Lockdown Birthday

I'm not sure how many posts this year have focused on lockdown, but here we are with another. This week I celebrate my birthday, but like many things this year, it's not the same as normal. In September, when life started to look like it was back on track, I decided to book a couple …

Regressing to a teen

Way back when working from home - season 1 was first announced I moved home. Over 6 months later. I'm still here. At first, it almost felt like I was on study leave from school and that within a couple of weeks I'd be back to normal. But now, it looks as though it will …

Lockdown lexicon

As I've mentioned in a previous post, I've returned to live with my parents during lockdown. Despite restrictions having relaxed slightly, I'm still at home. But as the title suggests, this post isn't about my living location, but vocabulary. One of the set-ups in the house is that I cook lunch on Saturday. We used …

Listen to the crowd

We've become used to life being a little different during lockdown and sport is one area that has been heavily impacted. Once closed, now it's left behind closed doors - although some are starting to let crowds back in. I'm focusing today's post on one particular sport - and not one that is known for …

I’ve been to the pub

You know it's weird times when going to the pub has become something to blog about. But here we are! About 10 days ago pubs, bars and restaurants were opened in England. Dubbed Super Saturday because large swathes of the economy were all opening at once, the headlines the next day confirmed drunk people aren't …

Bored board

Today's post isn't about homophones, despite the title making the most of them. No, we're back on another lockdown activity - board games. Being back on the farm, there are enough of us to play a board game with ease with the slightly wetter, more miserable weather of late being the perfect condition to whack …

Shoulder Smoulder

Recent stats suggest May was the sunniest on record. I'll spare you all the details on what this means for the farm this week (but might bring that out in future weeks!). No, this week I've opted for a topic where I have little content so will probably spend as long telling you what it …

How far?

It's been a while since there has been a classic Catherine's corner rant. And despite a lot of debate around Mr Cummings' trip to Durham, I'm on about a different distance. Instead of 260m, I'm on about 2m. For quite a while now, we've been told to keep 2m apart to help slow the spread. …

Bird Cam

I think I've mentioned before but for lockdown I've returned to the countryside where the internet is a little bit slower. This has resulted in a few lifestyle changes - most notably the choice on things to watch on TV. A few years back, for a birthday present my mum got a bird box with …

Jump and jive

This is another one of the activities I've taken up to pass the time while in lockdown. And unfortunately for the dog, it's not one that is done alone. When Misty was a puppy, I had exams to revise for and, naturally, I decided that teaching her to play dead was a good use of …