Days 86-92 - Week 13 - Phase 3 Monday 8 June 2020 - Day 86 Spain Coronavirus cases: 288,630 Deaths: 27,136 Start of week 13. And today 70 per cent of Spanish regions all move up to Phase 3 including Andalucia. So what does this mean: No exercise time slots.Gatherings permitted up to 20 people. … Continue reading Lock down hell – week 13
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Lock down hell – week 12
Days 79-85 - Week 12 - Phase 2 Monday 1 June 2020 - Day 79 "Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about un-becoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.” Paulo Coelho Start of a new month. Start … Continue reading Lock down hell – week 12
Lock down hell – week 11
Days 72-78 - Week 11. Phase 1 Monday 25 May 2020 - Day 72 Spain Coronavirus cases: 282,852. Deaths: 28,752 Recovered: 196,958 Quick round up at the start of Week 11. Daily new cases around 500 mark daily and deaths around 50-70. There was a big jump on May 22 which is odd but it … Continue reading Lock down hell – week 11
Lock down hell – week 10
Days 65-71 - week 10 - Phase 1 Monday 18 May 2020 - Day 65 Spain Coronavirus cases: 277,719. Deaths: 27,650. Recovered: 195,945 Happy Phase 1 day Malaga! This day may go down in history. Or at least on my ‘on this day’ memory slot! So how has everyone local marked the occasion? Did you … Continue reading Lock down hell – week 10
Lock down hell – week 9
Days 58-64 - week 9 Monday 11 May 2020 - Day 58 We are officially 2 months in lock down and week 9 begins – so here’s a brief overview of what’s happening with a Corona Stats Update. Brought to you by our sponsors Dettol. Worldwide Coronavirus cases: 4.1m. Deaths: 283,878. Recovered: 1.49mSpain Coronavirus cases: … Continue reading Lock down hell – week 9
Lock down hell – week 8
Days 51-57 - Week 8 Monday 4 May 2020 - Day 51 So today this happened after a slight accident involving a non-gloved gardening frenzy mummy and a very sharp thing lurking in the undergrowth. And can I just interject at this point and say how difficult it is to touch type with one finger … Continue reading Lock down hell – week 8
Lock down hell – week 7
Days 44 -50. Week 7 Monday 27 April 2020 - Day 44 Week 7 begins. Everyone feels a bit more buoyant in Casa Carter today after a busy and fairly productive weekend including plenty of fresh air. Even Balou is smiling after his long walk yesterday. Some more stats for you. Apparently in Malaga there … Continue reading Lock down hell – week 7
Lock down hell – week 6
Days 37 - 43. Week 6 Monday 20 April 2020 - Day 37 Start of week 6 and a little round up. I do like stats! So in Spain there are over 200,000 Coronavirus cases, more than 80,000 have been discharged from hospitals and there's been over 20,850 deaths. At the moment Spain sees around … Continue reading Lock down hell – week 6
From Fiestas to Siestas
Spain, the land of fiestas, is currently in a permanent state of siesta thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. The once popular seaside holiday resorts are ghost towns. Shuttered shops, restaurants and closed beaches are a common façade and the only visitors are the police and military, which roll through the towns like tumbleweed keeping residents … Continue reading From Fiestas to Siestas
Lock down hell – week 5
Days 30-37 - week 5 Monday 13 April 2020 - Day 30 Monday morning blues and the start of week 5.Both kids a bit lethargic after their week ‘off’ last week for easter holidays so had to ease them back into their school work routine which was about as appealing as a pandemic lock down... … Continue reading Lock down hell – week 5
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