I've been trying to post something for ages but, until the cat incident, everything I wrote seemed to turn into "Waaaaaaah, I hate being on my own
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The wiggly river's brilliant, isn't it? You see lots of them on the journey. The very first time I made the trip, I kept thinking, "That's like unravelled wool."
LOL! I hadn't really thought about how much I have in stock until now. I think it's to do with having cooked for a family of five throughout my teenage years -- I still make vast quantities of food!
It must be very hard if you hate flying. I hate being on the train, and get really hot and bothered, especially if the person beside me is texting because I can see the movements out of the corner of my eye and it makes me tense up (!) but, for some reason, flying is OK.
What a coincidence: my sister lives in Victoria. Rather nice to have a virtual flight over there by way of your photos.
Sympathies on the isolation. I know what you mean about the value of having a Something to look forward to. I mean, it's not like I am on my own here, but still, since I work from home and don't have that much human contact, having the choice stripped away feels harder than I thought it might.
Pinky and Perky look like they have a decent amount of room for now, anyway, and now you have an excuse for tank-shopping in the future.
I've never been to Victoria, but I have a long term plan to visit. That's assuming I ever get to retire!
It's strange, isn't it? Dog walking sounds difficult. I found I was really sad when you said you thought Rosie was upset because she couldn't have her usual sausage!
Yes, I'm going to have a huge tank! But at the moment, they're got plenty of room.
Isn't it fascinating? I thought I would utterly hate lockdown; it has cancelled literally everything I ever do. Some parts are awful, but I'm sort of coping with the rest - partly because of so much Whatsapp and Zoon and such, but also because I have an excuse to shop more than once a week, getting things for my parents. I'm not sure how I'd cope with another stage of lockdown and more restrictions. Like you, I'm not good with new rules, and needed some time to get used to the last lot.
You used to have to rush around so much for your job -- that must feel very different.
A lot of the stuff I used to do -- live performances in the cinema, mainly -- is now online. But I had set my heart on seeing the Beardsley exhibition :-(
Do you think they'll introduce rationing? And chits for travel? I hide away from the News and the coronavirus specials, so I don't know if it's being discussed.
I don't think rationing, though I wouldn't be surprised if the selection in supermarkets drops over time as "non-essential" shopping criticism ramps up. You can already in theory be stopped if you're not travelling on legit business (we've got people having to carry letters to show they are caring for heritage collections, just in case). But French-style lockdown to within 2km of your home doesn't immediately seem likely - it could still come, I guess, if people are idiots about travelling now it's getting sunny.
I think there's a curator's tour of the Beardsley coming up - a couple of weeks' time, I believe. Which will be just when I run out of the NT Live freebies that I'm excited about!
Oh, brilliant! Thanks! I've looked a few times to see if the Tate are doing anything like that. I'll certainly keep a look out for it now. I did see the V&A exhibition -- I assume it was in 1998 -- but a lot of the works on show were prints and it's so much more interesting to be able to see his original pencil drawing underneath the ink.
The lockdown's certainly good for online culture. I'm exhausted keeping up with the Met's opera a day at the moment!
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You have more supplies than we do!!!!!
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LOL! I hadn't really thought about how much I have in stock until now. I think it's to do with having cooked for a family of five throughout my teenage years -- I still make vast quantities of food!
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There is a really big difference between voluntary aloneness and enforced, isn't there. Stay sane! Stay well!
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Yes, it's a huge difference. I think, under normal circumstances there's always hope of company.
Thanks! And you!
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Keep well.
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And you!
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Sympathies on the isolation. I know what you mean about the value of having a Something to look forward to. I mean, it's not like I am on my own here, but still, since I work from home and don't have that much human contact, having the choice stripped away feels harder than I thought it might.
Pinky and Perky look like they have a decent amount of room for now, anyway, and now you have an excuse for tank-shopping in the future.
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It's strange, isn't it? Dog walking sounds difficult. I found I was really sad when you said you thought Rosie was upset because she couldn't have her usual sausage!
Yes, I'm going to have a huge tank! But at the moment, they're got plenty of room.
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A lot of the stuff I used to do -- live performances in the cinema, mainly -- is now online. But I had set my heart on seeing the Beardsley exhibition :-(
Do you think they'll introduce rationing? And chits for travel? I hide away from the News and the coronavirus specials, so I don't know if it's being discussed.
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I think there's a curator's tour of the Beardsley coming up - a couple of weeks' time, I believe. Which will be just when I run out of the NT Live freebies that I'm excited about!
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The lockdown's certainly good for online culture. I'm exhausted keeping up with the Met's opera a day at the moment!
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