Wednesday 17 February I’ve spent all morning doing a jigsaw. It is one of those activities that casually exercises the brain. It’s the mental equivalent of a long walk; nothing too strenuous, but enough to know you’ve done something and not been idle. Midway through the half term and the word is that schools willContinue reading “Day 334”
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Day 330
Saturday 13 February This morning was bright, beautiful and cold. This afternoon was bleak, brisk and cloudy. The first day of the half term break is always a pleasure. There is a calm aura around the house and things slow down. But this morning we had to be up and out for the dog walkContinue reading “Day 330”
Day 325
Monday 08 February When I drove home from seeing Dad late yesterday afternoon, I thought we had seen the back of the usual one-day snowfall we usually get. But I was wrong. Overnight it piled in and drifted along the lanes, blowing hard and cold through the gaps in the hedgerows and between the trees.Continue reading “Day 325”
Day 308
Friday 22 January Good day, bad day, good, bad…and today was a good day. I have been wondering if this up and down feeling is normal, whether others feel like this or if it’s for a more exclusive group. I suspect the former. I am hoping (probably not the right word) that most people fluctuateContinue reading “Day 308”
Day 291
Tuesday 05 January I am reluctant to admit what I am fearing is th case. It’s too soon, surely? The post-Christmas, post-New Year slump. The Jan/Feb melancholy. Plus of course the lockdown which comes in to law tonight at one minute past midnight. Over the years I have become increasingly bothered by those two calendarContinue reading “Day 291”
Day 285
Wednesday 30 December I’ll be honest. I am not looking forward to the next couple of months. The past couple have been hard work, mentally and physically. This Christmas break should have provided time to switch off and recharge the batteries. But I have found this very difficult, constantly recieving news on the growing CoronavirusContinue reading “Day 285”
Day 283
Monday 28 December Today started slowly. An easy morning. I took Stan to meet his girlfriend so they could do a cross-country walk, being in Tier 4 there’s not much else allowed. Then, shortly after I returned the rest of us went on a dog walk ourselves. We met up with them both half wayContinue reading “Day 283”
Day 277
Tuesday 22 December Whilst walking around our local lanes this afternoon, Adora came up with her six word story. “Scarlet splashes, frosted glass, laughter heard.” Pretty macabre on first read and, indeed, when she explained her original thinking. But then we chatted about the possible plots and scenarios that could be born from just thoseContinue reading “Day 277”
Day 267
Saturday 12 December Slept in till after 9 am this morning. This term is always a challenging one, and the lead up to Christmas requires energy and enthusiasm. But the tanks are certainly running low as we end the penultimate week before the festive break. Adora and I went on our dog walk this lunchtimeContinue reading “Day 267”
Day 260
Saturday 05 December It has been a day of very contrasting emotions. I have been consciously distancing myself from the news over the past week. This only seems to make me angry and frustrated. And there’s enough going on in my own life to take up my thinking space. A coffee in bed this morningContinue reading “Day 260”
The Bald Birder 