Political rants
I never thought I’d say this again but this is part of the Corona Lockdown Diaries. You can read the rest here. So, after one term of school and a two week half-term holiday, the second UK Coronavirus lockdown, Lockdown the Sequel, has officially begun. The non-essential shops are all shut, the pubs and restaurants are closed, cocktails are take-out […]
Lockdown 2 The Sequel: This time, it’s depressing Read More >>
Last week I wrote a post about things that piss me off, prompted by a blogging friend. It wasn’t difficult to find ten things, and I joked that it would become part of a series. Well, this week I haven’t really got my blogging A-Game and the news is just bloody depressing, so rather than delve into something more meaningful
Ten more things that piss me off Read More >>
…And here we are in October. I don’t get why everyone raves about it to be honest. I guess it’s OK if you like being cold and wet, in the dark. The whole family has been out of isolation (and the kids have been back at school) for a week or so now, which means I haven’t done an update
A week out of isolation: Post viral fatigue and going to the pub til 10 Read More >>
This post contains affiliate links; more information is available here. Read the rest of my Corona Lockdown diaries here. Week 13: unlucky for some, maybe, but for us it has been very much the same as the 12 weeks before it. 13 weeks is, if you hadn’t worked it out already, one quarter of a full year. That’s quite a long
Corona lockdown week 13: Nothing to report, so here are my favourite easy cocktails Read More >>
Read the rest of my Corona Lockdown diaries here. Alternative working titles would be ‘The weekend Twitter was amazing’ and ‘The week that hell froze over and I found myself agreeing with Piers Morgan and The Daily Mail’. This week, it was revealed that Boris’ odious personal adviser and (presumed) part-time Gollum impressionist Dominic Cummings made a bit of a boo
Corona Lockdown week 10: Let’s all drive to Durham and drop off the kids Read More >>
Earlier this week, Boris announced the new relaxed lockdown rules in a 14 minute bumbling presentation. This also included news that the schools would, hopefully, be reopening from June. As you might expect, the school thing somewhat took priority in my head. However now that we have seen the 50-page further guidance document (snore) which has firmly cemented the decision
Corona Lockdown week 8.5: Figuring out the new lockdown rules Read More >>
Read the rest of my Corona Lockdown diaries here. A quick preamble: If you’d never before noticed, I am not a fan of the Tory government in any way, shape or form. I am in fact what you might call a lefty snowflake, and I wear that badge proudly. You don’t have to agree with me, but I don’t care. I
Corona Lockdown week 8: Stay alert, it’s back to school in June Read More >>
Read the rest of my Corona Lockdown diaries here. As we enter the next week of Coronavirus lockdown, it is starting to feel a bit like we may never be allowed out ever again. After the sunshine of week four lulled us into a false sense of security, we’ve had a week of totally shit weather and even a lot
Corona Lockdown week 7: In search of silver linings Read More >>
Read the rest of my Corona Lockdown diaries here. It’s been a month now since Coronavirus first really entered my consciousness, and three weeks since the kids came home from school and didn’t go back in. I thought it was probably time for another little Coronavirus lockdown update, if for no other reason than to remind me of what’s been
Corona Lockdown week 3: The sun is out and I’m desperate for some alone time Read More >>
Read the rest of my Corona Lockdown diaries here. Well, fuck. On Monday, the schools in England, Wales and Scotland close for an unspecified amount of time – but likely to be until September. That’s a long time. Oh, and (as you well know) we can’t go out during this time because hello, Coronavirus. And we can’t have contact with
