Lockdown day #65

Woke up this morning before my alarm went off - and it is a beautiful warm day, with a twinge of sadness that we are still not free to roam or travel still.

I went for a nice walk around Harpurhey with my friend Alan, but before that had time to read Mark Fitchew's blog "Midland Red North deregulated part 2".

Waiting for me in my e-mail was a report from the Commonwealth Games Federation "Commonwealth Games Vale Framework report" - and in the appendices of the report there were two interesting Final Reports on the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the 2018 Games in Gold Coast.  All made fascinating reading.

I whiled away the rest of the day enjoying the warmth - which, being Britain, will not last.

Lockdown day #64

This is the blog for 19 May ...

I had yet another disturbed night ... convinced someone knocked my door at 4am - by the time I got to my door there was no-one there.  Then a little while later the door buzzer went off; presumably someone who had not got their keys since I heard other door buzzers a few minutes later too. 

I received an e-mail from the Australian Commonwealth Games Association with their newsletter - Greater Together.  Lots of news of preparation towards the Birmingham Commonwealth Games; it is 800 days to go to the Games!  Also, the is the news that the 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games has been postponed - to maybe 2023.  It does mean that some who would have been 18 in 2021 will miss out completely, since they will not qualify for a games in 2023.  There are so many cruel things happening related to this virus - and there will be some very disappointed young people by this decision.

I had a visitor in the form of Brigitte - who is doing a study into the effects of lockdown  - the study is entitled "WEIRDEST PARTICIPATION OBSERVATION STUDY EVER!!!" - and an exhibition (maybe also a book) could follow when we have the virus under control.  We went to the park and chatted and then went back to the flats for a photoshoot.  Certainly a very different thing to do!

Late in the evening I had a phone call to the effect that the husband of one of my dancing friends had died.  That made me feel sad for my friend.