Mon 30 Mar 2020: My good friend, Kay Ellis, emailed me her new novelette to proofread, so I cracked on with that. Jelly-Belly is a continuation of her contemporary gay M/M romance series, so check out her Amazon page if the genre floats your boat (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kay-Ellis/e/B00N6PF8PI%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share).
Tue 31 Mar 2020: Felt really tired today with a sore throat. I suffer from hay fever at this time of year and nothing seems to work for me to combat it, so I have to endure. This time, of course, the question was, “Have I got the Coronavirus?” Time to do the checklist: Temperature? No. Persistent new cough? No. Flu-like symptoms? Hard to tell. The worry is always there though. The evening brought a Slimming World meeting via the Zoom app. It seemed to work well and it was good to chat SW. Anything to try and keep us on track is a good thing. I’m just waiting for the online SW shop to open, so I can order some Hi-Fi bars and the new magazine! And yes, you get excited about little things when your world shrinks and you can’t go out or see anyone in person.
Wed 01 Apr 2020: 11:00 chat with the team at work to see how we were all doing, as most of us were working from home now. It was nice to see everyone and catch up, even though we weren’t allowed to talk about work (because I was on furlough leave – that felt so weird, because these are my work colleagues, not my close friends, so what do you talk about?). A couple of the younger women didn’t want to show their faces sans makeup, so we only had them on audio. Carried on with reading/proofing. It was quiet as Rhys had gone into work. They have a rota system, so they could all keep their distance and still get some work done.
Thu 02 Apr 2020: I managed to get some towels out on the line, so they’d be nice and crisp when dry, just the way Rhys likes them. We had dry and sunny weather last week, but this was the first time this week it had been dry enough. Have I mentioned before how therapeutic I find hanging out the washing? So nice to be outside with the sun on your back, birds singing in the trees, and if the landlady was in her garden, then I would get my doggy fix. Blue came bounding up to me, skidding to a halt as he collided with my legs. Why does he always stand on my toes? The great lovely lump. He’s a Greyhound/Bedlington cross – all long haired fluffy tones of grey and a loving personality. He’ll even try and take your hand, very gently in his mouth, as if to walk along with you. But when you throw a toy for him to get, can he run! Finished proofing Jelly-Belly and emailed it back to Kay - always a pleasure, never a chore.
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