In these strange times (I’m deliberately avoiding the word ‘unprecedented’ as while it might be true it’s been done to death!) all I can think of is that maybe we are all starring in some B grade disaster film and that Gerard Butler is about to emerge from behind a bush and save us all! Well actually, if that’s true, the plot of this saga is so cringe worthy its more likely to be Nicholas Cage (actually I like him though, desperate times call for embarrassing admissions!).

But I digress. In times like these we are told it’s important to try and keep spirits high and to find the good in the situation. The silver lining! Only every silver lining I seem to find gets tarnished!

For example, silver lining: Spending nights in at home I finally have an opportunity to start some sort of beauty regime. How about a face mask? It sounds blissful!

Tarnished: If only I knew how to read the Chinese instructions!!!

Silver lining: I’ve enjoyed tending to my tomato plants this summer and with limited visits to the shops at the moment it feels nice to be a little self-reliant.

Tarnished: Except this was the sum total of today’s harvest!

Silver lining: Since going out is not an option, plus the fact its a very very short commute from bed to the home office in the morning, its seems like the perfect time to get into all that wine and gin that we keep accumulating.

Tarnished: Except day drinking alone technically makes me an alcoholic and with no end date to this situation in sight as yet, perhaps heavy drinking is not one of the hobbies to get into right now.

Silver lining: We have a cat to keep us company.

Tarnished: With each passing day Jordan and I prefer to talk to the cat more and more rather than each other. Plus poor Olive now needs to take on all sorts of social roles that are usually fulfilled by others, for example Gym Buddy!

How, might you ask, do I always manage to find the negative in things? It’s a gift, it truly is! But no in all seriousness, I know I am very lucky. We have a spacious home, provisions and a beautiful view, and I am especially lucky that I can continue to work from home, or in fact continue to work at all., So we’ll just ride this out….

In the meantime, please comment some of the things you are doing or have noticed since being in iso.