Loving the lockdown

Loving the lockdown
Friday 8 May 2019I suspect I’m going to regret saying this, but right now I’m loving the lockdown.I do, of course, acknowledge I’m one of the lucky ones (with the caveat that we often make our own luck – see previous post Lucky or unlucky?). I still have a well-paid white-collar job, a job that I can perform reasonably well ... read more
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