Panic buying paper products

I need to stock up given the lockdown we’re now enduring. I haven’t even finished the first of the last two such purchases. I’m sorry, but I saw it and it was cheap. Even with postage it was under £8 compared to £20 cover price.

Had a quick gander and it looks promising. Which is more than can be said for my photography.

Now I'm in week three of working from home, thanks to having an employer with a proactive attitude. It hasn't really made much difference to my work because at least 95% of it was done remotely. I don't sit with anyone in my department as they're all thousands of miles away, and my interlocutors, if that's the right word, inside and outside the company are scattered across the globe. So sometimes I'm a little taken aback when people ask how I'm coping with the change. The big change is not chatting to people in the office (a minus point of the changes) and not driving an hour each way (a positive change). I have to remind myself that other people's routine has been affected to a greater degree.

I haven't made the best use of the extra time saved by not commuting, although I will claim I've lost some time having to make more shopping trips in order to get all the supplies needed. I'm glad t say things have settled down a bit this week. The wargaming corner of the blogosphere seems to be full of chaps of both sexes getting things done. Must do better. Also since last week and the closure of the lido, I've had to adjust my exercise regime. A small price to pay but the pool is a lot kinder on the knees than the pavement.

But I'm not moaning. I really I have it good. I'm very thankful for my lot. The present circumstances has made me even more aware of my good fortune. I have my health (more or less), my income is secure, a lovely family around me, space and the tech for the kids to do their schoolwork online without getting in each other's way, a sizeable garden for a breather, and friends who send funny/interesting/annoying messages at all hours.

I'm nearly finished Hey for Old Robin. A very good read. I've learned lots of new stuff and it makes me want to find out more and get the lead onto the table. I say 'learned', but most of it probably won't stick. The book does a lot to counter the 'traditional' view of the 3rd Earl of Essex, though I feel at times it does go a little too far the other way. But these guys know a lot more than me on the subject, so who am I to judge. I'm not even a dilettante - I aspire to be a dilettante. The second book I bought, Wanton Troopers: Buckinghamshire in the Civil Wars, seems a bit dry at first. Lots of tables about who owned what, so it might not make its way to the reading list before the Minden book.
I dare say the Minden work will nudge me towards the order book for Heroics and Ros. However, there is one other siren call, already working on my wilpower. 'ave you 'eard about zis fellow le Comte de Foy, who 'as been seducing all ze wargamerz wiz 'is pictures of ze 'earlièr war? Very tempting you naughty man. I've even found myself eyeing the Irregular Miniatures 20mm WSS catalogue. But I must resist, and tackle the list I drew up four months ago.