March 2020

Fairy house number 1

March and the corona-virus is taking hold...

Personally really don't understand the problem, I'm an asthma sufferer but in the grand scheme of things is this really something for me to be overly concerned about. Life continues but maybe not as we know it.

Its a mad world normally, but now it's even madder. Why this panic buying, the shelves are empty because not the stock isn't available because in general it is, just cannot get it too the stores quick enough. In any one day you can only go so far with shelf filling, you only have an number of shelf fillers and they can only do so much. You can only have as many deliveries as you have those to un-load and fill.... The stock is out there so WHY?

With my office now closed have had to improvise so shed now office, and has become solar powered. My panic buying now complete, lengths of wood, plants and Budweiser all now stocked....

One good thing is the rain, the continuous rain of February has in large been replaced with some sun, even had the hose pipe out, and the grass has been out maybe there is hope still...

Our first break of the year has been cancelled and it's not looking good for the future... And now our 2nd in May, Alcudia in June would be next but not looking realistic.

Have been experimenting with solar power, and have installed a small panel on shed roof. After initially installing wrong batteries, now working and charges up a lead acid battery which powers the shed lighting. Have a 240 volt inverter on order which should give me mains power to...

Still going to work, never thought I would be classed as an essential worker but doing my bit. The shop for a week was empty, now just light, still no pasta and toilet rolls go quick, but most other lines are there... Could be a few months before normality returns.

What's the picture you ask well it's my first of a number of fairy houses for the garden.

Next month the blog will become a diary, exciting news ahhh.

Colin