“Turns out there was a kickback, a protest against the Spanish government. Led by a bar owner, and backed by many, the pots and pans were thrashed and banged in fight against the government.”

“It’s amazing what a change of perception can do. I remind myself to keep that in mind during lockdown.”

“Rio was crying for his lead before Alex went out, so Alex took him out. He said he pulled and pulled and cried until he got to the car.”

“It was a beautiful sunrise. One that promised it was going to be an even more beautiful day. A Sunday. A warm, sunny Sunday. The perfect adventure day. But today wasn’t going to be any kind of adventure. Unless you count moving between Costa de la Living Room and Balcony de Sur and El baño as an adventure.”

“It’s been a weird type of weather today. Total blue skies, not a cloud, except it rained. Like totally vertical rain, not hard or heavy, but enough that it would annoy you if you were out. How this rain came to be, I don’t know. It was almost like a don’t worry that you can’t go out, it’s raining anyway.”

“It’s just a case of holding on another day, until the brighter day comes when this is all over. And it will be over. We just have to hold on, look out for one another and ride the storm.”