Day 31
(Thursday, 16th April 2020)
Another day. Another dollar ... or pound. God forbid we end up with dollars. That would mean that DT's dysfunctional corporate establishment, nay banking system, had finally bought out the UK. Perish the thought that we keep up the lock down - and it would seem wise and humane to do so - whilst the USA exit and get back to business, at a great cost to lives. Their economy survives and ours in ruins. We'd be at the mercy of a takeover! Nightmare, Night terror. Arrrgh!
Meanwhile, the death toll continues to rise here (now heading towards 15,000 confirmed deaths from Corona virus) and around the World, although there is a tentative reduction in the load on hospital Accident and Emergency departments, which may indeed a momentary reduction. We cannot afford to relax restrictions yet.
Or could it be China. Who knows. Whatever happens, as ever was the case, we can never be certain of the future and, as your well briefed financial adviser would say: "past performance is no guarantee of the future ...".
Enough of this. Some more digging and path repairing at the bottom of the garden, to provide some physical therapy. All's well that ends well the day.
Today's choice of music from Clemency Burton-Hill's "Year of Wonder", is "Tornami a vagheggiar - 'Return and desire me' from Alcina" by George Frederic Handel. This was Chopin's first piano concerto, although numbered 2 because it wasn't published till after his Concerto No.1, for some reason. At nineteen years old the young Frederic had just fallen in love with a beautiful singer called Constantia Gladkowska, but, smitten as he was, "in the six months since I first saw her I have not exchanged a syllable with her of whom I dream every night".
Ms Burton-Hill follows this with "Mate, we've all been there". It is evident, however, that Chopin poured all his feelings of love for this woman into this piece. "It is hard to imagine a more persuasive love note ... At least this heavenly music endures." Clemency concludes.
However you may be affected by anything I've written about, do leave me a comment below or, if you prefer not to, talk to a loved one, a friend or someone you trust.
Meanwhile, the death toll continues to rise here (now heading towards 15,000 confirmed deaths from Corona virus) and around the World, although there is a tentative reduction in the load on hospital Accident and Emergency departments, which may indeed a momentary reduction. We cannot afford to relax restrictions yet.
Or could it be China. Who knows. Whatever happens, as ever was the case, we can never be certain of the future and, as your well briefed financial adviser would say: "past performance is no guarantee of the future ...".
Enough of this. Some more digging and path repairing at the bottom of the garden, to provide some physical therapy. All's well that ends well the day.
Today's choice of music from Clemency Burton-Hill's "Year of Wonder", is "Tornami a vagheggiar - 'Return and desire me' from Alcina" by George Frederic Handel. This was Chopin's first piano concerto, although numbered 2 because it wasn't published till after his Concerto No.1, for some reason. At nineteen years old the young Frederic had just fallen in love with a beautiful singer called Constantia Gladkowska, but, smitten as he was, "in the six months since I first saw her I have not exchanged a syllable with her of whom I dream every night".
Ms Burton-Hill follows this with "Mate, we've all been there". It is evident, however, that Chopin poured all his feelings of love for this woman into this piece. "It is hard to imagine a more persuasive love note ... At least this heavenly music endures." Clemency concludes.
However you may be affected by anything I've written about, do leave me a comment below or, if you prefer not to, talk to a loved one, a friend or someone you trust.
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