We awake each morning to a cacophony of birdsong and days have merged into one. Life in lockdown passes at a snail’s pace with tasks expanded to fill the time available. Paid work has more or less dried up so domestic chores and essential errands dominate our days. Liam’s very handy with the hoover while I over-dust the knick-knacks. The house has never been so clean. Cabin fever and wall climbing is relieved by long walks along the river Chet and the queue outside our local Co-op store – keeping our distance from others, of course.
Jack Scott
Imagine the absurdity of two openly gay, married, middle aged, middle class men escaping the liberal sanctuary of anonymous London to relocate to a Muslim country. I chronicled our exploits with the mad, the bad, the sad and the glad in a blog for the whole world to ignore. Then came the book which became a critically acclaimed best seller. Its success opened out a whole new career for me, firstly as an author, and now as a publisher. Who'd have thought it? Certainly not me.
In June 2012, we ended our Anatolian affair and paddled back to Britain on the evening tide, washing up in Norwich, a surprising city in eastern England, then to the wilds of Norfolk as the only gays in the village. I’m sometimes nostalgic for our encounters with the hopeless, the hapless and, yes, the happy go lucky. They gave me an unexpected tale to tell and for this I thank them.
Perking the Pansies 
My house was clean for the first week or two but now I’ve reverted to type @slattern
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With the weather warming up, I think we’ll be following your lead!
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We miss our housekeeper although cleaning keeps lisa occupied and I’m glad to lift my feet.
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I should try that one. Great exercise 👍
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You have a lovely place to take walks!
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Yes we do. We feel particularly lucky right now.
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Even co-vid doesn’t make me want to clean my apartment. I’m incorrigible.
Drinking and eating on the other hand….when this is over I will be a 500lb lush. 🤪
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As we all be! 😉
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