It was damp this morning and I could not be bothered to get up and out for a run. My task this morning was to try and get some vegetarian sausages and pigs in blankets (rather a contradiction in terms) and after some Googling I IDed both M&S and Tescos as possible places to get them. M&S looked pretty dire but Tescos came up trumps with a pack of each - actually the last pack of each which made me feel superior as I bought both and put them in the freezer to take to Mum’s on Tuesday.
In the afternoon I sorted out my special work table acquired for only £11 from Home Base the first time it closed and started the grand task of wrapping the family pressies. All had gone well up to this point but the weight of Boris Johnsons announcement was hanging over me as it was scheduled for 4.00pm.
I cannot believe it. I am mortified. Apparently there is a new strain of Covd19 which is 70% more virulent to people which is why our figures in London and the South east did not drop after the second loc down. This means that all of London and other places in the South east of England are to be moved into a newly invented Tier 4. We are not allowed to drive out of the Tier. All non essential shops must close from midnight tonight. The Christmas ‘armistice’ has been reduced from 5 days - 23-27th December to just Christmas Day and no overnight stays anywhere in the country.
The worst of all of this is that I had to be the one to explain the consequences to Mum as she thought it was just my Tier than had the restrictions and that I could still travel down to her. There was a fleeting moment when I wondered if we could just check everything in the car and drive but I realised we were not ready and that was simply wrong. Hester is so upset as well. I have all the presents here and only Sophie has hers. I do not know what to do and I am so upset.
