by Chris Barker | Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
I was left feeling listless, flat and hopeless as I switched off the radio news bulletin. Phrases from the broadcast replayed in my mind: second spike… hospital cases rising… more lockdown measures… and Brexit! Just typing these words causes my brow to furrow and my...
by Chris Barker | Oct 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
My run this morning reminded me of lockdown, not a single car in sight, silence pervading.As I set off, I became aware of a small number of birds singing. Not as many as in spring, but I was drawn to their cheeps and chirps, a nice distraction from my left leg...
by Chris Barker | Oct 12, 2020 | Uncategorised
Waking up in the mornings now, I am greeted with darkness on the other side of the curtains.My normal routine would see me pulling on a pair of trainers and heading out of the door for a short run, but this morning I just felt a bit different. Difficult to put my...
by Chris Barker | Oct 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
‘Well that’s not right’, I turned my head to take in again the view across the field through the hedgerow. ‘Wow! ‘Stripped bare, only yesterday the same field had 8-foot-high maize covering every foot of it, now completely gone.Quickly my mind began its logical...
by Chris Barker | Oct 3, 2020 | Uncategorised
‘I bet they won’t have corrected the bill and I will have to spend another 30 minutes on the phone chasing them up!’… ‘If the warranty isn’t worth the paper it is written on, who will pay for the repair?’… ‘I think the brown spots on the leaves might be a sign of...
by Chris Barker | Oct 3, 2020 | Uncategorised
What a bizarre concept, I don’t ever recall putting my heating on in September.‘Mmm… feeling a bit nippy in here… let’s put some extra layers on’, are my thoughts as I prepare myself for a series on online evening meetings. It has been a chilly day, where the...
