Lovely day, partly sunny. Now clearly past fourteen days from arrival, so we venture out to the little grocery shop round the corner. Only a couple of other shoppers and we’re all careful to give each other space, but nobody seems unduly afraid. Most are probably regulars and, interestingly, there are no wire shopping baskets (and certainly no room for trolleys). People buy a few items, no hoarding. So when we see there are two plastic egg cartons, each containing six eggs, we take one of them. We can come back when they’re gone. This time we’re earlier and there is more bread and, happily, whole grain bread. Peanut butter is expensive, but a litre of Turkish vodka is 44.50 TL (€6.36, £5.79, $9.85 CAD). Also buy a packet of dried white beans. And more biscuits. Does seem a bit treat laden but we’re trusting to the produce cart for fruit and veg.
We do wear gloves, although probably more as virtue signalling than anything else. It’s easier to wash hands well than gloves and there isn’t an infinite supply to discard. In the same vein J has, despite my scepticism, made me a mask that will actually stay on. Again, the chief benefit of non quality PPE masks is to signal serious intent - I am being responsible. He started with a paper coffee filter and in fact it would pretty well catch a sneeze, not that we’re sneezing, and does stay on well. I take it along, but don’t actually wear it as nobody else is. The proprieter has one around his neck as well - though his does not appear to have begun life as a coffee filter.
Home to sample the bread with the lemony humus we were given yesterday. Have just finished lunch when we are given- same source - a container of Turkish tabouleh salad. Will have to reciprocate when this is all over.
We do wear gloves, although probably more as virtue signalling than anything else. It’s easier to wash hands well than gloves and there isn’t an infinite supply to discard. In the same vein J has, despite my scepticism, made me a mask that will actually stay on. Again, the chief benefit of non quality PPE masks is to signal serious intent - I am being responsible. He started with a paper coffee filter and in fact it would pretty well catch a sneeze, not that we’re sneezing, and does stay on well. I take it along, but don’t actually wear it as nobody else is. The proprieter has one around his neck as well - though his does not appear to have begun life as a coffee filter.
Home to sample the bread with the lemony humus we were given yesterday. Have just finished lunch when we are given- same source - a container of Turkish tabouleh salad. Will have to reciprocate when this is all over.