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Diary: April 2020
Zoom traffic soars as Lockdown takes its toll
Diary… When the nation started to breathe easily
Clusters of anarchists ditch distancing in pursuit of self pleasure in the sunshine
Diary… When Auntie Val got locked in Milson’s cage
She was waiting for her hot date off Tinder to arrive...
Artwork Archive: Portrait of the artist
Creating a portrait of an artist friend demands a determination to be true to both your subject and to yourself, says Billy Mann.
Reflection: This time last year, the hot topic was ‘goose holes’
The garden at Penllech Farm has walls with small cavities cut into the stone
Diary… 19-25 April
‘She said her recovery from an ankle injury was going well. She could now put on her knickers without sitting on the bed’
Reflection: Some people call me an artist
Con artist, yes. Genuine artist, not really. I just make pictures, says Billy Mann.
Art in Isolation: Mona Lisa needlework
Nothing could have shocked Leonardo da Vinci, except maybe this...
Art in Isolation: April 18-23
Words in pictures from the past few days
Diary… 12-18-April
'The first 15 minutes of Zooming with people over 50 is just a lot of geriatric pissing about on how to get the sound to work and the picture the right way up'
Diary: March 2020
Includes... Worms on the turn, wildlife in focus and immunity in Ambridge, for the time being
Diary… 5-11 April
'Were Copperfield and Steerforth gay lovers?'
Diary… The funny side of Corona politics emerges
Whenever we do a joint Zoom, my wife hogs the screen
Diary… Zoom bombed by Alex’s fondant vulva
It was just like another night in the Artillery Arms
Diary… ‘Put your head in a bucket of steam’ Was maybe not the best advice
It’s on the nhs website. What’s not to like?
Diary… Laughter is the best medicine, even in these trying times
'An astrophysicist in Australia stuck some magnets up his nose trying to invent a Coronavirus safety device'
Diary… There’s no credible explanation for pyjamas at 4pm
She claimed her default outfit post-hair-washing is PJs
Diary… Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’ is not so wide of the mark today
'I woke up and washed some clothes by hand'
Diary… The point is to get creative
Stitchwork keeps me sane
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