Life is what happens to you
' Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans'. These words by John Lennon have always resonated with me. Many times over the years my plans have been changed by events. Now in 2020 the plans of much of the world are having to be delayed, postponed, rescheduled or abandoned completely. The restrictions put on our movements by governments around the world prevent us from travelling any distance. Inter country journeys have become almost impossible. How can it be that only a month ago people were getting onto trains, planes, ferries and cruise ships without any impediment ? We just didn't see that the pandemic was drawing ever closer and that everything would change. My own plans for this coming easter were to travel by car and ferry to Ireland with my husband and son to visit my granddaughter. I had considered flying then hiring a car but opted for the ferry from West Wales to Ireland instead. Shortly after I made th...