I’ve lost count of the weeks of this weird stuck time. Outside it’s lush and the air is full of birdsong, which is nice. But ‘nice outside’ is the only thing happening at all – anywhere. If it had rained all week, then ‘nice outside’ would be a celebration. Or if the week was a […]
Coronavirus: What are we going to talk about today?
“Mum, you’ve said that four times already today.” “I have?” “Yes. You telling people that the quality of the chat is going to get pretty skinny pretty quickly.” That was back at the start of the Time We Couldn’t Believe Was Happening when even our astonishment was worth commenting on. How quickly we’ve got used […]
In a mooching mood
Restless. Pacing. Rest less. Rest more. Sigh. What’s on telly? Nothing. Everything. What do you want? A solution. The answer. The question. Who knows? Hungry. Empty. I can’t get no… what? Check the Internet. Scrolling, scrolling, scrolling. Rawhide. And seek. But where? I don’t know what to do. Right now. With myself. Specifically. Much. A […]