Today is a hard day. None of us feel like working. Ellie, in particular, finds homeschooling difficult because she wants to see her friends and she enjoys afternoon activities and playing sport.
As an emotional pick-up, we go second-hand clothes shopping in the afternoon. One thing I do find a little frustrating at times is how you can't just go into a shop, or even two shops, and buy everything you need. Due mainly to the dire economic situation here, many people sell things from home: jam, biscuits, cakes, shoes, cheese, plants - everything really. If you want something, you can probably find it, but you will have to organise a time to come and see the goods - a time which is inevitably changed three or four times as one of you realises you have another commitment. Then you have to find the house - this can take you deep into some unknown parts of town and then you barter over prices or offer what you can in US dollars, cash, or ecocash, all of which have their own rates.
In the evening, we hear the news that Zimbabwe's coronavirus cases have suddenly spiked. A few weeks ago, this would have struck a note of terror in me, but at the moment I am really over the whole thing and just want life to return to as normal as it can be in this crazy country.
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