Lockdown day #59

I woke this morning just after 6am - had some breakfast and got on with the day.

In the post was a parcel from Shelly (my friend in Wales) - designed to put a smile on my face - and it certainly did.  There were a couple of books (one on Sudoko, which I am not very good at), an orange dragon, a pair of rainbow socks and loads of sweets.  Thank you very much - it was delightful to receive.

I watched on YouTube a concert of music by Schubert and Lizst played by Christopher Hinterhuber, which was lovely, and relaxing.

The weekly acknowledgement of the front-line carers trying to get us through this COVID-19 crisis followed at 8pm.  My phone told me that the Prime Minister and his nation were "leading the nation" in clapping for the carers - that one is a rank hypocrite - I am sure that when the nurses have saved us all they pay gets frozen, while his pay increases.  I have no time for this man.

I watched the second showing of the Eurovision songs - and have found my top 5 favourites - Switzerland, United Kingdom, France, Estonia and Spain.

I rounded off my evening with a diverting and funny film called "Very Important Person"

5th August - Dunkirk

I had planned to watch the new film Dunkirk on the Sunday (6th August), but "the best laid plans of mice and men ..." intervened.

I did however see it at the art cinema "HOME" today.

It was very dramatic, and quite a few moments were edge of the seat stuff.  It was also clever in that it compiled the same hour from several different perspectives, which made you feel more part of the story.

There were disappointments - no mention of British and French colonial troops being part of the rearguard, or being made to wait at the far ends of the queues.  No mention of the suffering of the civilian population of Dunkirk.  I have seen better portrayals of the Dunkirk story.