Another week in the Coronavirus lock down -
Another week in the
Coronavirus lock down
Parkers first aid chest
Parkers first aid chest
For us its the
continuation of life as we now know and understand it. As much as you can
understand something that rocks the world to its foundations. Bringing everyone
back to basics, down to earth. In Britain we could say the British Bull Dog
Spirit comes to the fore, and in lots of respects that is true. People buckle
down and get on with life as best they can, jollied along with the frequent
snapshots of hope and merriment through the ever busy wireless connection and
social media with alls its good, bad and ugly interludes dropped into our
inbox.
People go to great
lengths to while away their time with ingenious and hilarious effect, many
supporting our great people on the front line who are working non stop to try
and curb the effect of this awful virus.
Like our very own
Captain Tom who reached 100 yesterday.
Three weeks ago he
decided to walk a 100 laps of his garden, one a day up to his hundredth
birthday, with the aim of raining £1000.
On the 30th April
his JustGiving page reached £30 million pounds for the National Health
charities. The Queen bestowed the title of honorary colonel for his record
breaking efforts, and other gifts included a RAF flypast of World War Two
planes, over 150,000 birthday cards which have included donations of £60,000.
The cards were opened by volunteers at a special sorting office set up at his
grandson’s school.
Captain Tom has
also become a pop star having topped the UK charts with a No.1 single featuring
a duet with Michael Ball with ‘You'll Never Walk Alone’ which sold 82,000
copies, and more money going to NHS Charities Together fund.
He said of the
current UK lockdown: “It may be difficult, it may take time but we will win
through in the end.” The battling spirit of the old soldier.
In fact many people
describe our present situation as being at war, battling against the virus.
Many senior people say we will pull through, we will win the war. But this in
some respects seems an unfortunate phrase. The war is not there to win, but to
survive. The enemy has to be defeated, but also the world needs to change.
Wickedness and cruelty, poverty and selfish attitudes need to be vanquished if
we are to learn from this terrible pandemic.
The man who inspired the giving. Captain Tom
Well that's my 6am ramble as l get to grips with another day in Innellan, with clouds shrouding the hills over the Clyde
The weather has definitely
changed back to its norm, after some glorious sun beaming down us, burning my
little monks bald patch and forcing me into shorts. Now a return of winter
thermals, long johns and thick vest, topped with umpteen layers. ( not a pleasant sight.)The rain continued throughout the last couple of days, although it was definitely needed. The plants and seedlings were groaning and displaying parched fatigue under the new social distancing regime. But now the baked hard clay is like the trenches of the Somme.
In fact the blanket
came out and the fire was lit as we snuggled down to back to back episodes
of Doctor Who.
When we arrived back from our visit to Australia, we dropped into a desperate situation. Not only the lock down, but a letter from our local planners. We had asked to make an amendment to our original plans, enclosing the garden room with larch covered insulated studding, two large triple glazed windows and door.
Their bombshell was that the architect hadn’t obtained planning permission for the amendments back in 2016 for the en suite bedroom and patio door and ground floor decking on the same level. He had only submitted them for amendments to building control. So now we have to reapply retrospectively, which we did yesterday. And it wasn't easy, but the local planner worked through with me via email to coach me through the rather complicated Scottish e planning portal. From all accounts their shouldn’t be a problem, but it costs more and we still have to await the application to be processed in eight weeks time. Fingers crossed.
As the death toll rises, the president seems incapable of empathy. Maybe the disinfectant knocked it out of him. But he soon jumps back with some new revelations about China.
In fact l was shocked when some one sent me an article s few days prior to his revelation.
Read below the story about the Chinese and the request to forward!
* SHOCKING * ??
The Japanese professor of physiology or medicine, Professor Dr Tasuku Honjo, caused a sensation today in the media by saying that the corona virus is not natural. if it is natural, it will not have affected the whole world like that. Because, depending on the nature, the temperature is different in different countries. if it were natural, it would only have affected countries with the same temperature as China. instead, it spreads to a country like Switzerland, the same way it spreads to desert areas. whereas if it were natural, it would have spread in cold places, but would have died in hot places. I have done 40 years of research on animals and viruses. It is not natural. It is manufactured and the virus is completely artificial. I have been working for 4 years in the Wuhan laboratory in China. I know all the staff of this laboratory well. I called them all after the Corona accident. but, all of their phones have been dead for 3 months. It is now understood that all of these laboratory technicians are dead.
Based on all of my knowledge and research to date, I can say this with 100% confidence that Corona is not natural. It did not come from bats. China made it. if what I say today turns out to be false now or even after I die, the government can withdraw my Nobel Prize. but China is lying and this truth will one day be revealed to all.
PLEASE FORWARD TO THE LARGEST NUMBER SO THAT THE GUILTY MUST PAY WHAT HAPPENS TO US ALL !!!!
I was appalled but l did a search and came up with this
Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo refutes 'false' quote attributed to him about the novel coronavirus
AFP Australia Facebook Twitter Email Published on Wednesday 29 April 2020 At 00:30
Multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and on various websites have shared a purported quote about the novel coronavirus from Japanese physician Tasuku Honjo, the 2018 winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The posts, shared thousands of times, quote Dr Honjo as stating that the virus is “not natural” and was “manufactured in China”, as well as stating he previously worked at a laboratory in Chinese city of Wuhan for four years. The claim is misleading; Dr Honjo said he never made the purported comments, dismissing the posts as “misinformation”; his biography on the Kyoto University website shows he has never held a position at a laboratory in China.
One post with the purported comments has been shared more than 900 times after it was published on Facebook here on April 26.
A photograph of Dr Honjo was included in the Facebook post.
The lengthy caption states in part: “Japan's Nobel prize winning Professor of Medicine, Professor Dr Tasuku Honjo, created a sensation today by saying that the Coronavirus is not natural.
Full article below
https://factcheck.afp.com/nobel-laureate-tasuku-honjo-refutes-false-quote-attributed-him-about-novel-coronavirus
Boris is back
He states he is organising a comprehensive plan next week on how to restart the economy, reopen schools and help people travel to work and that we have passed the Peak, thank god. But l still believe we need to take it slowly if we don't want a second spike.
Some 26,771 people have now died with the virus in the UK, a rise of 674.
More than 81,000 coronavirus tests were carried out on Wednesday, still short of the government's target of 100,000 by the end of April.
Although on the 1st May they report that they achieved their goal. More than 122,000 coronavirus tests on the last day of April, passing the government's target, according to Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
Must say that l find news coverage is diabolical. The majority just want to fill news pare columns or air time with sensational and controversial headlines to catch attention.
Find the New York times at 50p a week far more balanced, yet even in a lockdown l dont seem to have enough time to read all the interesting articles.
After a couple days of cold and wet weather which lowered the spirits slightly, the sun has once again returned.
As soon as the cabinet is finished , l should be able to once again get out into the garden. Or should l say back to the project of turning the building site into something resembling a garden.
Little robin finds it quite safe to dive into one of our feeding stations. Keeping his social distancing in place.
Social media still keeps dropping videos, spoofs and the occasional hilarious videos into the inbox.
just a couple to keep you amused.
just click on hyper link below.
Thats the one with the http:// in it
Thats the one with the http:// in it
Father and daughter act. Dad has some energy. It will have you rolling in the aisle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPDPzbLFeP4
song and dance with our friend Doctor Trump your local FART
Elizabeth our Tai Chi instructor on the QM2 still keeps in touch on a regular basis. She gave us downloads for us to practise on a daily basis. Great to keep your body supple.
She invited us to an on line get together. Its at 10am US Florida time, which is 3pm our time.
Just one problem, its on Zoom.And can l get it to work. Down loaded the app, but then it starts wanting me to upload email addresses.
I will just have to set some time aside from enjoying the garden to get to grips with it
Elizabeth at her home in the Villages, Florida.
Sunday Morning
5am Sunday morning and the sun is shinning through, although its a little chilly outside.
Pheasants are waiting for their breakfast
Mentioning the QM2, reminded me that we are still awaiting a refund for our luggage excess and out of pocket expenses from Cunard.
They sorted most things out, but suggested l contact my insurer for the out of pocket expenses.
That was a little difficult. The insurers had closed their lines to everyone, other than people stranded abroad.
Eventually got through to make a claim, via Nationwide facebook page, and they came back with a link to a claim form straight away. Great service.
Eventually the insurers contacted me, and said that it was down to Cunard to pay, quoting a clause in my contract with Nationwide Flex Plus. under Specific Exclusions, recoverable costs Clause 1.
At the same time, Judith found Cunards Facebook page, and Simon Palethorpe said that he was sorry to hear that this person was still waiting for refunds for excess luggage.
So with all of this back up information, l will try and get my refund.
Its Saturday, so its treats day. Walk down to the corner shop. Not on the corner actually. Its on the seafront.
Only three people in front of Judith, so it doesn't take too long to get served. They allow three people in at a time. So she buys the newspapers, the only ones for the week, other than the online daily from the New York Times for 50p. Cheapskates! and some fresh milk. Trying to only do a Morrison shop every two weeks. Basics we can get from our community shop.
Then, sun shining we head back for our Saturday treat. Double express Americano for me and a cappuccino for Judith.
Later in the day we succumb to further treats. A virgin bloody Mary. Although l am sure Judith added some vodka into her glass>
Managed to sit in the garden before dinner with a proper Bloody Mary.
Judith had been watching John Tarode make one. He added vodka to the mix, then added another slug on top once the original one was in the glass.
Cheeky, but nice
Ingredients
2 shakes of celery salt
couple of grinds of black pepper
4-6 drops of Tabasco sauce
Juice of ½ lemon
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon grated fresh horseradish or 2 tsp horseradish sauce
200ml vodka
600ml tomato juice
Method
Fill a jug with lots of ice and season with a pinch of salt, celery salt and pepper
Add the rest of the ingredients except for the vodkas and tomato juice and stir it all
Pour in the vodka, stir again and top with the tomato juice. Float a little extra vodka on top. Cheeky!
Sunday Morning
Deer woke me up again, barking away outside our window. Sure its the male trying to get his evil way. Lucky bastard.
He is out of luck presently. The female is already pregnant, and in the bottom of our woodland ready to pop. We seem to have the same family and offspring return to give birth every year. This must find it safe.
Its only 5am, so l set about checking the mail, then write a few letters, then its bringing the diary up to date. Along with cups of tea and coffee and my usual porridge.
Also pulled out a nice bottle of Rioja for our late lunch. Roast belly pork.
5am Sunday morning and the sun is shinning through, although its a little chilly outside.
Need to finish off the storage unit for the china. Need to distress the top, then wax. Followed by making the doors and fitting.
Mother is on the unit, warming up.
That's my sourdough starter. I have been feeding it for the past eight days.
Made the sponge last night, ready to make a couple of bread loaves today.
recipe for one loaf.
Sponge mix
250gm wholemeal flour
300ml warm water
75ml sourdough starter.
after 12 hours add to
2 1/2 tsp salt
300gm strong white or wholemeal flour
300ml water
Knead for 15 minutes until soft and silky
cover and rest for 1 hour
Repeat twice more, resting for an hour each time
Then put it into floured bowl and allow to rise for 5 hours before baking
max for ten minutes
then down to 200 for 20-30 minutes until cooked
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