Monthly Archives: May 2020

Isolation Day 76 – How do you buy petrol?

I remember the first trip I took in the USA. The car I rented had the petrol cap behind the licence plate. Then there was the pump – in the USA there is normally some sort of switch to turn … Continue reading

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Isolation Day 75 – USA trip day 3

A friend called today. She said she feels that she is starting to see the reality of people by the way they are reacting. And I think it is true. We are all living more of our lives on-line. People … Continue reading

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Isolation Day 74 – Day trip days 1 and 2

Two major events today – I spotted my newly planted tree was crawling with ants. That means one thing – aphids. Two hours of inspecting leaves and killing them. And another non-working day that ended up with a lot of … Continue reading

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Isolation Day 73 – Is there an anti-symptom?

One of the symptoms of COVID is a lack of taste. Either I have an anti-virus that does the opposite or I added a little bit too much cayenne pepper to my sauce tonight. Thankfully I had some milk left. … Continue reading

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Isolation Day 72 – Going nuclear

Well, my freezer is up and running. So today I made a big batch of soup to freeze. I am now almost at the end of my fresh produce – just a few carrots left. Thank goodness I have another … Continue reading

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Isolation Day 71 – The confessional

A cool shower and 3 litres of water later and I am starting to feel human again. A long day in the garden – and more to come. I fixed the neighbours fence, put up some trellis to grow my … Continue reading

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Isolation Day 70 – When bad does good

As I write this Boris is on TV trying hard to defend his right hand man, Dominic. People are calling for blood. No doubt a lot of the calls are based on a simple hatred of the man – many … Continue reading

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Isolation Day 69 – Survival of the fittest

Why am I thinking about Monty Python’s Big Red Book? Anyway – on to today. I got a freezer delivered today. I decided to read the instructions to see how long I had to leave it before switching on. It … Continue reading

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Isolation Day 68 – Juggling dumbbells

I had an interesting conversation with the Godson tonight. He was using dumbbells and I asked if he had tried juggling them. At that point his dad decided to demonstrate. Thankfully no broken toes. However I decided to ask him … Continue reading

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Isolation Day 67 – A walk in the woods

I’ve just watched the Bill Bryson film about his walk on the Appalachian trail. I walked some of it (500m of it). It was funny watching being sold the top equipment (high tech) for the walk, not knowing what he … Continue reading

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