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[Dawn]

Glad you dropped by Simona, I was thinking about you and hoping you were safe!

[Simona]

Thank you Dawn, I am.
I live in Lombardy, so we are in lockdown - the area around Milan is so densely populated that this epidemic is spreading like wildfire.
As I wrote, social distancing is really important now. My sons are following lessons via computer and my husband is smartworking. We are among the lucky ones because we have a quite large garden - otherwise, to stay inside your apartment for weeks can really be a source of stress. For me it would be, at least.
We read about this TP folly and it would be fun if it wouldn't be a demonstration of sheer panic.

[May]

Simona, so glad to hear that you & yours are safe. And, truly a walk in the garden or back years makes such a difference! Wishing you well!!

[Simona]

Thank you May. Let's hope to exit all this madness unscathed.

[May]

BYW - that was “back yards” 🥴

[Simona]

Yes, thank you, I understood. 😊

[Allison]

Mark wrote: "Something else for you fellow isolationist, the Newcastle upon Tyne society of antiquities have opened up their back issues of their magazines

https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/......"

Thanks buddy!
Companies are making so much information so accessible now, I don’t know where to start! But I guess I have a few weeks to figure it out :P

[Allison]

Simona yay!
Happy to see you here and safe :)

[Simona]

Thank you Allie 🤞🤞🤞

[Andy]

Hi Simona, grand to hear you are safe and well :) and yes I have been observing my social distancing for a while now, every since we closed down our sports team about 12 days ago. despite my flippant language and use of humour that i use to get through things, the food shop is the only time I go out and it's always at the less busy time hence why I struggle to get any food. stay safe and take care all.

[Simona]

Bravo Andy 😊🤞🤞🤞

[Linda]

Good to hear you are all doing ok. We are fine, too.

[Michaela]

Best wishes Simona, and stay healthy!

[Marilyn]

I just got a call from my doctor’s office. I was supposed to see him Wed morning. Instead, I’ll have a “Face Time” appt with him at 3pm. Ooookay, I said. Then I had to call my granddaughter to find out how to do that. So we did it following her instructions. I think for precaution I’ll make sure my iPhone is plugged in because the battery is getting eaten up like crazy. Visuals especially eat up the battery.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Michaela wrote: "Congrats Terri! Are those all historical novels? My experience is that I can only read a few of them per year, and read others inbetween. If your interest in reading is going back on the whole, why..."

Whoops. Missed this. Sorry, Michaela. Is a month later too late to reply? :)

Not too many historical novels in my Goodreads Challenge list so far this year. Have been breaking up the HF with some crime and some literary this year.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I haven't posted for 4 weeks, got lots of catching up to do. On the way out the door now, thought I'd swing in and say I'll be doing that catching up when I'm back at the house.

Stay healthy everyone!

[Jerry]

Good luck and best wishes Simona. I hope you and all your family come through this.

[Simona]

Thank you Jerry, and Marylin. We'll take care, pls do the same FROM THE BEGINNING, it is very important, expecially for senior citizens.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Marilyn wrote: " Also, I forgot to mention they cancelled the soccer season (football to you Aussies and Brits..."

Soccer in Australia too. Football to us could be Soccer, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Australian Rules Football. :) It can be confusing when some says football depending where you are in the country.

We now have some of our major sporting codes postponing seasons, but I'd say it will turn to indefinitely, seeing as the pandemic is only just starting.

We have one football code, Rugby League (NRL) who aren't though. Those idiots, spurred on by that fruitbat Russell Crowe, are floating the idea of holding the season in a remote location! As in, all the teams living in a small, rural town in my State and playing the entire season there. Ridiculous.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Congratulation on putting in for retirement, happy. You made it!

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Simona wrote: "Thank you Dawn, I am.
I live in Lombardy, so we are in lockdown - the area around Milan is so densely populated that this epidemic is spreading like wildfire.
As I wrote, social distancing is reall..."


So glad you and the family are well and safe, Simona. What a relief. I hear Lombardy is the hardest hit. So glad you locked yourself away in time.

Do you have and vegetables and fruit growing in your garden?

[Mark]

My place of work has decided to close down at the end to day, how long for I don’t know, I have to wait and see.

[Simona]

Terri wrote: "Simona wrote: "Thank you Dawn, I am.
I live in Lombardy, so we are in lockdown - the area around Milan is so densely populated that this epidemic is spreading like wildfire.
As I wrote, social dist..."

Hi Terri, thank you. No, I don't grow vegetables since I usually don't have the time to take care of a veg garden...I have several fruit trees but they didn't ever bloom yet. But, luckily, there aren't shortages of food in Italy.

[Andy]

Terri wrote: "Marilyn wrote: " Also, I forgot to mention they cancelled the soccer season (football to you Aussies and Brits..."

Soccer in Australia too. Football to us could be Soccer, Rugby League, Rugby Unio..."

Glad to hear yer safe & well :)

I was shocked to see the AFL go ahead this weekend, I think too many folk/businesses/organisations are in denial or even worse jus looking out for no.1 in terms of £/$

[Andy]

Mark wrote: "My place of work has decided to close down at the end to day, how long for I don’t know, I have to wait and see."

Its for the best fellah, every company has really got to do it now & then hopefully it'll only be for a shorter period, hope yer wages get covered by a grant

[Mark]

Andy wrote: "Mark wrote: "My place of work has decided to close down at the end to day, how long for I don’t know, I have to wait and see."

Its for the best fellah, every company has really got to do it now & ..."

That’s what I am waiting to find out.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Oh geez, Mark, that's sad to hear. I hope everything will be okay financially. There's a couple benefits for people on unemployment benefits over here. The lines outside the welfare departments are going down the street with people having just lost jobs. One of those is a lump sum payment of nearly $800 aud. (prob around 1300 pound). And if people lose their job, they are entitled to access their compulsory Superannuation up to $20,000 aud (probs about $33,000 pounnds... but all guess as you are nearly double our dollar value I think).

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

We're off to the hardware store tomorrow to pick up some vegetable plants and some herb plants. Vegetables such as lettuce are super expensive right now, and will get worse. Hoping to pick up some vegetables to plant so we can start picking a few leaves within a few weeks time. Save us buying expensive lettuce, as well as having to go into public to buy greens.

[Mark]

Terri wrote: "Oh geez, Mark, that's sad to hear. I hope everything will be okay financially. There's a couple benefits for people on unemployment benefits over here. The lines outside the welfare departments are..."

As I said to Andy we are all in a kind of limbo, our ceo and our trustees have spent all day looking into the governments offers so we have to wait.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I'm pretty thrilled to see a new Penny Dreadful series coming in April. I also have some trepidation as it is totally different to the original series that some of us in the group watched a couple years ago. (Andy, I'm looking at you as one of those fellow Penny Dreadful viewers.. :)..)

Original series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2628232/
New Series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10361016/ Penny Dreadful: City of Angels. This one stars Natalie Dormer who I can't stand, so that's a pity, but I am still looking forward to it.

[happy]

Thnx Terri. Some of the major trips will have to wait until the stock market rebounds (unfortunately). Since I work for the DoD, I think my job is safe until the magic day (116 days and a wake up left - but who's counting :)). I've been declared essential, so I still have to come into the office every day. Sometimes I think I am the only one here. Great Parking though :)

It's good to hear from Simona and Andy and that they are doing OK - Stay safe all!!!t

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

So you get a park nice and close. haha. Best parks in the lot?

[Allison]

Terri wrote: "I'm pretty thrilled to see a new Penny Dreadful series coming in April. I also have some trepidation as it is totally different to the original series that some of us in the group watched a couple ..."

Not at all excited :(
Thought it looked dreadful (ha! No pun intended).

But maybe that’s because I loved the first so much...or Josh Hartnett...

[Andy]

Allie wrote: "Terri wrote: "I'm pretty thrilled to see a new Penny Dreadful series coming in April. I also have some trepidation as it is totally different to the original series that some of us in the group wat..."

I do recollect you mention Josh Harnett... Ohhh once or twice ;)

[Andy]

Terri wrote: "I'm pretty thrilled to see a new Penny Dreadful series coming in April. I also have some trepidation as it is totally different to the original series that some of us in the group watched a couple ..."

Not too sure I'll be following this one, if you recollect I did say I thought it ended at the right time giving a proper conclusion to a grand series unlike many popular/cult ones that have a tendency to overrun & loose their way. I think i'll bank the first one & remember the memories :)

[Mark]

Please try this it was fantastic.

https://3dmediasolutions.co.uk/3d-mod... Roman remains at fishbourne

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Our PM last night defined anyone that still has a job as an "essential worker" which means we still go on.

[Allison]

Andy wrote: "Allie wrote: "Terri wrote: "I'm pretty thrilled to see a new Penny Dreadful series coming in April. I also have some trepidation as it is totally different to the original series that some of us in..."

Hahaha!

That because he was soooooooo good in it!!!

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I do believe you and I both had some nice things to say about Harnett, Allie. :-) Some very nice things...

I'm going into the new Penny Dreadful with the outlook that it is a high budget, high quality supernatural type witchy-woo show. supernatural etc mixing it with the humans. That's what I was more excited for, not so much hoping for a continuation of the original.
I like the vibe of the original. It always felt like a movie. I'm crossing my fingers for this to be like a movie too.

[Marilyn]

Just talked to my doctor via video phone. Amazing what science and engineering has been accomplished in the last 100 years. I recall my father (born 1904) said he was 9 years old when he saw his first car driving through his very small hometown. Airplanes had been invented but no one had seen one; radio was unknown; penecilin (which we all take for granted) was unknown; and television was way beyond imagination. Despite the CV-19 that we all face now I am confident that will be solved. How lucky we are to be living in this age and time. And WiFi, too! :)

[May]

So very true!! The improvements in medical science will make all the difference in this COVID-19 pandemic. Be well, All!!

[Jane]

May wrote: "So very true!! The improvements in medical science will make all the difference in this COVID-19 pandemic. Be well, All!!"

Agreed! Think of the days of the 1918 flu pandemic without our medical advances and what we learned from the course of that disease. I certainly hope we will lick this epidemic in a matter of much less than 10 months: the length of the "Spanish" flu!
Stay well and safe, everyone!

[Mark]

Well since I can’t go to work at the moment, thought I would share this link with you all so you see what is at the Alnwick Gardens.

https://www.alnwickgarden.com/the-gar...

Taken a couple of years ago.

Enjoy.

[Tamara]

Mark wrote: "Well since I can’t go to work at the moment, thought I would share this link with you all so you see what is at the Alnwick Gardens.

https://www.alnwickgarden.com/the-gar...

Taken..."

That's really lovely, Mark. Thank you for sharing that.

[Mark]

Tamara wrote: "Mark wrote: "Well since I can’t go to work at the moment, thought I would share this link with you all so you see what is at the Alnwick Gardens.

https://www.alnwickgarden.com/the-gar......"
Your very welcome.

[Henry]

Marilyn wrote: "Just talked to my doctor via video phone. Amazing what science and engineering has been accomplished in the last 100 years. I recall my father (born 1904) said he was 9 years old when he saw his fi..."
Yes, it's amazing. Neither my wife nor I would be alive today if it weren't for contemporary medical technology. My wife had breast cancer a few years ago; it was successfully treated, whereas not so long ago she would certainly have succumbed by now. And I have something called a "break" (there's more to the label but I can never remember what it is) in the wiring of my heart that would certainly have laid me low by now if it weren't for the pacemaker that fixed things pretty much instantaneously. Life is always a cause for gratitude, and even more so now.

[Marilyn]

Go, Henry! :)

[Adrian]

Just finishing the first week of working from home. They're saying 6 - 10 months!

Very hard to focus and be productive all day, especially with Grishnakh wanting so much attention...

[Ben]

Very good !

[Lia]

Hi everyone. Long hiatus from group chat, hopefully everyone are okay, specially in this troubled time.