under another sun

Up just after six, as Brian and the black and white cat where having a fight outside the back door. I got up and scared the bejesus out of the B&W bastard, fed the cats then made tea for Lorraine and I. Another hard day for Lorraine today. Someone phoning her late in the evening about work too. I wish I could do more to help. I, however, simply finished the the French work this morning, and some podcast editing. Also sent off the Centaur words, finally, to Helen. These were the last words in the last scene of the opera, and I am hoping she likes them. I made the action operatic as possible.  In the afternoon a walk, listening to The Other Side of History, and this time about life in Britain after the Romans left, and it made me think we were living at a time when civilisation is waning too. Time to bury the precious things in hoards for the barbarians are coming. However, it was lovely to be out on the edge of the countryside, looking at fields and walking in scraps of woods an...

Drawbridge up. Finalising the words for the last scene of the Centaur project ready to send to Helen, and then editing a bit of podcast chat. And a note from Val with a smidge of branding work to do tomorrow. Watching a series on Netflix called Away  which, while rather slow, at least looks good, and has Hilary Swank, who I don't think I've seen in anything, but is one of those actors blessed with a watchable face. Having to control my apprehension about the new wave of Covid.  I detest this government, but I can appreciate that this is a fiendish situation to manage -- having to factor in the economic damage, the unemployment, the loss of learning for children and so on -- and a self-inflicted no-deal Brexit.   What would also help immensely is if Trump is voted out in November, turning of the slimy tide of moronic populism that is lapping at our ankles here too. What helps is a couple of walks to get me up to my 10k paces, listening to The Other Side of History, ...

Took control today. Checked that I was okay with my French client, as I had sent them some work I felt might have been rushed yesterday, but they were happy. Wrote to Helen, who I owe words for the final scene of the Centaur piece,  but worked productively on them.  I feel I am at last making progress and getting organised on it. Also edited interviews I had done for the podcast. I am listening to a series of lectures called The Other Side of History, daily life in the ancient world , by Prof. Robert Garland. Lorraine home, and needing a glass of gin after the first day with a full school again today. Apparently the staff were all sat numbed by the experience in the staffroom at the end of the day. Poor thing was shattered and made off to bed very early.