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.

Lockdown day #55

Had a bad night, couldn't sleep, got up at 2am and did a jigsaw online, courtesy of Jigsawplanet.com (the jigsaw was about buses - surprisingly).  I also downloaded a copy of the British Journal of Photograph - the edition who's feature article was "Masculinities: Liberation Through Photography", this time courtesy of issuu.com.

I went back to bed and got about around 7am.

I chatted with friends on facebook, and had another ring me up for a nice chat.  I then made my Sunday lunch (this week chicken, with mashed potatoes, carrots, broccoli and cauliflower).  Then I took a postprandial walk, and boy it was cold out there.  Yesterday there men on the allotments near me shirtless, today ... it was a blast of winter returning.

I watched a couple of films - The Exception on Amazon Prime, and Straight A on YouTube.

Then was time for "May You Rejoice and be Brave" - which I didn't enjoy.  I was sent, however, a chapter of Mark Pack's book "Bad News - What the headlines don't tell us" designed to whet my appetite into buying the actual book ... I may do that ....

A little sorting out of files followed, together with a decaffeinated coffee - and now feeling tired need to wend my way to bed!