The most leisurely experience I've been able to find in these times is watching the Great British Baking Show with the whole household. Instead of binging alone on our phones after the kids are asleep, this one is a shared pleasure, with planned snacks and laughs for all. I think there is a twinkle of magic in having to wait each week for the release of a new episode, like in the old times. It's a whole Friday night thing.
Thank you for this newsletter, I’m always pleased to see it in my inbox. Actually I am pleased to see any email not asking for money. I have been trying to set some time aside every day to have a beverage and read, even if it’s just for half an hour. Usually late afternoon, to separate the day from the evening.
I've found leisure in craft, especially repetitive ones like knitting and cross stitch. It's just repetitive enough that you can have something on in the background, but just involved enough that you have to pay some attention to it. The visible, tangible progress is also helpful—though it's important to stretch your hands.
I've found that one of the difficulties I've had with books, TV & movies over the past several months is that the absence of masks & distancing actually reminds me of the virus. Take "Ted Lasso." That crowded pub where everyone is loudly cheering on AFC Richmond? The locker room? The stands packed with fans? They seem so remote to life in 2020.
I hear this, Sue. My family and I watch films together a couple of times a week, and someone is always noting "Rony!" whenever there's a scene with a crowd, or lovers meeting up, etc.
The most leisurely experience I've been able to find in these times is watching the Great British Baking Show with the whole household. Instead of binging alone on our phones after the kids are asleep, this one is a shared pleasure, with planned snacks and laughs for all. I think there is a twinkle of magic in having to wait each week for the release of a new episode, like in the old times. It's a whole Friday night thing.
Thank you for this newsletter, I’m always pleased to see it in my inbox. Actually I am pleased to see any email not asking for money. I have been trying to set some time aside every day to have a beverage and read, even if it’s just for half an hour. Usually late afternoon, to separate the day from the evening.
I've found leisure in craft, especially repetitive ones like knitting and cross stitch. It's just repetitive enough that you can have something on in the background, but just involved enough that you have to pay some attention to it. The visible, tangible progress is also helpful—though it's important to stretch your hands.
Spring Training, 2022. That could work, and the team might be pretty good by then.
I've found that one of the difficulties I've had with books, TV & movies over the past several months is that the absence of masks & distancing actually reminds me of the virus. Take "Ted Lasso." That crowded pub where everyone is loudly cheering on AFC Richmond? The locker room? The stands packed with fans? They seem so remote to life in 2020.
I hear this, Sue. My family and I watch films together a couple of times a week, and someone is always noting "Rony!" whenever there's a scene with a crowd, or lovers meeting up, etc.