Gary the Lovebird
Sadly, Gary (Sugar Plum) the lovebird died yesterday. He had appeared fine but Ian found him at the bottom of the cage last night when we went to bed. We had no clues that he was ill so it was…
Kate Pullen
Lockdown Life: Month er…
So things continue without much change. However, living in an area which is not greatly affected by the virus means we see things differently to people in Madrid. Extremadura is seeing a rise in infections, but nothing like some of…
How wrong can you be…
Well, as it turns out, very. Yesterday we were trying to work out when Wilbur was ill last year so I looked through the blog and found out (July) and I read another post around that time where I was…
Lockdown Life
Spain is experiencing an increase in cases of the virus, but people seem pretty relaxed about it. The figure that everyone watches is the ICU capacity – and that is pretty much back to normal. More ICU units are being…
Anniversary Balls and Daisy’s Amazing Nose
We celebrated our anniversary with a cheese feast, nice bottle of red wine and throwing a luminous ball for Daisy. It was coincidental that the luminous ball arrived on our anniversary, however it did make a fun end to the…
Virus and Heatwaves and Whistling Parrots
The places with the biggest increase in new virus cases are unsurprisingly Madrid and Cataluña. Interestingly, a huge number of the new cases are in young people (10 – 19) who are asymptomatic and have been found through contact tracing.…
Lockdown Life – a resurgence of cases
I don’t suppose anyone was greatly surprised to see an increase in covid cases in Spain. It appears to be very polarized with some areas experiencing relatively large outbreaks and then others continuing to keep things under control. Fortunately, the…
Lockdown Life – Masks!
As from last Saturday, it’s now mandatory for us to wear masks at all times, even when we can socially distance. Even in the countryside (that was specifically mentioned in the notification). But not when exercising. It’s quite busy early…
Playing Ball With Daisy
I’ve just come in from playing ball with Daisy. She loves playing ball – not just a little bit love, a LOT love! She would actually opt to just look at her ball rather than eat her food, and playing…
Lockdown Life – New Lockdowns
New lockdowns are now in place in Cataluña and Galicia. This is where new outbreaks have been identified. The lockdowns now are mandated by the local governments, so they happen really quickly. People were only given a matter of hours…