Lockdown Diary - Sunday 16th May 2021
Well, that's a surprise! I've woken up to rain, so I'm gonna delay my walk until later, assuming the rain stops. Usual rubbish chores to do, not made any easier by the rain: when will it ever cease? I had a long chat with my younger sister which was a good reminder of what I should be doing, but I am failing to do. Originally I had planned to drop by to see her and sit in her garden, but the rain has put paid to that. Over lunch I started watching a documentary about Betty Davis - the American singer who was married to Miles Davis and influenced his musical direction by introducing him to Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone - which was a reminder to check out her raunchy funk albums of the early 1970s. So far, it's been well worth watching. Some time during the Betty Davis documentary my other sister rang and we had a good catch-up. The carers arrived during the call, though the call came to a natural end before they left. I've got a lot of albums from 2021 I've not r...