I wasn’t going to post anything today. Being cooped up inside for week after week and having a work in progress living room where one can live but not yet feel comfortable today offers a rare chance to go in the garden. Last Sunday it was snowing and yet today on Palm Sunday it is… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary Supplemental – Self Isolating with a good book!
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Coronavirus Diary 12 – Small steps, big solutions
One of the things about self-isolating when you’re on your own is that there are very limited opportunities to speak and fewer still that anyone might answer back. Yesterday I went to my front door and daringly opened it. There weren’t many people about even by curfew standards. The little school opposite me remains open… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 12 – Small steps, big solutions
Coronavirus Diary 11 – Self-isolating with Soya…. Ugh!
Yesterday was a day of unexpected pleasures; namely a food delivery by a friend. My kitchen is now loaded with enough root vegetables to last a week or two and I also have a chicken, some sausages, 5 gluten free chocolate brownies and a spare pox of porridge oat flakes and my first eggs of… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 11 – Self-isolating with Soya…. Ugh!
Coronavirus Diary 10 – Creatively Self-Isolating
One of the things I love is being creative. I’ve always wanted to be more creative. I’ve written books, penned magazine articles and had the odd television and radio appearance as a nominal ‘expert’ but ever since I creatively started my own business I have had ever decreasing amounts of time to be creative in… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 10 – Creatively Self-Isolating
Revealing the remains of Eanswythe – An ancient Anglo-Saxon princess and Saint.
Exciting news has come out recently, at least exciting if ancient skeletal remains are your thing. An Anglo-Saxon princess who was one of England’s earliest Christian saints has been identified by scientists in a church in Kent. The remains have been found to Date from the mid-seventh century AD, the princess was the daughter of King Eadbald… Continue reading Revealing the remains of Eanswythe – An ancient Anglo-Saxon princess and Saint.
Coronavirus Diary 9 – Of Geese, Parrots, hoarders and spam!
No matter how early I wake up, the day truly gets underway here in a typically village sort of way. Every morning at dawn I hear a gaggle of geese fly directly over my cottage. There are lots of ponds and lakes relatively nearby; I can see the trees that surrounded the nearest one to… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 9 – Of Geese, Parrots, hoarders and spam!
Coronavirus Diary 8 – Up with the Lark
I’ve been up since around 3.50am this morning. This has happened several times in the last week or two. Today it was down to having a slightly sore chest; Wednesday it was down to a rather traumatic nightmare which when having woke up seemed infinitely better than reality. I’m always up by 5am generally and… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 8 – Up with the Lark
Coronavirus Diary 7 – I may well be going mad, well more mad anyway.
How is everyone? We all still here? That’s good. As I thought would be the case, some old fashioned values and community spirit have been returning. I’ve been penned inside my home for a month or two really on top of the official 12 week ban I have on going outside except in dire emergencies.… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 7 – I may well be going mad, well more mad anyway.
Coronavirus Diary 6 – The state owes me thousands, why don’t they know who I am?
It’s been a long day or so. As I rush head-first towards bankruptcy I attempted to make use of a minor law change to allow people such as myself claim just over £90 a week, in stark contrast to everyone else who can claim up to almost £3,000 a month. I waited on line for… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 6 – The state owes me thousands, why don’t they know who I am?
Cornish D-Day Veteran Harry Billinge (94) gets his MBE & meets the Queen.
Last year I made a memorable on The Endcliffe Park Memorial in Sheffield & the incredible devotion of Tony Foulds. Recently a D-Day veteran who raised more than £25,000 towards the cost of building a national memorial honouring his fallen comrades has become an MBE. Incredibly despite having a key role in the Normandy landings,… Continue reading Cornish D-Day Veteran Harry Billinge (94) gets his MBE & meets the Queen.
Stephen Liddell 