Tag Archives: covid-19

Sundries

Posted on 9 October, 2021 by candawalley

This is something of a stocktaking blog. First of all, despite rumours that we have heard from various sources in the UK, there are no fuel or food shortages in France. Or at least, none that we have seen. Something … Continue reading →

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A birding disappointment overturned

Posted on 15 May, 2021 by candawalley

We look forward to the day when we won’t have to make any comments on Covid. But it’s mostly good news here. We had our second Pfizer vaccination this week – the process was even faster than last time. What … Continue reading →

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A wet day out 1

Posted on 23 January, 2021 by candawalley

First, Covid. The situation in France seems to be much better than the UK: infections and deaths appear to be around a third to a quarter of those across the Channel. There is however concern about the “English” variant, whose … Continue reading →

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Déja vu

Posted on 31 October, 2020 by candawalley

So here we are in confinement once more, although it has to be said that it is somewhat lighter than before: more essential shops are open, the list of exemptions is slightly higher and schools remain open. And, as a … Continue reading →

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Déconfinement No. 1

Posted on 16 May, 2020 by candawalley

To everyone’s relief, here in France we have started the process of déconfinement and under certain restrictions are now allowed to go out and about. There is a great deal of caution (and a lot of face masks) about as … Continue reading →

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Lockdown post No. 6: Things to be done!

Posted on 9 May, 2020 by candawalley

Well we are hoping that this is the last of the lockdown posts as the strict confinement rules are being lifted on Monday. There are a number of caveats, first, no restaurants, bars or coffee shops to open, second, it … Continue reading →

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Lockdown post No. 5: Lorgues in “confinement”

Posted on 2 May, 2020 by candawalley

There is a definite feeling here that the lockdown is heading towards its end. It’s partly the reasonably clear detailing of the French government about what will happen after 11 May, but also a vague sense of a loosening up: … Continue reading →

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A lockdown update no. 1

Posted on 4 April, 2020 by candawalley

We are now in our third week of lockdown and still just about sane. We don’t know all of you (by now a fairly considerable number) who read this blog regularly, and we hope and pray that you are all … Continue reading →

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Present and the Recent Past

Posted on 21 March, 2020 by candawalley

We are writing this early Saturday evening (usually we get our weekly blogs done well before this!). As all of France we continue to be isolated. The government is really tightening up; getting some exercise in the last couple of … Continue reading →

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Life in the cage

Posted on 19 March, 2020 by candawalley

We normally blog every Saturday, but we’ve noticed an upsurge of interest in the last day or two, presumably from people wanting to know how we are and what the situation is like in this part of France. Actually, in … Continue reading →

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