Christmas Movie Marathon on the Hallmark Channel
I've read that Hallmark channel is going to run Christmas movie marathon to make things a little brighter! I have also seem that Texas and Ohio are activating their National Guard to help with...
View ArticleIt's OK to do nothing!
We continue to see messages about using this time of isolation to do something grand. Learn a language, write a book or pick up that musical instrument you haven't played in years. Yet for some of us...
View ArticleChalk art, lights, and gifts for seniors
Here in Kansas City, groups throughout the city and suburbs are promoting a recognition for all the people who are working so hard to make sure we survive our forced isolation and staying at home -...
View ArticleWeekly Community Distance Meeting
It will be hard for people who are gregarious and who enjoy company, but we still have the internet, phones, snail mail, Skype and Zoom as ways to communicate with each other. People in our village are...
View ArticleBread!!
We are filling our time (and stomachs) by baking bread. The UK isn't famed for its imagination regarding food, although things are improving. So now is a good time to spruce things up a bit, by...
View ArticleSelf isolating
I have to say not been out now for 7 weeks but tonight I am sat in my porch bottle of Appleton Jamaica rum relaxing.I am missing my family they live 250 miles away but my daughter wants us to stay in...
View ArticleDesiderata
When you're tired and weary, and you need some loving care... That's the first line of a Carol King song Any road up, these are stressful times, and when I get down (I do, sometimes, but not for long)...
View Article"Virtual Tours" you can take from home
If you're tired of streaming movies or want some activities for the whole family to enjoy, here are some excellent options: VIRTUAL MUSEUMS Modern technology has made it possible to experience history,...
View ArticleI love lockdown
It's a lovely morning, I'm sat here in my conservatory with my wife Penny, and one of my dogs curled up on my knee. The sun is shining, the fish are playing in my ponds, the birds are feeding, and even...
View ArticleMore bread!
I mentioned earlier that I had started baking bread. At that time I was making normal yeast-based bread. Later on, I decided to do something much more difficult and interesting, and have now moved onto...
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