Daily posts
Daily posts on the lockdown, should I cover the news, probably not.
Lockdown Day 23
Finishing up my accounts today, it’s been a pretty good year so I have some tax to pay. This one is going to be tough: We went for the usualt afternoon walk in somewhat threatening weather but the rain held…
Lockdown Day 22
I’ve been really busy today: We also had time for a walk, Vicky’s chicken wanted to come too. But we didn’t let it in case it stayed out with the goats: Or with funny face (I’m not telling you which…
Lockdown Day 21
Woo hoo, we are into week 4 and hoping that we will move cautiously to open up some more services, particularly online deliveries and services requiring no interaction – eg maybe we can get our grass cut again. Got some…
Lockdown Day 20
End of the third week and life settles into a pattern of sorts. Work in the morning, couple of client tweaks and then some study on Coursera to bring myself up-to-date with the latest on online learning. Not a lot…
Lockdown Day 19
Blast from the past. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompuServe Easter Monday, a piece of lamb from our neighbours in exchange for free range eggs. Casseroled with apples and turned out well. Also enough left for slow cooking and a good bone for stock. Cranium…
Lockdown Day 18
Easter Sunday, except that we are holding Easter over until tomorrow so Mike can share it with us, he’s worked the past few days on the front line. We have a whole lamb rack of ribs from the neighbours which…
Lockdown Day 17
We slept in today and mooched around the house until lunchtime. Later on Vicky, Ana and I went for a walk and decided to explore Mātakitaki Lane which runs off the main road opposite the Sports and Rugby Club. Mātakitaki…
Lockdown Day 16
Good Friday today so not much work for anyone. Spent the morning playing with Camtasia. Then a walk before lunch. An afternoon of Minecraft before dinner. Traditional fare of herrings, potatoes and vodka. Friends in the time of Covid-19 Letter…
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…