Pause for breath as we near the end of a manic year.
As I looked out at grey drizzle this afternoon, the neighborhood feels like it’s been damp and chilly for ages. It’s hard to believe it was only a couple of weeks ago that Ali and I took the dogs out for a drive and a walk to a beach where this photo was taken. Thankfully we have a good stock of firewood ready for the winter.
If anyone thought that November would finally bring an end to four years of relentless US election campaigning they were in for a sad awakening. The election has come and gone with a clear winner but no resolution. And don’t expect the shenanigans to end next month with the Electoral College, or even in January. Trump has been laying the groundwork all year to undermine the foundations of American democracy and will continue to do so long after he’s left the White House. Anything to avoid conceding a loss. It’s been saddening to see how deep the misinformation has taken root.
Closer to home, up to now BC has been touched only lightly by COVID. Most of the outbreaks have been in care homes with relatively little in the community, and we’ve got away with fewer restrictions than many parts of the world. The picture has evolved through the course of the year, but for the most part life has continued. That picture has changed this month, with cases spiking alarmingly and new measures in place in the last few days. Limits on social gatherings, and for the first time a mask mandate in indoor spaces. At work, a directive last month to start bringing people back into the office instead of working from home has been reversed, for now. Whether it will be enough to bring things back under control remains to be seen.
Progress on the writing front, The Long Dark text and cover art is in the hands of the book designer, and I’ve been busy proof-reading the interior layout. Getting very close to publication before Christmas.
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Sorry your area is being hit. Our area was screwed from day one and sadly all the measures in the world haven't made a difference.
The misinformation goes both ways and I worry that this country is so fractured we might never put it back together again.
Alex, the divisions in the US have run deep for a long time, but after the last few years I also wonder if they've become too great to heal.
We wonder the same thing. But, as the song says, I "hold onto hope and I won't let go."
Hi Ian - take care ... fortunately Eastbourne is similar with its light covid hit as you've had on the island ... tomorrow - we'll know more where the Govt delineates us! Ah well - we're alive, being sensible and just hoping nothing untoward happens. So pleased you go that break in ... looks a wonderful place to forget the pressures of the world. All the best and stay safe - Hilary
Rick, we can always hope that time and sanity will prevail in the end.
Hilary, it was just a day trip one Sunday. Did you ever visit Metchosin and Witty's Lagoon when you were here? It's a beautiful spot.
Sorry to hear the virus has made itself known in your area. I don't reckon any area in the world is entirely free of it now. But hopefully, the vaccines will be game-changers and we can all get back to some degree of normalcy next year. And yes, this year is finally drawing close to an end. We may have to stay up well past midnight on New Year's Eve to make sure this awful year actually leaves. (And takes a certain denier-and-liar-in-chief with it.)
Take care, and be safe.
Susan, unfortunately I reckon that certain person will be stirring up trouble for years to come. Just to preserve his own fantasy that he's the victim here.
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