I can blog too!

I still wish we had kept blogging, as it still makes a much better record of our life than Facebook messages. I still use the blog as a memory assist way more than FB and their crappy search.

I didn't leave the village (even to go into Cambridge) for the whole month of February. We're doing our level best to keep our lives entertaining, but we've missed out on a year of exploring the UK and Europe now. I have a big London map that I stare at wistfully -- it's only an hour away and we haven't been in the past year. We're optimistic that things will improve, though. Marjorie's had her first vaccination, and will have her second next month. And me, I just the NHS text message on Friday, and will be getting my first shot on Thursday. That's the best news I've had in a while!

It's certainly been a memorable year, but because of the lack of variety, I'm worried that I'm going to remember it down the years as a single event, like you remember a concert. We stopped getting takeaway even, though we are trying something novel this month -- going meatless. My brother commented on Facebook that we would be surprised by how many options we'll have, and that's definitely been true. It hasn't been a struggle AT ALL. In fact, I've barely noticed that we're doing it, except for the novelty in dishes that Marjorie has been whipping up. I think it would be a lot harder if we were going out to eat more, and having to choose less tastier-sounding options on the menu. I don't think we'll be permanently meatless but it will certainly effect some sort of permanent change in how much meat we eat.