Basildon Park is a National Trust property near Pangbourne in Berkshire and we'd arranged to meet The Best Friends there. It was the first time we'd seen each other in person since the visit to the reindeer. Sitting elegantly in 400 acres of historic parkland and gardens, this 18th-century house was purchased by Lord and … Continue reading A Socially-Distanced Visit to Basildon Park
Non-essential shops reopen today :)All three of us have appointments for haircutsThe Boy and I are planning another Weekday Walk in townThe Boy and I are planning a visit to his favourite bookstoreThe garden update is proceeding as plannedWe've made arrangements to see my SiL and our friends again - twice in two weeks!We visited … Continue reading Me on Monday
The Boy and I recently ventured into town for the first time this year. π We chose Soho as our destination for its quirkiness and the fact that the current situation meant that it wouldn't be crowded with tourists. We began our walk at Oxford Circus Tube station and ended at Leicester Square Tube station. … Continue reading Weekday Walk | Soho
Did March turn out to be marvellous? Let's see what the numbers made of it: 4 doses of the vaccine received by family members (including me) π 83 days spent in the 3rd national lockdown for England. 1 year of Covid-19 restrictions in place across the whole of the UK. 3 cyber crops with The … Continue reading Month in Numbers | March 2021
I'm finding things a wee bit emotional today ... British Summer Time is here.England is emerging from the 3rd nationwide lockdown (which began on 5th January).I have a date to meet two friends for a walk with Tilly. :)The Brainy One and I are meeting my lovely SiL for a walk in the woods with … Continue reading Me on Monday
The plan of one layout per month worked for February ... but there's two (related) spreads for March. π You've already seen Feb's spread in my Off the Grid post, but no matter. π For March, I began with when I received my jab. π As this will sit in the album opposite Pizza and … Continue reading Scrapbooking in 2021 | February and March
I did not think that when I began keeping a scrapbook about the Covid-19 pandemic I would be on the 3rd album ... Great news about the vaccine rollout - both for the country and me personally. π The Boy has to be tested twice a week as a condition of being able to return … Continue reading Covid-19 | The Journal, Part 13
This time last year, I never imagined I'd be trying to marshall my thoughts into some sort of coherent post about how the last 365 days have been for me and my family. It is perhaps easiest if I divide my thoughts into two columns - positives and negatives ... Positives: Lockdowns work. They're hard … Continue reading Covid-19 | Life in Lockdown – One Year on
Back in April 2020 I reached out to friends around the world for their thoughts on lockdown. Deb wrote about lockdown life in Southern England here. Six months later, she wrote another piece. Now, a year later, Debβs kindly written an update, and has a lot to say β¦ so maybe grab a cuppa. π According to Duolingo I … Continue reading Covid-19 | Life in Lockdown – Southern England A Year On
This past week was the best we've had in a few months ... The Boy returned to school for full-time, in-person learning. As previously mentioned, he has to take a compulsory lateral flow test twice a week. The Brainy One received his first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine and, as with me, there have … Continue reading Me on Monday
