Wednesday, 11 November 2020

It's the goldcrest that did it

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The day hadn’t started well.  The milk was off, my coffee went down the drain, I dribbled toothpaste down my shirt and the dog threw up.  By...
Sunday, 8 November 2020

Covid#28 - A reminder that we are not invincible

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This must surely be the first time in human history when our response to an emergency such as coronavirus has been to impose lockdowns on en...
Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Covid#27 - It's back

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By the time I wake up tomorrow, England will be in lockdown again.   A dejected sounding Boris announced his plan on Saturday with all the e...
Saturday, 13 June 2020

Covid#26 - Stop telling me what to do!

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I’ve been getting angrier by the day.   I am fed up of being told what to do.   I am fed up of incoherent messages from an incompetent gover...
Saturday, 6 June 2020

Covid#25 - Treating each other as grown-ups

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Pictures of Bournemouth – my home – have been hot news over the past few weeks.  A German friend recently returned to the UK and told me tha...
Wednesday, 3 June 2020

Covid#24 - Living alongside coronavirus at school

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Gradually, the lockdown eases further, with Boris announcing in the last week that more people can meet together outdoors including in priva...
Tuesday, 19 May 2020

Covid#23 - Finding our way to that happy bar at the bottom of the mountain

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Lockdown is over.   Sort of. Since Boris’ latest announcement – just over a week ago – we’ve been gradually feeling our way out of ...