Time for some speed writing. It’s quiz night on TV and there are only 14 minutes until Mastermind begins. I’m going to have to be quick to do 250 words in 14 minutes, quicker still if I want to get the links done.
Has your world got smaller since Covid? Mine has. We hardly go anywhere. I feel older, more vulnerable and less inclined to mingle. So we don’t go out. Our shopping is ordered on the inherent. We even get takeaways delivered. As a result I have very little to write poetry about. I know staying in didn’t do Emily Dickinson any harm, but I don’t want to be Emily Dickinson.
It’s not just psychological, there are good health reasons for staying in. I take ten pills a week and give myself an injection once a fortnight to supress my immune system. It pays to stay in, particularly when there’s Covid about. Of course, when your wife picks it up at work and brings it home, all plans grind to a halt.
However, when you look at the blog, it has also shrunk in scope. I used to talk about all sorts of thing, but now there’s some moaning, some poetry and, once in a while, some soup. It’s definitely much reduced from the days of compost, bread and guinea fowl.
I watched a magpie yesterday. It was trying to find water in the gutters. I couldn’t be bothered to photograph it or blog about it. It really was quite acrobatic and deserved better coverage. This is what has happened to me.
Ah well – 260 words and two minutes to spare.
Magpie
What about all your collections and the history they take you to?
Strangely, as you mention them, I’m thinking of doing more with them. There is a lot there to fuel my houghts.
And of interest to us
I will start some today. 🙂
Great stuff from the Edinburgh team later in the evening.
I should have added that I share your pain about the contraction of the world after Covid. We used to go to Edinburgh every week, now we go two or three times a year.
Sensible, but also sad.
I was hoping bangor would get the 155 they needed to continue but yes, Edinburgh were superb.
Quite right to take precautions. I’m hoping that eventually Covid will settle down into something approaching a normal cold virus. Alas, it is not there yet.
To be fair, it was quite like a bad cold. It’s the responsibility that goes with it and the fear of spreading it to the elderly.
Covid has definitely changed the landscape of social interaction. Practically everyone I know has said that. Vaccinations are a good thing and reduce the risk, but they are not a guarantee, especially for someone in your circumstances. I wish there was a some way other than immunosupression to control your arthritis.
There’s always a payment to be made. 🙂