So my desire to inject some colour into my project didn’t go quite according to plan... We drove into town so we could have a walk without Nigel overdoing it on his newly improved knee & felt slightly nervous after the reports of Derbyshire police issuing £200 fines for people driving 5 miles. Stopped briefly to distantly greet friends who are about to be vaccinated as medical professionals and are very happy about it. We got home to find that the polycotton fabric I’ve ordered to make 3-layer masks is mostly not suitable but I did manage to knock one up and I appear to still be able to breathe in it. I then successfully completed a food safety course so I can be responsible at the community kitchen I volunteer at. It was quite nerve wracking doing the test at the end because I did spend a significant part of my life working on vaccines for enterotoxigenic E.coli and it would indicate a major decline if I failed it!
Thanks very much for the good wishes on Nigel’s operation- he’s doing well.
Weather: foggy
Covid: heard somebody I know on Radio 4 last night who works with very sick patients at Papworth - they have 18 in a unit for 3 and she is incredible.
Good thing: FaceTime with Rachel
Not just a foggy photo you found what looks like a nun & priest to add to the mystery!
Good for Nigel venturing out on what must still be a very painful knee.
I once did a food hygiene course when we volunteered at the village hall for our dinner dances...it was the most boring afternoon of my life!
The freezing fog came down about 3pm here and is hanging to the bushes. Maybe a good photo op in the morning if the fog lifts a bit
This is great, mysterious figures wafting through the fog.
@happypat yes good timing! Even though Cambridge is a hotbed of protestantism we have a number of monks and nuns - may not be catholic mind you.... Thank goodness for online courses - 4 hours mind you (I’m level 2 don’t you know!)
@judithg Oh our was just a basic hygiene course years ago...yours sounds a much more professional level. Good luck. Well your holy figures look very good in the murk!
I had to smile at the cooking course stress factor, given your background! My father was a pharmaceutical research chemist and I have been ridiculously excited whenever I have been sick and required something that he worked on!
very moody misty image. Certainly came down in Cambridge!
Now this is fog! Awesome shot. Good on you for completing your food safety course. I just got certified last month. I feel responsible for warding off pathogens. We want nothing to do with campylobacter, listeria, e coli, norovirus, salmonella, or botulism.
@peggysirk Don’t forget killer rice!! I must say I’m relieved we don’t cook - once they’ve told you not to do things you wouldn’t do anyway it all becomes more stressful! I definitely won’t be doing anything which requires holding food at hot temperatures for 2 hours!
Good for Nigel venturing out on what must still be a very painful knee.
I once did a food hygiene course when we volunteered at the village hall for our dinner dances...it was the most boring afternoon of my life!
This is great, mysterious figures wafting through the fog.
very moody misty image. Certainly came down in Cambridge!