Up till now we’ve had it fairly easy. Apart of course from the lack of delivery slots. But the weather, the birdsong, the blossom, the forest on our doorstep, the garden keeping us from being bored and unoccupied…it all seemed like nothing very much had changed. But this week it all did. In a manner of speaking of course. Because as Boris once said, nobody died (Becker not Johnson…today’s Boris had better keep his mouth shut on that subject) but it has certainly kept us on our toes and fairly agitated. So come on, what’s our problem? Well, several, all on top of each other. It’s a known fact that once something happens it becomes a contagion. First we lost hot water (the boiler’s programmer appeared to have packed up but that was only the start), then the landline’s handsets began cutting out and cutting callers off. Then I installed my iMac computer’s updates and all hell broke loose…lost emails, photos all over the shop, drobo won’t back things up, technology totally out of control. It even clouded over and forced us indoors. Crikey.
Only one thing for it: braving the weather and donning our jackets, we took the dogs for a walk. Suddenly the world looked a better place. And much changed since lockdown began. Could it be a mere six weeks ago that life was so different and the landscape so bleak? Oh yes, today is undeniably remodelled in every respect.
Enough of melancholy. The plumber’s coming on Monday, Panasonic’s new phones arrived today, the computer’s up and running (thanks Bash) so all is soon to be merriment. And because quizzes are all the rage these happy days, here’s one to uplift my loyal readers: name the blossoms and identify the strange growth. One point per correct answer. And don’t forget, points mean prizes…perhaps.
