L-day minus 4 (2 November 2020)

This was a spent in front of the computer, staying in the warm during a dreich day.    I applied for a couple of jobs, and other job search revealed unsuitable jobs.

I spent some time updating Librarything.com.  I also did some sorting of boxes.  I also looked at and contributed to the Manchester City Council City Centre Strategy 2020.

After tea - baked potatoes with Ardennes pate - I watched the Stage and Screen spectacular produced by Govan Salvation Army in Glasgow.

This was followed by the Service for All Souls Day from Cheltenham College.

L-day minus 5 (November 1st 2020)

So, we are now go to be entering a new lockdown - on Bonfire Night.  November 5th is to be L-day.

L-day minus 5, the 1st November began quietly.  I got up, had breakfast, and started my Sunday routine.  I firstly visited St Mary's Gisburn, followed by a visit to Guildford Cathedral, then to the Meeting for Worship in Manchester, and finally to Belfast Sydenham Salvation Army.

  

After luncheon I had a zoom meeting with the Gay Gordons, and in the evening a LGBT+ Liberal Democrats Halloween Quiz

Lockdown day #80

The birds woke me up very early - and I got up at 5.30am!  It was tipping down with rain too, grrr.

I received in the post the latest Stedsure Magazine.  I have e-mailed the editor with an article for the next edition (let's see if it goes in!).

I met up with my friend Dave and we went for a 4.7 km (2.9 miles) walk through Queens Park, Woodlands and Lower Crumpsall.  Very nice it was too.

I then did some research for a book

I should have been going to the theatre tonight to see a play called "Romeo and Julie" (obviously based on Shakespeare's play of a similar name).  It was, of course, cancelled due to this COVID-19.

Instead I downloaded an ebook on Blackpool's trams and did some editing on LibraryThing.

Lockdown day #79

Yes! I have a cold! grrr

I spent much of the day doing research for one of my books that I writing.

I did download a publication - Scout and Guide Stamps Club Bulletin Spring 2015 - interesting but didn't give me the information I needed.

Tomorrow more research, methinks.  

Lockdown day #78

A lazy day today - not feeling particularly well.  The weather has changed and it is much cooler, although I didn't go out.

I went on a virtual tour of the Manchester Postal Museum - I didn't know there was one - 20 years in the city and just found out ... apparently it is located in Southern Cemetery ... who would have guessed it?

I downloaded another bus book, this time concerning the operator, "The Delaine", which operates in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire.

Lockdown day #77

Today was the announcement of the Queen's Birthday Honours ... and two local charities which I support received The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service - George House Trust and Manchester Parents' Group - congratulations to both of those groups - really good news for the City of Manchester.

Today, another hot day, was also the day I received two new items of furniture - a display cabinet and a six-shelf bookcase ... the latter is already full.  I felt sorry for the lads delivering the furniture - the bookcase was too big for the lift, so they had to manhandle it up 11 flights of stairs.  

In solidarity to the peaceful protests in the USA, today was deemed to be Blackout Tuesday.

I posted on a Prayer Group I belong to Joy Webb's song "I am the candle of the Lord" ....

In the evening I downloaded an e-book called "Hello ... Coastal" - the story of Victoria Coach Station - somewhere I have been from time to time over the years.

Lockdown day #76

The first day of June - weather lovely again - but lay in until 12noon ..   June is traditionally Pride month (the Stonewall riots were in June) ... but there will be very few Prides this year.

I was reminded it is okay not to do much - and I didn't do much today.

In America the protests against the murder of George Floyd continue .... why is so much of America's policing racially motivated - I do not understand the point of racism!

I had some exercise, but not much, there were too many people about.  I read some pages of my book, and downloaded an ebook on Garden Flowers.