Lockdown day #45

I didn't sleep well last night, and woke up groggy today.  I missed the study group, and it is not really for me.  I really do not like meetings/study groups/classes etc on Zoom.

There was a new thing to do - Sing for the Brain ... from 3pm to 4pm - I don't know we were meant to be singing, but I sang a few songs that I know, and it was fun.

I was sent the link for an Information Film about the virus - they put the important message into a fun setting, but getting the message home.  

I did some more research, although I am not yet in a rhythm for doing it, and downloaded two books to read online - one dealing with Portsmouth Corporation Transport and one dealing with the buses of Bolton Corporation.

Then was the time to clap for the NHS workers and other frontline workers, and I did the Virtual Pub Quiz - got a reasonable score of 28 out of 50 - it would be better if I had someone to confer with .. perhaps next time.

I had a variant of scrambled eggs for my tea - with a tin of salmon (smoked salmon would be better) - but this time I added some basil, and it seemed to work well.  

I rounded off the evening with quite a strange film .... I know I pick strange films ..... a Belgian film called "Noordsee Texas".  Quite hard going at times, with unexpected plot twists, but (maybe) a happy ending. ...

I hope I sleep better this evening!

Lockdown day #42

For those in the Isle of Man - Happy St Maughold's Day! - St Maughold is, apparently, the patron saint of the island.

I tuned into Lunch Table Live from the USA - my friend Jon-Phil Winter is one of the presenters of this.  It was interesting.

I also tuned into an online dance class from the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS).

Then Virgin Media Internet crashed ... fortunately it came back up in time for me to write my blog.

I watched a strange film about college life in Canada produced in 1965 - "Winter Kept Us Warm" - I am not sure I totally understood what was going on - on the face of it, it was a boring year in a college. but there seemed to be an underlying tension.

As it had been a lovely day (and the ongoing forecast is not good) I went out for an evening stroll as part of my daily permitted exercise ... and thence to bed.

Lockdown day #41 - Sunday 26th April 2020

Today I should have been on a train ride on a steam train - but it has joined the ever growing catalogue of cancelled events.

I did Sunday morning worship via Zoom (I still don't like it ... it feels 'unconnected' and clinical).  I also downloaded a few old War Cry's from around the world.  Some of these are connected with my research.

These are from the United Kingdom, the Caribbean, South Africa and Canada.

I had pork, with potatoes, broccoli, carrots and turnip for my lunch ... I am determined to have a "proper lunch" every Sunday.

A cousin dropped me an email, and I chatted to a few friends, and finished the evening with a spot of reading before bed.