100 Days of Solitude
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Day 7: Bless the NHS
My 49th Birthday – not sure it’s going to be the most memorable one I’ve ever had! On the News, I’d seen the people in Italy spending time every evening singing out of…
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Day 6: Weather, or Not?
Don’t you just love the British weather?!? Maybe if the sun holds out for a few weeks, we’ll be able to alleviate the boredom by sitting in the garden a bit. Fingers crossed……
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Day 5: The Arrival of Norbert
Today little Norbert joined the family. There isn’t much better in life than a puppy, and I fear this wee man is about to be absolutely spoiled rotten!!…
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Day 4: Lockdown!
We are now officially in ‘Lockdown’ – whatever that means! Not allowed out for weeks, so this is clearly something that’s not going away in a hurry. Bit concerned for my Mum, trapped…
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Day 3: (Un)Mother’s Day
Not the best Mother’s Day we’ve ever had! Did speak to Mum on Skype, which really is proving to be an invaluable way of communicating – amazing how quickly the technology seems to…
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Day 2: His Final Hand
The words that seem to be on everyone’s lips are ‘key workers’…there seems to be a growing realisation that many of the seemingly less attractive jobs are actual the ones that we need…
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Day 1: Crappy Birthday, Annie!
Hmm, this is all very weird, isn’t it? And a little bit unnerving. I’ve decided to write a poem every day as a sort of diary, which I’m going to share with family…