Lockdown Diary - Saturday 29th August 2020
Usual start to Saturday: shopping and washing. 'Nuff said! Tomorrow sons 1 and 2 are off to the Lake District with six of their mates to go walking and generally living the outdoor life. Good on them. They've done a pretty good job of getting organised on their own - son #2 even had a list! Nevertheless I did help them out with a few things they'd not thought of or organised. Things are also getting real as far as son #3 and university are concerned: we've completed our ranked list of chosen arrival times to move him into his flat, so hopefully we'll get the date we've asked for - otherwise I may need to put in an urgent leave request! Apart from moving in, we also need to work out what he needs in terms of cooking stuff, bedding, and most annoying of all, whether his laptop - which he hasn't used for ages - needs replacing. It's not been a great day for getting washing dry as the weather can't seem to make up it's mind. The BBC says the weat...