Lockdown day #80

The birds woke me up very early - and I got up at 5.30am!  It was tipping down with rain too, grrr.

I received in the post the latest Stedsure Magazine.  I have e-mailed the editor with an article for the next edition (let's see if it goes in!).

I met up with my friend Dave and we went for a 4.7 km (2.9 miles) walk through Queens Park, Woodlands and Lower Crumpsall.  Very nice it was too.

I then did some research for a book

I should have been going to the theatre tonight to see a play called "Romeo and Julie" (obviously based on Shakespeare's play of a similar name).  It was, of course, cancelled due to this COVID-19.

Instead I downloaded an ebook on Blackpool's trams and did some editing on LibraryThing.

Lockdown day #79

Yes! I have a cold! grrr

I spent much of the day doing research for one of my books that I writing.

I did download a publication - Scout and Guide Stamps Club Bulletin Spring 2015 - interesting but didn't give me the information I needed.

Tomorrow more research, methinks.  

Lockdown day #78

A lazy day today - not feeling particularly well.  The weather has changed and it is much cooler, although I didn't go out.

I went on a virtual tour of the Manchester Postal Museum - I didn't know there was one - 20 years in the city and just found out ... apparently it is located in Southern Cemetery ... who would have guessed it?

I downloaded another bus book, this time concerning the operator, "The Delaine", which operates in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire.

Lockdown day #77

Today was the announcement of the Queen's Birthday Honours ... and two local charities which I support received The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service - George House Trust and Manchester Parents' Group - congratulations to both of those groups - really good news for the City of Manchester.

Today, another hot day, was also the day I received two new items of furniture - a display cabinet and a six-shelf bookcase ... the latter is already full.  I felt sorry for the lads delivering the furniture - the bookcase was too big for the lift, so they had to manhandle it up 11 flights of stairs.  

In solidarity to the peaceful protests in the USA, today was deemed to be Blackout Tuesday.

I posted on a Prayer Group I belong to Joy Webb's song "I am the candle of the Lord" ....

In the evening I downloaded an e-book called "Hello ... Coastal" - the story of Victoria Coach Station - somewhere I have been from time to time over the years.

Lockdown day #76

The first day of June - weather lovely again - but lay in until 12noon ..   June is traditionally Pride month (the Stonewall riots were in June) ... but there will be very few Prides this year.

I was reminded it is okay not to do much - and I didn't do much today.

In America the protests against the murder of George Floyd continue .... why is so much of America's policing racially motivated - I do not understand the point of racism!

I had some exercise, but not much, there were too many people about.  I read some pages of my book, and downloaded an ebook on Garden Flowers.

Lockdown day #76

Another lovely hot lazy day. 

I met up with Alan and we went for a walk in Moston Vale - which was a lovely way to spend a Sunday morning.  Well it was, except I had an encounter with a rodent ... which was not so nice.

I was sent links to the 2005 development works in Moston Vale, to make it what is to today.  Apparently Moston Brook is culverted and runs 30ft below ground.  There is a path with blue colouring on it - and this follows the course of Moston Brook.  You learn something every day!

I did some research for the book on Midland Red I am putting together, and had my Sunday meal late today - it was too hot to cook earlier (well that is my excuse) - today was pork, corn and scrambled egg & cheese.

I watched a film - another in a theme of films about Christian intolerance ... this time called "Impossible Choice" - a bit of an odd film, but well worth watching.  There is a facebook page for it too.

Lockdown day #75

Another nice sunny day - temperature up to 24 degrees - I had to put sun block on for the first time this year as my legs were cooking nicely.

Today should have been "A Night at the Musicals" at Rochdale Citadel - I gave my apologies since I was going to the "Chairman's Charity Dance" at St Matthews Church Hall in Stretford - both were cancelled due to COVID-19.

The reason for the Charity Dance was because our Chairman is 65 today!  Instead I visited him and had a nice socially distanced natter with some food in his garden (it was where my legs were cooking) ... so the day wasn't totally wasted.

I did some shopping at Asda - as is my wont on a Saturday (to get the meat for Sunday lunch), and didn't have to queue long - Asda actually felt quite empty.  Perhaps people were sitting in their gardens rather than shopping.

When I got home I did some work on a book, and then watched a film called "The Last Year" - telling the tale of Christian [lack of] love at a Bible college in America.  Some of the behaviour of the Dean and his misquoting of the Bible were scandalous - why so many Christians believe in a God of punishment I do not believe .... I believe in a God of love.    The film, however, had a lovely ending.