W/C 8th June 2020

Once we got used to the changes that CoVid had brought to day-to-day living, and we found our lockdown rhythm quite a few weeks passed as he nation held it's collective breath and quietly waited for updates.

Over the last couple of weeks, the updates have come thick and fast as we try and figure out the best way forward.

This week has been a blur of possibility and instruction, some carrot and some stick, broadly aligned but not quite, absolute whilst subject to change.

I had started to feel comfortable with a life that had slowed a little, but we seem to be heading back to noise and contradiction.

Oh well.

Life After Flash

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W/C 1st June 2020

It's been a difficult week to watch unfold.

At the time of writing we passed the sad milestone of 40,000 deaths related to the CoVid-19 pandemic. And even as we try and regroup, and unlock, it is hard not to dwell on the human cost - more lives lost than during the Blitz.

But then to look elsewhere for some relief, and be faced with the images streaming from the U.S, has just compounded the sense of sadness. It's bad enough that a virus can cause so much disruption and suffering, it should be inexcusable that we should do the same to each other.

Stay Safe.

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W/C 25th May 2020

On the surface it's been a fairly productive but also fairly relaxing week.

I have managed to get ahead of schedule in terms of podcast recording & editing, with some good ol'fashioned sitting in the sunshine sandwiched in between.

But bubbling under the surface I have been raging...

Deserve - Marillion

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W/C 18th May 2020

'How's your week been Ant?' I hear you say.

'Actually, pretty good' I reply in an upbeat tone 'I have had a good week work-wise, and everybody at home are coping just fine'

(slight pause)

'...so why is this weeks TFM just a little bit grumpier than usual?!"

Mmm, good point. And one (tbh) to which I don't have much of a response.

So I guess I am going to ask you just to roll with it for this week, accept the fact that I have a problem with the Daily Mail, the attack on Teachers, the constant undermining of the BBC and my watch trying to control my life....and move on.

Stay safe, x

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W/C 11th May 2020

I am a bit concerned my podcasts are starting to fall into a pattern...

Monday - rant on about something.

Tuesday - get distracted by something else.

Wednesday - make amends for rant, by talking about something heartwarming and innocent.

Thursday - bang on about a podcast

Friday - #lockdownfriday.

(Mmm...I hear you say.)

But not this week, because this week I..

Monday - had a rant about politics.

Tuesday - got distracted with a haircut.

Wednesday - took solace in a deli-sandwich.

Thursday - told you all about a podcast edit.

Friday - #lockdownfriday

Stay safe x

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Taylors Foodstore

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W/C 4th May 2020

This week I have mostly been having mixed feelings about VE Day, and it's a tough one to talk about because I am not 100% sure what it is was that was bothering me, all I knew is but something definitely was.

They say that cutting hair is very much like making love to a beautiful woman, and that may well be true. In my case it involved a short YouTube instructional video to get my confidence up and then some tentative fumbling, before a less than professional conclusion.

On a lighter note I re-connected with a much loved foodstuff, which was nice.

Any way I hope you enjoy this episode, and remember...you ain't seen me, right!

Stay safe x

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Start Me Up - Musicless

W/C 27th April 2020

As the days and weeks start to blur a little in the lockdown haze I have found myself noticing very random things this week.

I am starting to get concerned about my early-morning hair says about my personal standards, why it is that multi-tasking when it comes to standing & removing socks is so tricky and how it feels to top the charts.

Stay safe x

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W/C 20th April 2020

I will probably never name-drop as much again as I have done this week. It just ended up being one of those weeks that felt entirely normal, and yet was somewhat surreal.

We are all being changed by the way we are living & adapting at the moment, I am really starting to cherish some of those changes. I don't think I am the only one questioning whether I want to rush back to every part of my pre-pandemic lifestyle.

Stay safe x

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W/C 13th April 2020

I went shopping for Pearls of Wisdom for you this week, and as luck would have it they were on offer - buy one get two free.

1. Flip-flop weather is fine, but when you get sick of looking at your own toenails then you need to shake it up a bit
2. As lockdown meanders on, a steady stream of heroes (past & present) are standing up to be counted - the genius that is Pete the Sparky, the long-time listener gingergleds and the legend that is Ron Swanson.
3. And for those crumble purists amongst you, don't knock Pear & Rhubarb until you've tried it.

Stay safe x

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W/C 6th April 2020

I felt bad starting the week with a rant, but it had been gnawing away at me for a while, and after all this is therapy for me.

However, the rest of the week was a cornucopia of small chunks of the good stuff (like the caramel pieces in a tub of Ben & Jerrys Caramel Chew Chew) so I guess it all worked out in the end.

Have a great easter weekend and check out the title track...

Stay safe x

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