*Photo: Jane with Jenny in March 2020 credit Camilo Queipo The original article was published in the Isle of Thanet News on Tuesday 23rd March 2021
Tag: Lockdown
Liars in public life, loo roll scrum and cutting back Christmas
*Photo: Covid – Lockdown 2 First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 6th November 2020 SO here we go again! Lockdown Number Two has
Time to divide and conquer
*Photo: Dividing the nation to battle Covid First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 2nd October 2020 JANE’S PLAN TO TACKLE COVID With Covid
A tongue-lashing from the ice-cream man…
*Photo: The cat is now called Hannibal First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 18th September 2020 Jane resumes her Lockdown Diary – Is
Time to cycle to the chip shop?
*Photo: Takeaways, calories and watching your weight First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 31st July 2020 As anyone still trying valiantly to
One Glass was Never Enough when I worked the bar at Harpers…
*Photo: A trip down memory lane to Harpers Wine Bar First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 17th July 2020 After the furore last
Haircuts, graffiti and hoping people manage a sensibly-distanced beverage
*Photo: Still no hairdresser’s appointment for Jane First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 3rd July 2020 SO TOMORROW – coined by the actor
‘Lockdown’ and the great divide
*Photo: A divide between the morning bike riders and those seeking solace in cake… First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 26th June 2020
Statues, U-turns, and the need for a siren-wailing app
*Photo: Jane’s sarong becomes a mask… First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 19th June 2020 Jane Wenham-Jones in week whatever of the dissolving
Lockdown lowdown – Bursting the bubble….
First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 12th June 2020 Lockdown Diary Number 397 Jane Wenham-Jones loses track of how long it’s been now…
Time to stick my thumbs in my mouth and shout AaRGGHH
*Photo: My facelift on FaceTime First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 5th June 2020 Week 10 of Jane Wenham-Jones’ Lockdown Saturday Housework Day
Churchill’s not here to fight them on the beaches
*Photo: Jane puts her feet up after a week of WhatsApp, trippers and hotel slippers… Week 9 of Jane Wenham-Jones’ Lockdown First published in the Isle
Life’s a gas when you pinch your husband’s Zimmer
Week Eight of Jane’s Life in Lockdown First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 22nd May 2020 Monday Hark! The Today programme has a
A Wet Nose (and Foot) doesn’t dampen Chippy Dinner Delight
In week seven of her lockdown diaries, Jane struggles to stay alert… First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 15th May 2020 Saturday It
Will my window-cleaner be oven-ready?
*Photo of the Book launch via Zoom on May 7th 2020 ~ with, from the left:Top row: Janie Millman, Jane Wenham-Jones, Katie FfordeMiddle row: Jo
Circuit training and out-of-date bacon
Jane Wenham-Jones on another week of Lockdown… First published in the Isle of Thanet News of Friday 1st May 2020 Saturday Today I should have been at
The Cat’s Distancing Skills Still Need Work…
Lockdown Lowdown Diary ~ Week 4 First published in the Isle of Thanet News Friday 24th April 2020 Sunday Friends send pictures of their “virtual
I could now get work as an extra in Peaky Blinders
Lockdown Lowdown Diary ~ Week 3 (First published in The Isle of Thanet News Friday 17th April) As lockdown continues, Jane remains in isolation with
Still in Lockdown
Lockdown Lowdown Diary ~ Week 2 My second column Lockdown column for the Isle of Thanet News appeared on (Good Friday) 10th April… Saturday We
Lockdown Lowdown Diary
My husband – more than two decades my senior – is now of an age, with health conditions that have put him on the list