Tag: Normality

They think it’s all over . . .

Mark & Nicole’s wedding

In March 2020, when it became clear that COVID 19 was going to change our lives, I remember wishing that I had a magic wand and could fast forward until it was all over. By November 2021, life really did feel as if it was getting back to normal. I’d had a much needed haircut, although I’d opted to keep it longer just in case things went pear shaped again. Parkrun was back. Races were back. Mark and Nicole had finally managed to get married. We’d even been away for the weekend to Witney and visited a museum. The real feeling that it might be all over, though, came with two long put off appointments.

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A modicum of normality

Southampton Common

As June 2020 progressed, a modicum of normality began to return to life. The relaxed lockdown rules meant that, on 10 June, Commando’s running club could train together for the first time since March. At least some of them could, the sessions were by appointment only and groups were limited to five, plus a run leader. For me, this meant a nice walk in the Old Cemetery while they trained, after taking a socially distanced photograph of Commando’s group of course.

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