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Day 100 - Tuesday 23rd June 2020

Location: London, UK

COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak


Lockdown

DAY 100 of my blog!  How has this happened!

To clarify, I started the blog on Monday 16th March - this was the first day of this strange new world but a week before official lockdown started, which was Monday 23rd March.

What can I say to summarise the past 100 days?

In the World

·        We have predominantly stayed in our homes and kept 2 meters apart from one another when out.

·        After the initial panic buying of toilet paper, flour became the impossible commodity to locate, as did yeast and a million people embarked on a sour-dough starter.

·        The megalomaniac on the other side of the pond recommended drinking bleach as a cure-all

·        The Black Lives Matter movement has finally received the airtime, space and serious attention that it deserves.

·        People have either cut their own hair or are now rockin' looks from the 70's and man-buns

·        The air and water ways have cleared and flora and fauna have returned as pollution levels have plummeted.

·        New words and phrases (furlough, PPE, flatten the curve) have entered the vernacular

·        The theatre industry is in dire straits and may never recover

·        The word we in the UK have heard more than any other for the last 3 years (Brexit) has been replaced by the word Covid-19 leaving some to wonder if it’s still happening and some praying this means it won’t (sadly, I know the last to be a flight of fancy)

Personally

·        I've watched quite a lot of TV but not as much as I expected

·        Weddings and birthdays have been celebrated over Zoom

·        I've discovered many local walks with beautiful surroundings which I never knew existed.

·        I've attempted to grow vegetables; we are still awaiting the outcome.

·        I’ve probably spoken to a wider circle of friends and family more regularly than ever before, which is lovely

·        I’ve cooked a bunch of new recipes

·        One big shopping trip per week is where it is at!

Who knows what the future holds?  Will I be able to hug my parents any time soon?  Will there be a chance of panto this Christmas?

Thank you for reading my thoughts and non-sense


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