Day Ten

Day Ten

by | Apr 5, 2020 | Lock Down Journal

The baby woke me at 6am but it was Fred’s turn to take him.  I was happy to go back to sleep.  Fred brought him back to me at 8am and he smelt like beer.  The baby smelt like beer, not Fred.  I started my day with the resolve to eat a healthy breakfast, snack...
Day Seven

Day Seven

by | Apr 3, 2020 | Lock Down Journal

Day seven was a good day for the pre-school activity programme.  As Helen had work to do, the pressure was on Nana and I to come up with several hours of entertainment to keep the children busy.  The first thing we did was tackle the mess in the living room.  Tidying...
Day Six

Day Six

by | Apr 2, 2020 | Lock Down Journal

As of day six, ghekos are no longer safe.  They are being caught and kept as pets.  Fortunately for them they are great at climbing out of boxes, unlike the snails of last week which I think are still in a box somewhere in the house. Day six of lock down was not our...
Day Five

Day Five

by | Mar 31, 2020 | Lock Down Journal

The day started off well.  I was feeling productive by 7:30am as I sat down and trimmed my toenails.  There was in fact a general air of productivity to the day as Nana and Daba were already in the garden running by this time.  Daba ran for 1 hr 20 mins which is...
Day Four

Day Four

by | Mar 30, 2020 | Lock Down Journal

I was not pleased with another 5am start.  By 7am I handed the baby to Fred and went back to bed.  By 9am I was in the kitchen with the other adults getting our coffee fix.  I was tired and grumpy and I think I did not inspire Helen and Christopher to go for a third....
Day Three

Day Three

by | Mar 29, 2020 | Lock Down Journal

Today being Sunday, we all gathered for our church’s video broadcast.  It all went fairly well with the only minor disruptions being the advertising on the Youtube worship playlist and the fact that there was no Sunday school teacher.  We were blessed to be able...