Lockdown Day 116 - Monday 20 July

Some random thoughts about the day.

* The same ellie visited us outside the kitchen door again around 11pm. He's very calm and well behaved and seems to be listening if you talk to him. 

*We have both the white-browed and the white-throated robin-chats in the garden at the moment. They are so pretty and quite tame.

*I did homemade chakalaka ( a South African sauce/stew made from tomatoes, onions, cabbage, beans and curry )with boerewors and egg for brunch.

*During lockdown we have spoilt ourselves with really good wines and I'm not sure we'll be able to go back to plonk again.

*Yesterday I said I fear lockdown is ageing us all and today the song in my head is "Forever Young." Not Alphaville's song, which I love, but Bob Dylan's. And listen to the cover by Audra Mae if you are going to check it out on Spotify. It's my wish not only for all the amazing young people I know but also for all my friends in their 40's, 50s and beyond too. Hang in there everyone; we will get our awesome lives back soon.

Here's the third verse...

May your hands always be busy

May your feet always be swift

May you have a strong foundation

When the winds of changes shift

May your heart always be joyful

May your song always be sung

And may you stay forever young...

And all the lyrics..