Day 19 – 10/04/2020 I worked on myself again today. I am advancing my watercolour skills, and putting the Skillshare classes into practice. I am painting a space whale. Today has been a Good Friday indeed. My first attempt at the whale did not go so well. Oh whale. I am not getting despondent, but […]
Read More Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 19Day 9 – 31/03/2020 This morning was super-productive. We cleaned out the rat cage, and got to enjoy that satisfying ordered feeling you get when things are clean! The first news headline I read this morning was amazing: “Lockdown ‘may lead to aggressive seagulls’” – “People living on the coast are being warned that […]
Read More Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 9Day 8 – 30/03/2020 Another Monday. Week 2. How many more weeks will there be? I read an article in the Guardian about how zoos are struggling to cope with a skeleton staff, and how the animals are finding this odd change of routine a bit unsettling. I have not been able to stop thinking […]
Read More Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 8Day 7 – 29/03/2020 Today has been beautifully sunny. I cleared off my cobwebs from yesterday, and we ventured outside to enjoy the nice weather by taking a Pokemon Go walk. It was really weird walking through the streets of Dalkeith with barely any people around. This morning I watched drone footage of central Edinburgh. […]
Read More Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 7Day 6 – 28/03/2020 The number of deaths has risen above 1000 in the UK today. Stricter measures are being put in place to flatten the curve. We have been told that we should only leave the house for four reasons: shopping for basic necessities, exercise, any medical need, and essential work travel. Nobody knows […]
Read More Coronavirus Lockdown Diaries – Day 6Day 5 – 27/03/2020 Today is Friday. Normally I love a Friday, but that becomes a bit meaningless when your whole week has felt like an extended weekend. Boris Johnson tested positive for Covid-19 this morning. I really do think we are living in the Matrix and the script has been given to comedians. What […]
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