100 Days of Solitude
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Day 17: The Queen Speaks
The Queen spoke tonight, and what a galvanising presence she exuded. A quite extraordinary woman…
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Day 16: I (Don’t) Think We’re Alone Now
What a cracking effort by Cora today, turning the kitchen into a pumping ‘Corona Club’ nightclub!!
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Day 15: Dear Dad
Dad was very much in my thoughts today. Given the struggles he had in his last few years, I found it strangely reassuring that he managed to avoid all this madness…
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Day 14: The Cursed Child
Had a real bout of sorrow for the children today – must be even more unnerving for them. Not very nice at all for them to be stuck inside for so long –…
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Day 13: Numbers Game
Every day the number of deaths goes up- and the speed of the increase is getting bigger and bigger every day. Still, nothing seems to stop Trump – what a shameful, shameful person…
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Day 12: So Shall, M’Dear!
I’ve been really impressed by how quickly the likes of Skype and Zoom have progressed video communication technology. This type of communication was always going to be with us soon, but the lockdown…
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Day 11: Pop-up Hospitals
The weirdness and seriousness gets worse every day. They are now turning the Excel Centre, G-Mex, etc into temporary hospitals to cope with the potential masses of people needing treatment. They’re called ‘Nightingale…
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Day 10: Have I Had It? (Y/N)
This is very odd. We have to keep washing our hands, wearing a mask, etc, but no-one seems to know for certain if they’ve actually had it or not. Very odd indeed…
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Day 9: Inevitability Knocks
Some hard-hitting news today – latest prediction is that we’ll do well if only 20,000 people die. That. Is. A. Very. Big. Number…
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Day 8: Covid v COBRA
Blimey, this virus isn’t taking any prisoners – it’s sweeping through the cabinet now. Pretty shocking news…