'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… 12-18-April
Tag: life
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
Diary: Deliverance could be the feeling of the future… if you’re lucky
Prayers not guaranteed to help...
Diary… It’s the end of the beginning…
Virus claims death of a daily diary
Diary… I think my attempt to find a new use for cold chips failed badly
The addition of six dried chillies probably didn’t help.
Diary… Staying alive means staying away from others
Self-isolation is now a national pastime
Diary… Welcome to the first day of finding a way…
Always look on the bright side of life
Diary… Lockdown awaits London as the walls close in…
Wake up and smell the fear
Diary… Global revolution knocks on my door…
Big changes to come in a shrunken world
Diary… Toilet rolls are not the only scarcity UK citizens face…
The crisis is now more about crowd control than about health and wellbeing
Diary… The end of human contact, plus artless fumblings on Chesil Beach
Social distancing takes its toll on courting couples...
Diary… Oral B, Joint Flex and Specsavers… Plus Andy Warhol at Tate Modern
Close inspection is always worth the effort, especially with pop art
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