Dark clouds are gathering. Numbers are rising. Restriction levels are going back up.

Israel has returned to national lockdown, so who next?

Winter is around the corner, social discipline is creaking, confusion is everywhere.

And just to top it all off, The Great Institution of Chatham Street has closed its doors.

Apart from that, we’re all good.

I’m beginning to think that the ‘Swedish / no full lockdown’ approach may have been the best one. At least there is a consistency to it, things just seem to change a lot here.

It appears there’s a long way to go.

I’m off to restock the wine shelves.