Francesca RamsaySocial Distancing in a Shared House; Day 30: RealisationEarly this morning I have a dream where some weird infection is spreading over the world, and everyone has been told that they can only…Apr 18, 2020Apr 18, 2020
Francesca RamsayinPandemic DiariesSocial Distancing in a Shared House; Day 29: Nothing of NoteDistracted, lethargic, slightly sad, quietly and incessantly anxious. Bored, quite argumentative and prone to small but significant…Apr 17, 2020Apr 17, 2020
Francesca RamsayinPandemic DiariesSocial Distancing in a Shared House; Day 28: ExtensionC is weeing on the potato patch. This is one of the numerous ways he reminds me of my father. Which is disconcerting. Though many things…Apr 16, 2020Apr 16, 2020
Francesca RamsayinPandemic DiariesSocial Distancing in a Shared House; Day 27: FoodOut on my daily walk on the common, an elderly man cycles past muttering ‘bastard, bastard, bastard’ under his breath. His rucksack and…Apr 15, 2020Apr 15, 2020
Francesca RamsayinPandemic DiariesSocial Distancing in a Shared House; Day 26: Spring CleanI’m sitting on the floor of the mezzanine drinking gin and tonic with my feet in the last triangle of sun. From up here I can see a lot of…Apr 14, 2020Apr 14, 2020
Francesca RamsayinPandemic DiariesSocial Distancing in a Shared House; Day 25: HabitsC is still playing Football Manager. He talks about it as if it were a job. He is crushingly disappointed with his chosen team, Oxford…Apr 13, 2020Apr 13, 2020
Francesca RamsayinPandemic DiariesSocial Distancing in a Shared House; Day 24: Railway LinesDisused railway lines contain all the worst detritus of human life. Rather than the treasures, old coins, literature, art and music that…Apr 12, 2020Apr 12, 2020
Francesca RamsayinPandemic DiariesSocial Distancing in a Shared House; Day 23: CharacterC has been communicating to me in the voice and character of his new alter-ego- the very disappointed and very right wing character of my…Apr 11, 2020Apr 11, 2020
Francesca RamsayinPandemic DiariesSocial Distancing in a Shared House; Day 22: HolidayWe are all in holiday mode. Holiday mode with the underlying stress that all your loved ones could die next week. But holiday mode…Apr 10, 2020Apr 10, 2020
Francesca RamsayinPandemic DiariesSocial Isolation in a Shared House; Day 21: Foam and Mainly NothingThis morning on my way to Tesco I saw a runner exerting himself so hard that thick streams of foam were dripping out of his mouth and…Apr 9, 2020Apr 9, 2020