Lockdown Life Day +/- 28

The restrictions have been lifted slightly, insomuch as manufacturing and construction workers can start work again. I think agricultural workers have been able to continue working since this all began, so I don’t suppose there’ll be that much difference in…

Lockdown Life Day 22

We noticed for the first time flour is being rationed. We were limited to three bags of white ‘baking’ flour. We actually buy relatively a lot of flour as we make our own bread, but even with the rationing, we’re…

Lockdown Life – Day 18 – We enter a new phase…

Earlier this week stricter measures were introduced in Spain which don’t really affect us too much, but are tightening things even more. Fines have been increased for people breaking the measures and now basically everything other than a few key…

Lockdown Life – Day 10

So, it looks as though the state of alarm (Spanish state of emergency) will continue for another two weeks past the first two weeks, which I imagine will be the first of many extensions. We have just had notification that…

Lockdown Life – Day 6

Our food order arrived completely fulfilled yesterday, including toilet paper and all the staples – so that’s good. Long may it continue! The latest in the village is that the entrances to all the buildings currently open (shops, post office,…

Bobbins goes to the vet

Bobbins went to the vet yesterday to have a tumour removed from her leg. She came back with two pretty large wounds, both stapled. The biggest is down the rear flank of her leg, and I think must be uncomfortable,…

Lockdown Life

So, today we start life in lockdown Spain. I don’t think we’ll notice much difference. Our biggest concern is that Bobbins is due an op on her leg tomorrow to remove a tumour, however vets are staying open and we…