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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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Isolation Day 66 – Sweet enough
I don’t need sugar, I’m sweet enough. Stupid saying, but I really don’t crave sugar. I like savoury. It has become much clearer since lockdown and the restricted shopping. The options on what to buy have been reduced. I feel … Continue reading
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