Category Archives: Observations
Return to New Normal or Nearly Normal
Everything picked up this week, a real sense of momentum and movement, which I sense has cheered us all up. We even had snow today, which really helped break the monotony of lockdown. Everyone was outside it seemed and the … Continue reading
New Year – Déjà Vu
Another week gone and definitely back into the lockdown routine… Not going out, not meeting folks, and lots of tea with biscuits; my excitement this weekend… defrosting the freezer. Roll-on spring, longer days, and the vaccine… at this point I … Continue reading
Double humpf day
What a crazy week that was. Not only were we back to work, but also whisked off into another lockdown, schools off, homeschooling, COVID cases rising and then towards the end of the week – a late night watching developments … Continue reading
Humpf day
For many of us, today is humpf day… the last day of holiday before we return to normality; work, school and of course that which cannot be put off any longer, new year diets. I am not quite sure what … Continue reading
Good things from 2020
We are nearly there, the end of 2020… hooray. It was a challenging year for sure. It is now nearly the New Year and undoubtedly the time to be more optimistic, despite the news. So as we leave the year … Continue reading
A very merry digital virtual Christmas
Friday was of course Christmas Day in the UK. With some of us plunged into the purgatory of lockdown, before or after, it felt different this year… dare I admit, actually a little less stressful, less rushing about and more … Continue reading
Last Christmas… the very next day it was taken away!
Well, the festive spirit (the one I have been trying to find) seemed to evaporate this weekend with the announcement of new sudden restrictions for the holidays. Christmas has been cancelled in our house. With New Year already banned it … Continue reading
Ho Ho Holidays… almost
This Christmas season is certainly shaping up to be unusual. Mine has so far been less singing carols and sipping hot chocolate, more eating mince pies and watching box sets on TV. Still, we have a week or so to … Continue reading
Out of sight, out of mind…the boxes that need a home
Chatting with a neighbour this weekend, we both commented on how this year feels to have passed so quickly. At times it has felt slow, but looking back the year now seems to have flown by. I think it is … Continue reading
Help I don’t speak cat…
Last week felt like a long week… much of it has to do with a lack of variety in the day I think, which has been an issue during lockdowns… the odd trip to the office here, a visit to … Continue reading
