I did my Paracise class this morning and it seems as if that will be staying on Zoom for quite some time. This suits me actually as the hall used for Paracise is not very convenient for me but it does underline the fact that the whole coronavirus situation is just unending. Added to that are other very sad things going on so it's hard to stay ( Read more... )

I've just noticed that I haven't updated for ages. I haven't dropped off the planet, just been quite busy and a bit allergic to summer. Unfortunately I do mean that as hot, humid weather and my skin do not go well together. It's no accident that the slightly fresher weather has made me suddenly notice I haven't updated recently ( Read more... )

In between reading and freaking out about my mother's electricity bills (I'll spare you the story) we went to two Prom concerts this week.

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It's July, the temperatures are soaring, so it must be time for the classical music festival held in one of the hottest buildings in London! Yes, the BBC Prom season has arrived again. Special note for Americans and others: Prom here means Promenade concert not end of school party ( Read more... )

For anyone wondering, yes, my poor dad is still in hospital. They were talking about sending him home last week complete with batteries of carers, training on using a nebuliser for my mother, a special mattress and other accoutrements. The carers are on standby, my mother has been trained to use the nebuliser, the special mattress and other ( Read more... )

I know tonight is the first episode of Doctor Who but on BBC2 at the same time (curses!) is an absolutely wonderful concert. We were lucky enough to be there on Monday night and if you like Broadway show tunes it's fantastic. One of the singers is Seth MacFarlane of "Family Guy" fame and if they ever do a biopic of Frank Sinatra he's definitely ( Read more... )

I'm not going to write anything at all about my dad because the minute I think one thing something different happens. My mother describes it as being on an emotional seesaw, I think it's a rollercoaster and it certainly isn't helping my telephone phobia ( Read more... )

I don't seem to have updated for a while which is basically because I haven't had very much to say beyond "Oh look, it's raining again!" which it just has been. Our grass is knee deep, the weeds are alive and moving towards the house in battalions and we're fighting a war on all fronts to keep the slugs away from our bean plants (and out of the ( Read more... )

The holiday weekend has left me in a complete state of confusion as to what day (and season) it is, though I have fortunately remembered that it's my brother's birthday today. Happy Birthday to him. We had a nice evening round there on Sunday where too much was drunk (by J not by me, though I had the headache for him next day) but my dad made it up ( Read more... )

The world is a grim place at the moment but I actually had a rather fun week.

In reverse order! Yesterday we went to see another play at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court. This time it was The Village Bike by Penelope Skinner starring Romola Garai.

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