We've had a very social weekend

@JudyEv (382104)
Rockingham, Australia
August 2, 2020 4:32am CST
I wasn’t online over the weekend as we had guests. It was quite a busy time. The four of us went to an afternoon concert at the old church in the photo. It was very enjoyable. We practised social distancing which was good. In the evening, we played board games. Our friends went home this morning and later Vin and I attended two international films. One was from Palestine and one from Iceland. The Icelandic one has recently been re-done (if that’s the word) in our own south-west and should be out in August. We enjoyed them both. Foreign films are often very different to what we’re used to which is a good thing. Every second row in the theatre was blocked off and we had to keep two empty seats between groups or couples. When we got home, our son in Melbourne rang to say his area is now in lockdown for six weeks. I have lots of notifications but I’ll get to them all over the next few days.
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@dodo19 (48167)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
2 Aug 20
It sounds like a good weekend. I'm glad that social distancing was observed.
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@dodo19 (48167)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
2 Aug 20
@JudyEv Maybe it's best not too. It's nice that everyone was careful, as we all should.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Aug 20
Everyone is being very careful which is great. I haven't been in the city though.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
@dodo19 We won't be venturing far unless we have a very good reason to.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Aug 20
Sounds like a wonderful weekend. Nice photo.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
It was a very pleasant weekend, thanks. I can't really remember the last one like it.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
3 Aug 20
@JudyEv Happy to hear it was a good one.
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
2 Aug 20
Good morning I loved it.Nice looking buiding there.Social distance good for you and the rest
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Aug 20
Thanks. The thing is we might have to continue like this for many more weeks.
@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Aug 20
That is such a cute little church. Who owns it now, do you know? Glad you enjoyed both the concert and the films, and that you practiced social distancing inside the building. I played many board games with my kids this weekend. We had such a great time!
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Aug 20
@JudyEv I would love to take that little church and convert it into a home, keeping the design, architecture and theme the same as I renovated it into a home I could live in.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Aug 20
@moffittjc We had a friend who converted a similar church into a very lovely home.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
A friend of ours owns it. We ran the first concert out there for him and camped the night in the bus. He has since done a lot of work to it but all in keeping with its age. Board games can be a lot of fun.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
2 Aug 20
Glad you had a wonderful weekend and welcome back. Our news reported the rise of the virus in Australia.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
4 Aug 20
@JudyEv Yikes! That would be a concern to me, too.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Aug 20
@DianneN He is not even a West Australian but seems to think he needs to come here for meetings.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
Thankfully the bad news doesn't include our state but we can't afford to get complacent. A big shot entrepreneur is taking WA to court to try to make us open our borders. That is the concern at the moment.
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
3 Aug 20
Glad you had a nice wkend! Too bad about your son's hometown. We might be going through it again too. Triple digit vivid numbers alarming officials.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Aug 20
@oahuwriter Australian authorities are big believers in lockdowns to control the spread.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
They keep locking down more and more suburbs but the numbers aren't dropping yet.
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
4 Aug 20
@JudyEv I see. We've had our highest vivid numbers 209 today. Gov. says, today's news he is in favor of not reclosing, but want to find source, and reacting to it. Dr. Oz reports 6 different covid19! Latest,big triple digit continues, a lockdown is needed. I'm watching news & mylotting.
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@maximax8 (31042)
• United Kingdom
2 Aug 20
I am glad there was social distancing at the afternoon concert. I am glad you enjoyed seeing the two foreign films. Sorry the corona situation has become severe in Melbourne. It was great your son phoned to tell you.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Aug 20
We have two states that are not doing well at all at the moment. Hopefully, the authorities will get on top of it soon.
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@maximax8 (31042)
• United Kingdom
2 Aug 20
@JudyEv Is it New South Wales that has a high number of people with the virus? Yes, hopefully the authorities will stop it in its tracks.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
@maximax8 Victoria worse affected but NSW isn't far behind.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
2 Aug 20
You indeed had a good time! Movies from different parts of the world sound interesting. What genres were these movies- Drama/Romance/Action?
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
3 Aug 20
@JudyEv Are these movies available on YouTube, or are these on Netflix or Amazon Prime?
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
3 Aug 20
@JudyEv so you watched these movies on TV?
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
The first one was It Must Be Heaven, by Palestinian actor and director Elia Sulieman and I suppose it was a comedy of sorts. The second one was a drama from Iceland.
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@Downwindz (2537)
• Netherlands
2 Aug 20
Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend, my own weekend on the contrary was more filled with work - I have a deadline on a project Monday morning.
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@Downwindz (2537)
• Netherlands
2 Aug 20
@JudyEv Just taking a short break from it, but yes hopefully I will. It is still going to be a long evening though.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
@Downwindz Good luck with it. Hope it went well.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Aug 20
I hope you've been able to get your project finished.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
9 Aug 20
I haven't been brave enough to go to the movies but I am glad you enjoyed them.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
9 Aug 20
@JudyEv Yes I feel that way to most of the time but then something flairs up and I realize that maybe I am being a little daring.
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Aug 20
The precautions were observed and we've had so few cases here that we felt it was okay to go.
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
2 Aug 20
I hope you enjoyed the movie and it is good that they kept social distancing in the theater. It is a very hot day here today, I would say hot and boring day.
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
3 Aug 20
@JudyEv People were so happy to do "normal things" than now the number of cases is becoming again a worry. The authorities decided yesterday new restrictions, because as soon as people feel free they think that the problem is over and do not pay attention.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
@LadyDuck That's very true and we are continually being warned about getting complacent about our actions.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
It was nice to be able to go to the movies. Everyone seemed pleased to be able to do something almost in a normal manner.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
2 Aug 20
Our theaters aren’t open yet. Glad that you enjoyed yourself.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
3 Aug 20
@JudyEv we love to go. It’ll be nice when we can again.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
@Tampa_girl7 I have really appreciated the small eases in the restrictions.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
Thanks. It's been a long time since we went to the theatre.
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@JESSY3236 (22245)
• United States
3 Aug 20
Cute little church. This weekend would have been a social weekend for me too, but my eyes were hurting from allergies. My mother, my uncle, and his friend went up to the mountains. My eyes are feeling better now.
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@JESSY3236 (22245)
• United States
3 Aug 20
@JudyEv pollen I think.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
@JESSY3236 I have what is called 'dry eyes' but it actually means they weep quite often so it looks like I'm crying. Thankfully they don't hurt.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
I'm sorry your eyes have been hurting. Is it food or perhaps pollen that causes your eyes to hurt?
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
2 Aug 20
the concert sounds safe and fun. Sorry to hear Melbourne is in lockdown.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
Some suburbs have been in lockdown for a while but it's slowly being extended as more cases test positive.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
@DocAndersen We watched your figures with horror but now our two states are experiencing the same sorts of meteoric rise in numbers.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
3 Aug 20
@JudyEv it is tough, in the US as I am sure you heard the early opening states got slammed with new cases
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@rebelann (117238)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Aug 20
That is a beautiful building. I'm glad you had some fun. We aren't in lockdown anymore but we are still expected to wear masks when in public areas both outside and inside.
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@rebelann (117238)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Aug 20
That probably is it @JudyEv
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Aug 20
That's good the lockdown has been lifted. I guess that means numbers are dropping.
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
3 Aug 20
there is no hurry since nobody is going anywhere
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
10 Aug 20
@JudyEv yes it is and that is what we have been doing
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
It's safest just to stay home, isn't it?
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@wolfgirl569 (135789)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Aug 20
Glad you got out and had some fun.
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@wolfgirl569 (135789)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Aug 20
@JudyEv I am sure it did. Even with the spacing.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
It almost felt like normal to go to the movies.
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@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
2 Aug 20
What a wonderful weekend you had! I am glad that restrictions because of the virus are practiced.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
Hopefully, we will all stay safe.
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@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
3 Aug 20
@JudyEv Hopefully.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
2 Aug 20
I am waiting for things to get back to normal soon. I am a movie freak and I am really missing watching movies in theater.Theaters are still not open here
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
Because of the greatly reduced seating, the theatre was booked out but everyone was pleased to be able to attend again.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
3 Aug 20
@JudyEv For sure they would be. I guess we won't have that in 2020. Hopefully by 2021.
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@sophie09 (34230)
• Indonesia
2 Aug 20
You seem to have a wonderful weekend
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Aug 20
Yes, we did thanks. Much busier than many we've had lately.
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@sophie09 (34230)
• Indonesia
2 Aug 20
@JudyEv its good to be busy sometime
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