Tag Archives: covid-19

Hi Pressure in Command!

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Francis Pryor

You can’t beat a good, challenging title – until, that is, you start writing. Then you have to face reality. It’s late-ish April (the 23rd) and I’ve just turned the television off because the screen is a mass of pixilated … Continue reading →

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Press on Regardless!

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Francis Pryor

I’m afraid it has been a very dark winter, but now there are glimmers of light to be seen. Joe Biden has taken over from Trump, but it was so sad to see Washington under martial law, following the events … Continue reading →

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Dig for Sanity!

Posted on December 5, 2020 by Francis Pryor

By the end of November we are past the season of ‘mists and mellow fruitfulness’[1] and have entered a time of short days, low clouds and occasional bright skies, with breath-taking displays at dawn and dusk. Even without Covid, these … Continue reading →

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What A Summer!

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Francis Pryor

I don’t think I can ever recall a summer when so much, and yet so little, has happened at the same time. I know that sounds nonsensical, but I’m sure you all know what I’m trying to say: at the … Continue reading →

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Back to Abnormality!

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Francis Pryor

It’s Sunday morning and for the first time in many weeks I’m not sitting down to write the last few chapters of my new book. Because they’re finished! Last night to celebrate we opened a bottle of Champagne which we … Continue reading →

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Dig for Victory!

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Francis Pryor

The Dig for Victory campaign was launched in 1941 at a time when food imports to Britain were being blocked by a very successful enemy naval blockade – mostly using submarines. Today, of course, the enemy is the Covid-19 pandemic, … Continue reading →

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