Mon 06 Apr 2020: Wasp season has officially started. We usually get a few jaspers living in the countryside, but last year after the landlord creosoted the wooden boards on the top half of the house, we had an influx of wasps in the bathroom. We’d find them either stuck angrily in the Velux window behind the blind slats (even though it was open) and have to let them out or dead on the floor. A couple months down the line and we were into October and still they kept coming. There had to be a nest in the loft. This was confirmed one day as I was in the bath and heard the dreaded buzzing. I incredulously watched it come in through the window vent, head straight for one of the recessed light fittings and disappear. Blasted things! There’s obviously still a nest, whether it be new or old, so I let the landlady know when I saw her.
Tue 07 Apr 2020: Slimming World day. It helps to let us keep track of what day of the week it is! SW have recently opened a shop on their website and we can now buy Hi-Fi bars. These are yummy, mostly chocolatey snack bars that have a known “syn” value (SW’s unit for anything not fruit, vegetables, pasta, potatoes, rice, lean meat, fish and eggs). I bought 5 boxes - happiness, as we’ve nearly run out. These are our go to treat as we don’t have cake or biscuits in the house as we’re trying to stay on plan, even now. We’ve been doing SW for over 5 years and we’re not giving up now.
Wed 08 Apr 2020: I nearly didn’t make the Zoom chat with the work team at 11:00. I was happily eating a late breakfast and playing a game on the iPad when the reminder came through, but I had time to finish eating, make myself presentable and get set up ready. My boss decided he’s going to run a sweepstake on when the lockdown restrictions will be lifted. I’m being realistic (others call it pessimistic!) and reckon it’ll be at least July before we’re the other side of this, if not later. I hadn’t worked on my werewolf story for a while, so decided to write a timeline plan before I started writing any more, hoping it might keep all my events and characters from straying too far.
More in Part 2...
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