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Sun has disappeared here! Spoke too soon about my mouth, could barely open it again this morning. Interested to see the outcome of using hydroxychloroquine to tackle Corona as that is what I take. Good luck with the remote learning Patti, at least you can still do some work. Yeah, that is my problem Alicia, as it is quite on the forums, I find myself reverting to BBC News instead. Glad you have nice things on your to do list Karen, maybe rather than doing spring cleaning I should base mine around TV, if I make it a challenge, it might make it feel more worthwhile. Glad you enjoyed your walk Kath – I did notice a window with a rainbow in it yesterday, impressed that you have put one up.
Feeling a bit meh about many things. Having a horrible wobble about the last two audiobooks - as in, they're different from the first two but are they different because there's a problem or because they just ... are. Judging by the drop in Gareth's enthusiasm levels, it's because they just are. Gulp. I've sent him the alts anyway. Just book four to do. And a lot of marketing for books 1 and 2. I'm just going to put my head down and push on through.With you about the news Jim and Alicia. I've been avoiding it too. It's concentrating on the negative. The positive is that, even in the most at risk band, 9 out of every 10 folks who have it will survive. The difficulty is not the lethality of it, it's that everyone is having it at once.
Cheers
MTM
Not much to say, think I’ll go for a walk after work, try and shake some sluggishness off that way.
I don't usually mention my blog, but this topic is relevant to all of us on lockdown:https://liebjabberings.wordpress.com/...
Be safe out there. Pay more attention to the little things because everything is different.
Good blog, Alicia, and a timely warning to all of us in these strange times.
Not very happy. Daughter (who has a new job due to start at end of April, with employers who have already said that she will be able to work from home) has to go into work today - in central London - because they are still doing mail order. She had used up her holiday over the last week in the hope that the company would see sense and stop. I'm not sure I've got enough worry to go round at the moment...
Rosemary (grooving with the Picts) wrote: "Not very happy. Daughter (who has a new job due to start at end of April, with employers who have already said that she will be able to work from home) has to go into work today - in central London..."My daughter would have started her new job next week (with local authority) and has been told that they're not taking her on but with look favourably on her application when they reopen libraries after it's all over :-(
So it's back to job hunting again, Not good when you've got back issues and cannot do lifting and shelf stacking
Morning all. Oh, nasty, Alicia. Pressure washing the garden path today. I wish it were as quick to do as to say. It's 100 ft long and leads from the back door to, eventually, the greenhouse. Not been done for a couple of years and it's on the shady side of the garden (because why waste good growing space?). When it's damp, even from a morning dew, it is slippery. So - we're back on falling.
The world of work is so up in the air for so many people.
My daughter has just been finished at work due to her ill health. So that’s 3 of them. Her first day of unemployment in 24 years but at least she’s safe at home. There seems to be a better situation of food stocks in the shops but the actual shopping is a bit difficult for some. Long queues and restrictions etc. which isn’t ideal for the really elderly or disabled. There’s no provision in Wales still for supermarkets to prioritise vulnerable customers, I’m angry because they are interfering with a purely commercial transaction which benefits hundreds of people, I hope they remember at voting time.Wise words Alicia, I’m having the same thoughts. When husbands teapot bottom fell out I was so relieved he didn’t scald himself.
I’ve got a worry with my eye. I suddenly had a lot of visual disturbance and didn’t know if it was a migraine or my retina starting to detach. We are indeed in worrying times for everyone.
Walk didn’t do much help, it just highlighted how much in the village is shut, even the launderette have shut Mon-Fri and reduced hours on Sat and Sun. I was going to comment about your blog Alicia, hope you aren’t in too much pain today and you haven’t done anything serious. Sorry your daughters company aren’t being sensible R, do hope she can stay safe. Hope yours can find something else Jim. Doesn’t sound a pleasant chore Kath, can see why you don’t do it very often. Have had a few e-mails saying we can buy more when we go shopping now. Sorry that yours has been finished due to her health Lynne. Fingers crossed your eye is nothing serious Lynne.
Alicia, good point. Managed to exchange some whatsapps with the audiobook narrator last night and am feeling a bit better about what I'm doing, ie that I'm not, metaphorically, kicking someone who's actually been rather kind to me. So that's grand.Hope to take McMini for another walk this afternoon or may dig some spare earth into the garden.
Weather is not too grand but I have now got he third K'Barthan short to the stage where I can have it beta read.
Hope everyone's alright, Alicia, after going deaf and having to syringe my own ears, I sympathise.
Have identified time to write. Mornings mostly, then an hour and a half after everyone's gone to bed.
Cheers
MTM
just wanted to wish everyone well and keep your spirits up. Testing times. I made a start yesterday on the long-overdue revamp & finishing off all my family history stuff I'd started 7 years or so ago. It's keeping me occupied!!
Just popped in to say, keep your spirits up folks. It's not going to last forever. The important thing is to stay healthy. Wealthy and wise are also good, but unlikely considering current news.Wash those hands.
Bless you, you too. I'm guessing you are in a reserved occupation and are still allowed out. Hope you're getting on ok and the school holidays are going ok for your two.Cheers
MTM
Eh up! Still battling the pressure washer. Himself is wielding the implement (he likes doing it!) and I'm weeding and sweeping up beforehand. We did the long path yesterday. Previously did two patios but as a three patio family (it's a big garden!) we've got the last one to do today. In fat I'm supposed to be out there now so I'd better sun!
Not much to say again today, Lucy is practising social distancing, by spending all morning in a different room to me, and even hiding behind a towel! Very windy here today, and has tried raining. If it is dry, I’ll try a walk to the park and back. Nice to hear from you Darren, hope you are all keeping safe. Kelly, can you tell Debs I bought Mrs Boots yesterday, I’ve been waiting for it to come out since the festival last year, sounds very interesting. Although not sure when I will read it, would fit in this month’s category, except I have already organised this months books, and wont’ fit in next months! Might have to read it in my wild card month. Am hoping a friend will buy it too.
I aetn't dead yet, as STP would say.Being quite badly harassed by panicking clients though
The hammer has fallen at my place.A quarter of the workforce is being furloughed from Monday onwards.
I'm not one of them, but I've had a 15% pay cut.
Lost three people from my team.
Slightly odd situation in that those who have been furloughed may actually be getting almost as much money as me, due to the company doing some kind of top-up for them....!
That does seem a bit strange Michael, especially as they won't have the costs of getting to workI know some people who have been furloughed who're actually better off than when they were working!
They shut down all our offices a week ago, so everyone is working from home anyway.I'm glad I'm not furloughed as even a cut down version of my job has helped keep me sane.
We have had a note around that one of the residents on our floor broke his hip, and is in a hospital in a nearby town! He's quite a bit older than we are (80s at least), but unfortunately leaves behind a wife who could really use his presence as she is failing. Bad situation, all around.She has caregivers; but she must miss him - they've been inseparable.
Other note: the county decided all pools must be closed - so we've lost a way to get exercise and let off steam. Maybe in a couple weeks we can petition for them to not put us in the same category as other pools like the Y and local high schools have - and are open by subscription or to members. Our pool is used - WAS used - ONLY by our residents, and we're on lockdown. They had already closed the dressing rooms (that's how I ended up hurting my shoulder), and my new robe arrived today - AFTER the pool-closing memo. Bummer.
It's stupid and petty - but we're ALL in the potentially vulnerable group - over 65, and many with other illnesses which they are doing fine with as long as they don't something virulent.
Bill and I are among the youngest here; we're surviving. Everyone is leaning new technology, or trying to, because their family members in town can't come.
Funny: I've never thought of myself as vulnerable. It's something you acknowledge and then ignore.
Glad to hear from everyone. Stay safe! At least you won't have to look back and blame yourself, if you did everything you possibly could.
Last day of remote learning (or as one of my students calls it 'fake school') for two weeks.Thank gawd.
It'd be easier if we had competent leadership.
Patti (baconater) wrote: "It'd be easier if we had competent leadership."
Looking round nobody in their right mind would put themselves forward as a leader in western society. You're merely offering yourself up for destruction under the knives of a million commentators who have never achieved anything but commentary :-(
Leaders have to be accountable to the people they serve. That's not meaningless commentary - it's how democracy works.Right now it looks like we are seeing leaders getting some things right and some things wrong. Some of the mistakes will only become evident with the benefit of hindsight. No-one should be blamed for that.
But it's only by pointing out the genuine mistakes that we can get our leaders to change direction.
Curry and a beer for lunch today. My darling linked me a recipe (twice ) he obviously thought would improve my repertoire. Flat breads. Only 2 ingredients. Guess what. I haven’t got any yogurt. I texted him back twice. He got the message 😁 I do make flat breads sometimes but just because he did that he’s having poppadoms. ‘His every whim ‘ machine is not working today.
Well, can’t say it feels much like a Friday! I’m doing the food shopping after work, but can’t say I’m looking forward to it. Luckily it is miserable, so I wont look too odd wearing gloves, and I’m actually going to drive to Lidl, as the car hasn’t moved in a week. I’m shocked at how much milk I’m getting through being at home all the time. Sounds like the bin men have been, just a bit later than they would normally. That’s how I feel Michael, am sure it will happen to me, but this is the only thing getting me up in the morning at the moment. A friend is lucky that her company are making up the difference, so she won’t lost out financially when she gets furloughed, but all her hobbies require leaving the house! Sorry that one of the residents have broken their hip Alicia, do hope he and his wife will be OK. Sorry the county have decided all pools should be closed – I can understand public ones, but not private ones like yours. What will you do with your ‘break’ Patti?
Hi again Desley and everyone, Hope you are all doing as well as possible in this time of uncertainty I am in shut down and keeping in touch by phone and email. Doing a whole lot of knitting, crocheting and reading to stay occupied. My son is a carer and working double shifts, he's looking really tired from what I have seen of him on Facebook. It's a hard time for everyone. Stay safe everyone.
Hi all, Have started going for long walks with McMini so we get exercise. It’s fun. Met a friend on the hill today and she joined in, keeping an appropriate social distance. I have so much stuff to do. I really need to write a series of emails but I need about seven screens open so it’s taking a great deal of time. Not helped by the fact that the on line editor I use, when I upload them to t’interweb, is incredibly slow and drains the battery on my lap top in about an hour. Ho hum ...
Have been trying to write. I can edit but when I try to write I end up influenced by current events and it gets apocalyptic. In a week or two I’ll be missing normality enough for it not to be like that, I expect, but for now it’s really irritating.
Pat! Lovely to see you here. I’ve been knitting myself.
Cheers all
MTM
So pleased to see you again Pat, I do think of you often. Glad you are keeping safe. Also missing GL
M.T. wrote: "Hi all, Have started going for long walks with McMini so we get exercise. It’s fun. Met a friend on the hill today and she joined in, keeping an appropriate social distance. I have so much stuff ..."
Oh MT you did make me smile... you've been 'knitting yourself'... now that's a creation I'd pay to see!!
Hoping to get back into the garden this morning, lots of potting up and potting on to do. Looking forward to a bit of warmth and sunshine again, it does cheer things up.
Hi, all! Hope you're coping well.My husband gently encouraged me to go out for a trike ride. No pool means the trike is my only form or moving. The afternoon was so warm I wore a short-sleeved shirt and shorts and sandals.
I wandered around inside and outside of our compound, leaving by the front entrance so I wouldn't have to touch anything (the other doors have key-pad entries). I talked to another resident (while we were well over 6' apart, and neither of us coughing).
Husband said it will rain both weekend days - very glad I dragged myself out. I can write in the rain, but I can't ride.
Stay well - then soon this will be behind us; maybe they will have learned important lessons and the next time we'll be better prepared.
Karen wrote: "Hoping to get back into the garden this morning, lots of potting up and potting on to do. Looking forward to a bit of warmth and sunshine again, it does cheer things up."Me too, although I think my seeds are behind yours - just coming up.
As for the knitting it's a thneed clearly, because that's what everyone needs. 🙂 Sorry don't mind my obscure Dr Seuss jokes.
Morning all.
Morning all, felt absolutely drained after finishing work yesterday, no idea why! Foolishly decided that I needed stuff I can't get from Lidl, so went to the retail park, wanted 4 shops, but after queuing to get in Iceland, I couldn't face queuing at The Range, or going to Lidl. At least it gives me a reason to get dressed today. Sun is shining, but don't think it will be warm enough to sit outside. Sorry the situation is affecting your writing ability MT. Glad you got out for a trike ride Alicia
Morning everyone. I hope you're all keeping yourself safe. Alicia, I hope your arm is feeling better and I'm sorry about the pool.I'm off work today, going to do a few jobs and try and get out for a walk up the hill behind my house but mostly just catch up on some rest.
Take care everyone.
Don't push yourself too much, Desley. You need to be in as good shape as possible right now.All that queuing sounds exhausting.
Looks like its going to be a beautiful sunny day... tho only 6 degrees at the mo so not rushing out just yet. Decided it was too chilly yesterday so made a loaf and a lemon drizzle cake, and got on with the Family history stuff. Today, I will be potting up stuff... honestly!
Lidl was interesting - didn't mind the queue to get in so much, but I was that conscious of avoiding people that I couldn't do my usual wandering checking out all the special buys, I just got what I needed and left. As I was leaving, elderly neighbour was waiting to go in, I obviously couldn't take her home, but offered to take her shopping. She tried refusing, but she relented and bought more knowing she didn't have to carry it home, and didn't have to go to Sainsbury's after to get the heavy stuff like potatoes. After sorting out the clocks in the car (and chuckling as it thinks its the 24th May 2060!) I stood in the car park and read, as it was nice. While putting it on her doorstep ready for her, another neighbour was coming home from shopping, so we had a chat (from the correct distance!) - I've spoken to all bar one of my neighbours the past few weeks, think between the situation and the fact none of us can do our usual hobbies, we are more willing to spend 5-10 mins chatting. Had my washing pegged out at 8.15, looks sunny but windy, hoping that will die down later and I can sit out and read.it was exhausting Alicia, that's why I only went in two of the 4 shops I wanted to. Hope you get some potting up done Karen
Good morning all. In the midst of all this weirdness I have just discovered cherry Bakewell flavoured McVities chocolate digestives.And I so wanted to complain about the commercialisation of our heritage and ... oh, I don't know. Something.
But they're actually rather splendid. Sure the almondiness is almost certainly a chemical or three, but the proof of the pudding as they say ...
Hope everyone is safe and well.
The sun is shining but it's not very warm. I am tired, how can I be so tired when I am not doing anything? You are all putting me to shame. I am just sitting here with one of my cat on my lap, company for me at least. Stay safe everyone. It's a strange time we have to live through.
Will wrote: "Good morning all. In the midst of all this weirdness I have just discovered cherry Bakewell flavoured McVities chocolate digestives.And I so wanted to complain about the commercialisation of our ..."
And now I so want to try one ;-)
Hiya, Pat! Nice to have you back. Been spending much time in the garden. Also we're lucky enough to have local field paths to walk, where we pass the lush hedges of blackthorn blossom and hardly see a soul. I'd hate to be in an inner-city block of flats. Time to count blessings, I think.
Doing the family history research this morning, had a real Downton moment - one of the uncles was a butler! He married the lady's maid when in his forties and went back home and set up as a coal merchant!
Karen wrote: "Doing the family history research this morning, had a real Downton moment - one of the uncles was a butler! He married the lady's maid when in his forties and went back home and set up as a coal me..."Fascinating what you find isn't it. My lady wife is heavily into it and the tales that come out are novels in the making :-)
Struggling a bit. It’s not a pun but living with a grumpy hypochondriac in a pandemic is not to be sneezed at. High spot of today so far was making my dog a birthday cake.
I told the other one if he was ill I’d not bother making the cake as he wouldn’t be well enough to eat it. Worked wonders. He’s feeling better.
Forgot to mention, was surprised in B & M at the reduced Easter eggs, they clearly aren’t selling well! Raining here. Managed to run out of my antihistamines, so have asked docs to do it urgently, as my good eye is feeling funny, luckily I have eye drops in. Had IT issues this morning, computer let me log on, but then couldn’t access anything else, took 45 mins to get an IT person to fix it! Our new M & S opened today, only the food hall, but it has had a lot of backlash apparently, saying it is going to encourage people to go – have to say, I’m curious what food they will sell, but can’t justify it as necessary.Sorry to hear things are hard Lynne. Happy birthday to the dog!
Late Good afternoon all.So pleased I have my garden to sit out into Kath, Hang in there Lynne,
A new M&S sounds good Desley even with the backlash.
I am content to stay home, I am lucky I have Farm foods deliver so don't need a lot of shopping and my sister-in-law delivers milk and bread to the doorstep. Once I can get my eye drops ordered they are delivered as well. The problem there is getting them ordered. The online ordering is locked and I can't use it.
Happy thoughts and good wishes to all you folks, it is an uncertain time for all. There are a whole lot of good folk out there doing there best for all, pity the odd few are so selfish.
Stay safe
Cake worked, Billy had a sugar rush and the Grumpy bucked up a bit.
Lynne (Tigger's Mum) wrote: "Struggling a bit. It’s not a pun but living with a grumpy hypochondriac in a pandemic is not to be sneezed at. High spot of today so far was making my dog a birthday cake.
I told the other one if..."
Glad you thought of a reason to live - cake! Do you make separate ones for humans and dogs?
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