The morning started with a beautiful rainbow and some much-needed rain. And then I found out that the confirmed cases on the island have jumped to 21 overnight. As I said yesterday, there were a bunch of delayed test results yesterday. I assume they all arrived at once, but it’s still a worrying jump. On a happier note, I finally sent the third edition of “A Breathtaking Window on the…
I’ve been counting my blessings We still have 14 cases on the island, the same as yesterday, but there’s a delay getting test results so the reality might be worse. The government has extended the period of emergency for another 2 weeks. Hotels are being closed and the telescopes are going to stop work. The rumous going around WhatsApp from people connected with the hospital is that next week should…
Yesterday I got depressed and didn’t exercise or do anything much. It was only at bedtime that I started to wonder if it wasn’t the other way around, or more likely a vicious circle. So today I’m dancing and sending out invoices and generally getting stuff done. That included going out for my weekly box of vegetables, where I can’t pay by credit card. I’ve always heard that money tends…
It’s getting a bit repetitive around here. I found my bubble wand and went just outside my front door for 5 minutes fun. Apart from that, today has been very much like yesterday. I worked on the third edition in Spanish of my guide book, “Una espectacular ventana al universo” and made good progress; I wrote a bit of a story about someone in lockdown; I critiqued some chapters of…
I can’t tell you about supermarkets in general, but the one in our village is open and stocked. Yes, even with loo roll. I went today for bread and fresh veg and things were pretty normal. No shopping trolleys for now, which solves the problem of hundreds of people grabbing the handle in the same place. You put your shopping in your shopping bag, take it out at the till…
I was very lazy yesterday. I only worked about 5 minutes on the guide book and half an hour on the short story. Just 1,071 steps and no decluttering. One day like that is fine – I’m due for a holiday – but 2 weeks like that would be terrible for my mental and physical health, to say nothing of the missed opportunity to get stuff done. So I plan…