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Update from The House of Plague, Day 22

It's strange. No one said things would be so quiet [during a pandemic/dystopia]. Today has been another beautiful and sunny day, and I went for a morning walk next to the river and listened to Classical music as I worked from home and hung out lots of washing and had lunch in the garden, in the sun, with a book. And the 18 year old practised juggling skills and is now making fudge, the 21 y.o. did some gardening and the 14 y.o. probably watched some anime, but mostly it's just quiet.

(ETA: This partly brought to you by Yet another novel I will no longer write: I was planning a pandemic zombie disaster novel in which people behaved like human beings, rather than psychotic, heavily armed doomsday preppers.)

Some nice things:


The Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson shows her characters social distancing

Tumblr composed a Corona virus children's nursery rhyme

Quarantine, day 14. Me and my boyfriend spent the whole day setting up an art gallery for our gerbil. (There is a photo!)

The Backstreet Boys performing I Want It That Way together from each of their homes

101 year old man, burn during the Spanish Flu, has beaten covid-19 in Italy
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[personal profile] wolfy_writing 2020-04-07 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a weirdly still and quiet disaster. I've taken up sewing. (Masks.)

That's cute with the Backstreet Boys!

And I really like the art gallery for the gerbil!
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[personal profile] yourlibrarian 2020-04-07 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
*sigh* The idea of having a competent leader who is also a decent person.

What an amazing life that man has had. I suspect all centuries had dramatic changes but it's just harder for us to imagine what it was like.
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[personal profile] lynnenne 2020-04-08 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
We had a similar thing happen here... A little girl posted a video on YouTube asking the premier of Quebec whether the Tooth Fairy could work during the lockdown. The premier declared the Tooth Fairy an essential service and said she could still bring money to children everywhere. (Also she’s immune to coronavirus. Because she’s a fairy.)
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[personal profile] elisi 2020-04-08 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a weirdly still and quiet disaster. I've taken up sewing. (Masks.)
Nice. I'm not good with sewing, but my eldest has made one.

That's cute with the Backstreet Boys!
Alas, all I can her is "Weird Al" Yankovic's eBay song.

And I really like the art gallery for the gerbil!
I love miniature things, and am thinking of making one...
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[personal profile] elisi 2020-04-08 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
*sigh* The idea of having a competent leader who is also a decent person.
It's like a fairytale...

What an amazing life that man has had. I suspect all centuries had dramatic changes but it's just harder for us to imagine what it was like.
The last hundred years have been especially mad.
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[personal profile] elisi 2020-04-08 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Awwww. One day we will have a good PM. ONE DAY!
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[personal profile] wolfy_writing 2020-04-08 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I'm not great at sewing, but they were pretty basic, so I did one.

I made my friend some tiny art for her dolls! That was fun!
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[personal profile] elisi 2020-04-08 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
My mother-in-law (who is awesome) had been planning an Easter Activity (not because of corona, she is good at planning ahead) for everyone, so we had 5 decorative eggs delivered and instructions to ~be creative~ and then we can all share what we've made by Easter. I have yet to even start, so...
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[personal profile] kathyh 2020-04-07 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
It is so weirdly quiet isn't it. Actually, our neighbours are eating pizza in their garden so it isn't particularly quiet at the moment but generally it is very calm, peaceful and weird. I hate not being able to go out but I love hearing the birds.

[identity profile] ragnarok-08.livejournal.com 2020-04-07 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
It really has gotten quiet, except for the cars driving on the streets and I can still hear the train pass by.
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[personal profile] sea_thoughts 2020-04-07 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Loved the Backstreet Boys, as long as they keep bringing those sweet sweet harmonies, they are always welcome (and I LOVED Kevin's boys playing along with him, especially the younger one with the patented Boy Band Fist).

This was my reaction to the 101 year-old guy beating CV19 (all my CV19 posts are tagged '2020 pandemic')

I love how quiet it is, honestly. Shows how much noise vehicles make.

[identity profile] curiouswombat.livejournal.com 2020-04-07 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
S2C was wondering why he is sleeping so late - I pointed out that the peace and quiet might have something to do with it...

Jacinda Ardern is a good person.

I might suggest that D-d et al set up an art gallery for Tehi Tegi (cat named, quite rightly, after a local legendary witch!).

[identity profile] opalescence.livejournal.com 2020-04-07 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
That response from the PM is absolutely precious. How wonderful.

[identity profile] geekslave.livejournal.com 2020-04-07 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Such a sweet response from her.

Amazing story about that 101 surviving this virus.

Stacey
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[personal profile] elisi 2020-04-08 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
The news all seems so remote. It's a very strange state of affairs.
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[personal profile] elisi 2020-04-08 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
We never have a lot of cars anyway, and I have no reason to go into town so... there are birds in the garden. Quite rumbling of traffic from further away. That's it.
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[personal profile] elisi 2020-04-08 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Loved the Backstreet Boys, as long as they keep bringing those sweet sweet harmonies
ALL I can hear is the Weird Al Yankovic song. I had completely forgotten that it was ever Backstreet Boys.

This was my reaction to the 101 year-old guy beating CV19 (all my CV19 posts are tagged '2020 pandemic')
I SAW! :D :D :D A+ addition.

I love how quiet it is, honestly. Shows how much noise vehicles make.
Mmmm. Go away cars.
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[personal profile] elisi 2020-04-08 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
S2C was wondering why he is sleeping so late - I pointed out that the peace and quiet might have something to do with it...
Sounds about right. Going back to work 'properly' and having to get up early early will be a nasty shock to the system.

Jacinda Ardern is a good person.
Why are there so few like that in government? :( /rhetorical question

I might suggest that D-d et al set up an art gallery for Tehi Tegi (cat named, quite rightly, after a local legendary witch!).
If they do, pictures please!!
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[personal profile] elisi 2020-04-08 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
And I remember the Norwegian PM did a news conference specifically for children, where they got to ask questions. <3 More women in charge!
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[personal profile] elisi 2020-04-08 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Such a sweet response from her.
I want to borrow her...

Amazing story about that 101 surviving this virus.
There are a few like that. Very inspiring.
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