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...

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....

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 to...

A 7am start was a bit better.  I was soon confronted with Raphi asking me whether I wanted to start a band or throw a party.  I proceeded with caution as I was not sure whether we were discussing fantasy or reality.  In case it was reality, I went with band.  I...

Day one started too early.  I am at a loss for what to do with a baby at 5:20am when it's dark outside and we are confined to a living room.  I woke Fred up at 6am and asked him to take over as he had clocked eight hours of solid sleep by then and I have not slept...

As it so happens, we end up during lock down in a beach house with the extended family.  Six adults and five children, six years and under.  I am chronicling our days here for my own amusement. Day zero, the last day to go into town for supplies.  We had everything we...