Here I am interstate for the festive season. (I live in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia but we are visiting my husband's family in Adelaide, South Aust for Xmas.) I enjoyed packing some funky, colourful and fun summer wardrobe items to bring with us. I had visions of all the wonderful places we would visit and how I would be sporting such fun, cheerful outfits.

Well, then we all came to a screaming halt with a very unwelcome diagnosis of COVID-19. That certainly came out of left field, more so because we are all double vaxxed. Also because we all tested negative before hitting the road last Monday for the arduous and grueling 9 hr drive here. My husband was the first one to join the corona party when we all had another test on Tuesday this week. (My daughter and myself tested negative at that point.) By Weds evening I had started to feel unwell, so we dutifully headed off for another test on Thursday morning. (That involved another 2.5hrs in a queue. 2.5hrs of my life I will never get back.) Friday brought the not unexpected news that as well as my husband, that myself, my daughter and my father in law are now all part of the Corona Club. (We are all living in the same house at the moment, so it was going to be nigh on impossible for any of us to miss out on catching it.)

Needless to say that corona wasn't on my bucket list for the year, but here we are anyhow. We are all in home quarantine and not sure when the govt when give us clearance to head home. This Xmas will be remembered for some time, but certainly not for the right reasons. So, my lovely cheery outfits have basically come for a ride in the car but didn't get the chance to get out and about. Oh well, we shall all enjoy our freedom when that day arrives.