Once I was a sailor. Or, at least, I spent a couple of years messing about on boats. It left me with fond memories and a vague hankering to put the oilskins back on and untie the lines, but mostly I don’t think of it. Until now, that is… It started way back the last […]
Coronavirus: How does this make you feel?
Living in a time of contraditions Saturday morning and obviously, there’s no football, no yoga, no lovely long bike rides to cafes, no cinema, no supermarket shop, nothing doing out there except a brisk walk. Nope. And we know this. It sucks. We know this too. While I gaze out onto quiet, still and silent […]
Coronavirus: It really is still only Wednesday…
Here’s what I learned today: Be careful what you wish for. Often in the olden days I wished that I could slow down time, that days would stop their break-neck hurtle. Yeah. That. Conversational quality is a spectrum. “Mum, that’s the fourth time you’ve said that and you saying how thin the chat is going […]
Coronavirus: Garnished with a fishfinger
Coronavirus: Lost count of the days but still learning
It’s Sunday night and things are looking up a little. Here’s what I’ve learned today: Self-determination is an illusion, but an important one. Instead of sorting school bags and uniform I’ve done a schedule for homeschooling. A flimsy plan, but it’s better than the ‘I want my life back’ tantrum that was threatening. I’m calm, […]