Month: May 2020

I’ve just done some late shopping at Lidl. I go there because it’s near where I live and they open till 10 pm and if I go an hour before closing time it’s not busy, no queuing and very few people inside. The trouble I always have is with their self service till. At that time of night it’s the only option. As soon as I put my own reusable bag on the machine a bell rings and I have to wait for the nice young man to come and help. If I take more than 10 seconds to scan an item, the bell rings etc. etc., then when I put a second bag on the bagging area, well you know what happens. I mutter and swear almost under my breath all the way through the process and by the time I finish I’ve become best friends with the nice young man.

Today I read about a nurse of 63, Philomena Cherian, who died of coronavirus after 40 years of working as a nurse and was very nearly retired. Every case is sad but somehow this lady who had worked for so many years caring for others and then died of this dreadful illness has made me extra sad.

Joe Wicks confirmed that his wife will be taking his fitness class on Monday (possibly there will be a surge in male viewers) as he has had surgery on his hand. It seems that following a previous surgery wires in his hand have become infected and he had to visit hospital to have the wires removed. Sorry girls but no doubt you can catch up with some previous sessions recorded on youtube.

Kim Jong-un has reappeared. Maybe I was correct yesterday and he was sunning himself on his luxury yacht. Also photos of him opening the new fertilizer plant have been published. You can all breath a sigh of relief now.

Boris Johnson has confirmed that while he was in  ICU contingency arrangements were being made in case he died.  We’re glad you didn’t BoJo and you were back home in time for the birth of your baby. He and Carrie Symonds have named baby Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson, the third name chosen for the two doctors who saved him and both coincidentally called Nick.

More secrets from the royal household this week as a new book of memoirs is about to be published. It tells stories of Princess  Diana sunbathing naked on roof of her home Kensington Palace and being caught by two builders on one occasion. Stories and gossip go back as far as Queen Mary and up until the present time.  The staff seem as if they have been very willing to tittle tattle about Meghan, of course, who shouted at one of Kate’s staff members. It has already been well documented that she was not the most popular person in the royal family but we all know about Chinese whispers.

That’s enough of my gossip column for today, it’s supposed to be a blog. I’m going to watch the first chapter of The Crown. I’ll report back tomorrow. Sleep well

Not that it makes any difference if it’s Friday, Tuesday or any other day they are all bleeding into one and the same, it’s today and today happens to be Friday and this week has managed to get on my nerves. The weather hasn’t been too good so I haven’t been out for a walk every day and besides, going for a walk because it’s good for me isn’t my idea of fun any more. Makes me think though and I take my hat off to all our Spanish family and friends of a certain age who haven’t even been for a shimmy round the block. It must be seven or eight weeks now. Many of them don’t use the internet and Spanish tv. well, let’s just say it’s not the most in the world. How many programmes from there do you see on tv here? I rest my case.

In another part of the world, flamingoes have taken over Mumbai while its residents are in quarantine. Although the birds migrate there every year scientists say numbers are up probably due to the amount of space in lockdown and the city has turned pink. Reports show that animals are reclaiming the world, turtles in Florida, Lions in Africa and I’m here to tell you that seagulls will take over Bournemouth if we don’t fight back soon. I’ve got my broom at the ready.

Lockdown is gradually being relaxed around the world and reports coming back are varied. Germany say that a second wave of the virus could be about to take off. Italy allowed some easing two weeks ago and will continue to relax measures from Monday. France is similar to the UK and looking at relaxing sometime in May. Everyone is watching what happens and hoping that lifting restrictions will be able to continue. All seem to agree that change must happen slowly. In Turkey a young woman celebrating an end of lockdown climbed rocks in a national park and ignoring a safety barrier posed so her friend could take a photo. Sadly her foot slipped and she fell over 100 feet to her death.

In North Korea they seem to have lost their leader Kim Jong-un. The Korean state media say that he appeared with much fanfare to open a fertiliser factory, no pictures have been seen and it has not been independently confirmed. Other reports say that he has died and that his sister will be taking over as leader. Still another report suggests that he is in a luxury yacht images of which have been captured by satellite. Your guess is as good as mine but I’m going for the yacht, he’s in lockdown there.

My son has bought me a subscription to Netflix to add to my Sky and Prime viewing. I might watch something now before going to bed, if anyone wants to recommend anything? I’m a terrible viewer anyway, too critical and it’s a good thing I live alone or maybe that’s why I am alone…. Happy viewing everyone, you’re probably watching your Netflix in bed. Sleep well, night night