Lockdown day #67

So a better night sleep, woke up with the bird song, and before my alarm went off - although I turned over and went back to sleep for another hour.

Met Dave for a long walk to Heaton Park and back - lovely sunny day, but with a cold wind - and the wind got stronger as the day wove on.  The walk was about 8 miles - perhaps if I stopped eating chocolate I might get rid of my spare tyre.

I had a nice tea of scrambled egg mixed with grated cheese, and sliced ham.  

Later in the evening I watched a film on Amazon Prime - "School Ties" - it is about a Jewish lad from Pennsylvania getting into an exclusive high school in Massachusetts, due to his American Football prowess.  The film also shows just how rife antisemitism is in the upper echelons of US Society - perhaps it is less so now, and I certainly hope that is the case.  Watch it if you are able to.

Oh, and the people who lit that fire last night .... did it again today, and the Fire Brigade came along and put it out ... again.

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!