Spanish views from a small town

The drizzly, misty, miserable rain has reappeared during the night. I'm sure it was brought on by my having left the car windows open about three fingers, after forgetting to open them earlier in the week, when it was warmer and dryer. I closed them this morning, so now the rain shouldn't return. Next Monday, most of Spain will pass on to Phase Two. That means that you can sit inside a restaurant or bar, though only at a table, not at the bar; that you can go to the movies, but you have to sit in a pre-asigned seat; that stores greater than 400 square meters can open, including malls, but common areas cannot be occupied (the seats at the mall will be roped off); and that very small weddings can be held. I can't really imagine attending a wedding during this time, though I assume there will be some. Imagine wearing a mask during the ceremony and at the reception. The pictures would be unique. Though, with the food and the wine, I'm certain the masks will be put aside...

I didn't go walking today. I woke up very tired and with a slight headache. I don't really know why; I slept very deeply, only skimming the waking surface a couple of times without really breaking through. But, I've been walking almost every day for the past three weeks or so. One day off won't matter. Not that I can weigh myself. Though I think it's better that way, until I try on last summer's tightest shorts. Otherwise, I might get too depressed. I've always weighed myself on the local pharmacy's scales, but it's been turned off since this shindig began, and it probably won't be turned on until everything is back and running. Today is the first day of obligatory mask wearing. The only exceptions are if you're prone to anxiety attacks, have respiratory illnesses that make breathing with them difficult, or are under six years of age. Runners and cyclists are also not obliged to wear one. I may not go running every morning, but my walk is...

Today, I woke up late, thanks to a cat that came to bother me by stepping on the pillow in the wee hours of the morning. But I could still go walking because the guidelines have changed a little.  In Galicia and Asturias, it now depends on how many people there are in each parish, rather than township. In the rest of Spain it depends on the township. The hourly rules were: 6 to 10AM and 8 to 11PM, everybody from 14 to 70 could go out to exercise or walk for an hour; 10AM to 12PM and 7 to 8PM, over 70's; and 12 to 7PM children to 14 with one parent. Those townships exempt from the hourly rules are those that have five thousand people or less. In Galicia and Asturias, the population taken into account now are the parishes, not the entire township. That's because in these two regions, people are more spread out than in the Castillas or other regions. For example, my house isn't in my village. It's a seven minute walk away from the village center. Because population is sp...