Lockdown Day 15
Another busy one today but also a very sad one, one of my heroes died today. I first heard John Prine on John Peel around 1971 or 1972 when, as a student, I had a lot of time for listening…
Lockdown Day 14
Another busy day in front of the computer unfortunately. Project proposal for the EU and some local learning sites to set up/maintain. It was also not a very nice day for going outside. Ana finished her treasure box and more…
Lockdown Day 13
A picture essay for today’s walk. Apart from that I was working.
Lockdown Day 12
OK, really running out of puff on the blog by now. Was a quiet day with work for me to do. News today that we will see out the full 4 weeks at Level 4 and there is a new…
Lockdown Day 11
A Sunday with everyone at home so a very sociable day from the now traditional boules to the jigsaw, the minecraft and the walks. Also we got invited next door (same bubble!) for dinner and a game night.
The Koala and the Little Lizard
I have no idea where this originated but I found it in the archives: A koala is sitting up a gum tree smoking a joint when a little lizard walks past, looks up and says “Hey Koala ! what are…
Lockdown Day 10
Note to self, avoid the temptation to laze around in bed until mid-morning. I just feel worse by adding guilt to the general mix. So I got up at 8 had breakfast and watered the garden (still looking at a…
Lockdown Day 9
I don’t know about everyone else but I’m feeling kind of “flat” today. Hopefully it’s the bottom and I will get some energy back tomorrow. I’ve put on 2 kilos via snacks and beer which isn’t helping. I have found…
Lockdown Day 8
The day started slowly with some boules but that didn’t last long. Back inside to watch Ice Age on TV. I had a video meet with James and some of his friends but had to break off to test some…
Cambodia 1999
Introduction I wrote this after our first trip. It gives some impressions of the country fairlr soon after it was opened up from Khmer Rouge control. The city, the countryside and Angkor had very few visitors at that time. We…