Monday 08 June The last eighty days has allowed me more time, space and reason to think. I know what I like and don’t like and what I consider to be ‘perfect’ or ‘beautiful’. I hadn’t appreciated before Covid19 just how beautiful the blackbirds song was and, in contrast, how the ‘cack, cack, cack’ ofContinue reading “Day 80”
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Day 79
Sunday 07 June I’ve finally added some water to our garden today. I bought a small, simple pond liner (80cm x 60cm) for twenty-five quid, dug a hole and stuck it in. We had some slate from our old lean to roof which I used as an overhang. Some logs from the old laburnum tree,Continue reading “Day 79”
Day 78
Saturday 06 June Feeling really positive right now having had a really productive week at work. Ideas buzzing around about what we can do to bring some wildlife into the lives of the young people we serve – more on that to come. I’ve also refreshed the website and blog and decided to carry onContinue reading “Day 78”
Day 77
Friday 05 June Another productive day at our Heybridge school, and I am quite enjoying my 40 minute drive to and from work. Listening to the radio on the way there and an audio book on the way home is a real opportunity to focus in the morning on the day ahead, and to unwindContinue reading “Day 77”
Day 76
Thursday 4 June I’m feeling bloody exhausted tonight; physically and emotionally drained by everything going and compounded by a challenging evening. Draining day working on the school risk assessment and managing other teams of people – it’s really interesting and exciting but played out against a tetchy backdrop. After we got home we saw MabelContinue reading “Day 76”
Day 75
Wednesday 03 June Today’s blog post is being written late at night, sat downstairs, alongside Mabel the dog, who has been sick. It’s been another full-on day; at work we are focussing on completing a comprehensive and wide-ranging risk assessment before we open to our Year 10’s. The PM was doing the briefing this afternoonContinue reading “Day 75”
Day 74
Tuesday 02 June The USA is in crisis at the moment. Not only are they at the top of the global charts for Covid19 on cases and confirmed fatalaties, but there are also protests and riots in many cities. Last week, a black man called George Floyd, was murdered by a white police officer inContinue reading “Day 74”
Day 73
Monday 1st June It’s my friend’s birthday today, sadly he left us all last year and I miss him. He lived in Reading along with my other great childhood friend; as is often the case, over recent years, we didn’t get together as much as we wanted to or perhaps should have but, in theContinue reading “Day 73”
Day 72
Sunday 31 May I went for a 15k walk today with my mates in Castle Acre, North Norfolk. It’s the first time, in the last seventy-plus days, that I’ve been out with anyone other than my own family; we social distanced (but regularly forgot) and took four cars which was not very environmentally friendly (butContinue reading “Day 72”
Day 71
Saturday 30 May We are very lucky where we live; Essex and East Anglia has the kindest weather in the UK and we do not take it for granted. Today I spent a few hours chopping up the remaining couple of pallets and making a plant stand/ water feature combo. I’m actually really pleased withContinue reading “Day 71”
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