Saturday 25 April:

Decided to avoid dawn walks at the weekends (probably still devoid of people, but I can cope with rising early two days per week!). Read Bryson and pottered.

I’d set up (in conjunction with Charlotte) a virtual urban sketching meet-up at Marshfield, Gloucestershire for 11am… and I’m always somewhat nervous about whether or not the technology will work! Anyway, everything was absolutely fine… and it was another enjoyable time (I think 10-12 of us?).

We received another Asda supermarket delivery at lunchtime – which was very good to get.

A little more Tom Sharpe reading in the afternoon (lunch in the garden – Moira had been busy potting stuff etc)… and, later, lovely Lal delivered some flour (finding supplies has been very difficult countrywide).

Had a lovely zoom chat with Ru+Stu+Iris+Rosa at the end of the afternoon – they all seem to be coping well and adapting to this strange new way of life we’re all having to lead.

Spent the evening watching the first half of ‘Twelfth Night’ via National Theatre live-stream (Tamsin Greig is an excellent Malvolio!).

In the daily government news briefing: now more than 20,000 deaths in hospitals (figure doesn't include deaths in Care Homes and homes) in the UK - the fifth country to pass that milestone.

Image: Coloured Facades, Redcliffe Parade (from a dawn walk of a few days ago).