What's in a name ? Schizophrenia.

 Yet more pandemic parlance It is late February 2021 and the lockdown lingers on. New expressions have emerged in response to this global pandemic. In no particular order they are : - ROLLOUT. This refers to the progress of the vaccination programme. The speed at which the arrangements are made to bring the vaccine  to the people is always discussed. Are you PFIZER  or ASTRA JENECA ? These are the two brands of vaccine being given in the U.K so everyone asks which one you have received. Whichever one you have  the same type for your second dose some 11 weeks later. Pfizer is American and Astra Jeneca is British , developed by Oxford University. ROADMAP This is the plan , devised by the government,  to escape the lockdown and gradually return the various sectors of society to almost normal but not to the way they used to be before the pandemic. KEY WORKERS  People whose jobs are considered essential to the working of society such as medical staff, teachers and  police officers . Their c

 Such a long time since I have posted a blog. Our covid year has stretched and dragged on seemingly without end. However it's now February 2021 and maybe there is a glimmer of hope that in the spring - maybe March - we will see shops opening and cafés coming back to give us pleasure.  Meantime my life has been changed in a big big way by the acquisition of a puppy. Her name is Molly and she is a tiny black and tan Jack russell terrier. She was born at Dan y Banc farm in Carmarthenshire  and we collected her from there on January 8th when she was eight weeks old.  She was the second smallest of a litter of 7 puppies and my first reaction on being handed her was to say " Oh, she's so tiny !" She is now eleven weeks old and has had her second vaccinations at the vet's. She won't be able to walk out in the big wide world for another 10 days but  she is enjoying running around our small garden sniffing and exploring, climbing into flower pots and sliding under gard