2021 is starting out really well, don't you think? I woke this morning to hear G returning from work hours early. Being 22 and a rule-follower, she signed up for the NHS contact tracing app. They sent her a message this morning saying she needs to quarantine for 10 days as she has been exposed in the last 48 hours. Considering that Wednesday she didn't leave the house and yesterday she left only to work, one assumes someone who tested positive went into the shop. If that were the case her colleagues who also worked yesterday would also have been notified. But no! So obviously there has been a glitch. Not reassuring. As she has 3 projects due for school she's fine with it but I find the whole thing just another signal that we are a doomed species. Speaking of species and on a lighter note, late last night or actually very early this morning, as I was trying to fall asleep after yet another look at the news to acertain whether or not I'd dreamt the whole thing, there was high pitched screaming coming from the alley behind the apartment. I looked out and there were 3 very large foxes running around. G has mentioned seeing them on her early walks to work. These guys were massive! Much bigger than the sleek little cat-sized ones I've seen in Maine. They were also very loud! I don't know what they were doing but they seemed to be fascinated by a certain street lamp. As I had nothing else to do I watched them for about 10 minutes till they ran off. Ah city life! Off to wash the floors. xxoo me