. Won't be long before the casseroles and soups of winter start making an appearance.