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In the time of the virus: week 2 of self-isolation – am I in a time warp?

Posted on July 13, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

Here we are at the start of our second week of self-isolation, and I’m feeling like I’ve inadvertently entered a personal time warp and am back in 2016.  There were some really good bits to 2016 (our trip to Denmark, … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: Sunday’s (virtual) trip – Fanø

Posted on July 12, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

We were really looking forward to revisiting our 2016 trip to Denmark,  It was such a wonderful experience.  We spent a few days with our friends at their home, then travelled together to the holiday home they’d rented on Fanø … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: 5th day of self-isolation

Posted on July 10, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

I’m not sure how this happened – I thought I hit the publish button on this two days ago.  But clearly I didn’t.  So I’ve updated it, and it really was Day 5 today (not day 3, 2h3n I first … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: to wear or not to wear, that is the question – face coverings

Posted on July 7, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

Here’s a topical subject, and one that seems to raise strong feelings in people one way or another. I’m not going to sit on any fences here: originally I knew nothing of the subject, and now I’m fully persuaded of … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: the birthday weekend

Posted on July 6, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

What a weekend it was.  It began on Friday evening and continued to Sunday evening.  48 hours of family togetherness.  The sons and partners and I spent several weeks planning our first get together since Christmas, to celebrate Malcolm’s birthday. … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: birthday time

Posted on July 3, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

OK so I wrote the whole post, and for the first time ever WordPress swallowed it whole and refused to spit it back out again. Sorry, but I’m too plum tuckered to rewrite it.  Know only that we had a … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: just another day

Posted on July 2, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

So after yesterday’s milestone (100 days), today’s another day.  A very busy one, as it turned out, so not much energy (or time) left to write much. I spent quite a bit of today working on the allotment, and got … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: day 100

Posted on July 1, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

So.  Here we are, on the 100th day of this series.  What a timespan; what an extraordinary experience to look back on.  Though I fear it may not feel quite so extraordinary when looked back on from a more distant … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: day 98 (Monday)

Posted on June 29, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

My Monday morning meeting with myself was productive, but reminded me just how much I need to fit into this week.  Lots of urgent jobs that need to be jobbed, plus several fun arrangements too (depending how the weather turns … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: day 96

Posted on June 27, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

And here we are again on the weekly merry-go-round back at Saturday. A very different day from last Saturday – from my perspective, enjoyably cooler and showery (so no need to water anything apart from the greenhouse plants).  Sadly an … Continue reading →

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