17 weeks in lockdown.
Didn’t go for a walk today – it was very grey+cloudy first
thing and really didn’t get any better throughout the day. Bloke’s Prayer at
7am, so just scribbled some notes before then.
People seemed to be in good form (although no Jeff)… Robin
complaining it was much too hot in Spain!
Somewhat predictably, Moira and I had morning coffee inside… we
reflected on our daily routines (lots of positives), but also acknowledged the things
we were missing (pottery workshops, cinema, Watershed lunches, bus travel etc).
Spent the rest of the morning adding various things (comments
and photographs) to my ‘pandemic’ Blurb book. I think I’ve now decided to bring
it to an end on 18 August (after exactly 5 calendar months in ‘lockdown’)(22
weeks).
I emailed Lee to thank him for all his hard work and to wish
him a ‘happy holiday’ (I think he’s off for 3-4 weeks in a week’s time… I think
he’s badly missed not being at Glastonbury!
Ruth popped in briefly after work to collect some things from
her studio (she seemed a little sad). Later, I rang Rosa and Iris (separately).
Rosa finishes at Primary School TODAY; she seems to have missed out on various
‘celebrations’ but is camping (in separate tents) in her friend Ruby’s back
garden tomorrow night… and seems very excited, which is nice. Iris finishes
school tomorrow… and seems to have coped pretty well with home-schooling over
recent months (dealing and keeping up with the work teachers have set); she
sounded in good form (and had met up with one of her friends at the weekend at
College Green (in the socially-distanced hearts painted on the grass!).
Continued reading my ‘Lockdown’ book… and have been impressed
that a number of measures May wrote
about in 2005 quite closely reflect those we’ve been facing over the past few
months. Maybe he should have been advising the government!?
Watched
another ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’ episode and ‘Talking Heads’.
Image:
juvenile moorhen (I think) playing on the harbourside.
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