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Coronavirus diary: Weeks 11 and 12

Monday 25 May
Hurrah for bank holidays, which made it a four-day weekend for me.

Had our first Nonna Tonda order delivered - a beautiful Venetian duck ragu with pappardelle - and managed to order another bike... will I actually get this one!?

Also used our bake at home Bread Ahead cookie dough. Amazing!
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Coronavirus diary: Weeks 11-12

Monday 25 May
Hurrah for bank holidays, which made it a four-day weekend for me.

Had our first Nonna Tonda order delivered - a beautiful Venetian duck ragu with pappardelle - and managed to order another bike... will I actually get this one!?
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Coronavirus diary: Weeks 9 and 10

Monday 11 May
So cold today. So tired. Feeling very drained.

Decided to bite the bullet and order a bike I like but don't love - obviously every bike I considered is now out of stock.
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Coronavirus diary: Week 8

Monday 4 May
Woke up at 6am this morning so decided to stay in bed and read rather than try to get back to sleep. Finished off Half a World Away by Mike Gayle (4* from me) and started rereading The Martian by Andy Weir (5*).
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Coronavirus diary: Weeks 6 and 7

Monday 20 April
All of a sudden, lockdown is going super quick and it's week 6 for me. Failed at spotting the Starlink this evening.
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Coronavirus diary: Weeks 4 and 5

Monday 6 April
Ocado day! This is the last slot I booked when all this went down and I hurriedly headed online to book one slot per week for as long as I could. Missing lamb mince but did get some bonus Easter eggs that I didn't order, so I'll take that as as win.
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The month that was: March 2020

What happened:
We started off the month with a lovely sunny visit to Kew Gardens to see the orchids - and with a cold for me. Yes, another one. 2020 is not going very well, is it?
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Coronavirus diary: Week 3

Monday 30 March
Woke up feeling tired and got more and more exhausted as the day progressed. So that was fun.
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Coronavirus diary: Week 2

Monday 23 March
Woke up feeling much brighter, and it's a beautiful day out there. Wish we had a garden (or even a balcony) but realise a large flat without a garden is probably better than a small flat with a garden. Maybe. Also realised we probably won't be buying our house this year.
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Coronavirus diary: Week 1

Monday 16 March
Should have been flying back from Berlin today. If we had gone, our flight back was cancelled so would likely have been a massive headache to get back from Germany as they are closing their borders.
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