Maisie has been cocooning alone for weeks. We did a drive by on Mothers day.

• Stay where you are.You can’t come in.
• I know ma, we just came to say hello. I brought some flowers and chocolates for you.
• Are you wearing gloves? Where’s your mask?
• I don’t need a mask, and yes I have gloves on.
• Well, just leave them on the doorstep. I’ll spray them down later.
• You don’t need to spray them down.
• They could be covered in corona.
• Don’t be ridiculous.
• I’m not being ridiculous, are you trying to kill me?
• No one is trying to kill you, ma. I’ll give them a wipe with the hand sanitizer.
• I’ll spray them down anyway, you can’t be too careful.
• There’s cards and presents there from the girls as well.
• Aren’t they very good thinking of their nanny in isolation.
• So, have you had anymore visitors today.
• Whitney walked over with the baby this morning. She brought a lovely card and a box of Maltesers for me.
• Ah that was nice of her. Isn’t Beyoncé getting really big?
• She’s a little beauty. She has the look of me when I was her age.
• That’s nice, ma.
• The others will probably pop by later.
• So, any sign of Bernard?
• No, he said he can’t call, because he’s cocooning.
• He’s only fifty two ma, what’s he cocooning for?
• Breda says they’re vulnerable.
• Vulnerable is not a word I’d ever associate with Breda, she’s just using this for an excuse to keep Bernard home.
• She’s a bit possessive alright, but at least he rings me every night.
• Oh, she allows him use the phone, that’s good of her.
• Let’s not get into a discussion about your brother, Bernie.
• No, ma. Let’s not.
• So, tell me all your news. How’s everyone at home? How are you coping?
• We’re all grand ma, Jimmy said…
• Oh my god I don’t believe it.
• What?
• Here he comes round the corner now.
• Jimmy?
• Bernard; He said he wasn’t coming.
• Wonders will never cease, ma.
• You’d better head on now, Bernie.
• I just got here ma.
• You need to social distance.
• Oh right, St. Bernard has arrived so I have to piss off.
• Don’t be like that. Let Bernard park there near the window, so we can have a proper chat.
• Right so, ma. I’ll ring you tomorrow.
• Cooooeeee, Bernard. Hello love, it’s great to see you. You’re an awful divil altogether, pretending you couldn’t come see your mammy today.

All hail St. Bernard, I didn’t hear her asking him where his mask was.