How is it even possible to make supermarket staff more depressed? Yet I did it

Dear Mr Varadkar,
Any chance you could extend the social-distancing guidelines for humans into horticulture?
Thanks in advance,
David Jennings

I am outside. There is a shrub strangely positioned in front of our bedroom window that is blocking light getting in. It won't be when I'm finished with it. It turns out there is something strangely liberating about chopping shrubs. You are in complete control. Is this how a barber feels with scissors in hand? The end result is more a zero blade all over rather than a short back and sides. Once you start, it is hard to stop.

There is no rush on anything anymore, did you notice that? Our whole lives have been spent on the clock until now. Up early to beat the traffic, or getting on a train before the doors close, or frantically typing to make a deadline that was ten minutes ago. Time only matters for the news bulletins now. RTE One at 1pm and again at 6.01pm. Then we find out how many more people have caught Covid-19 at 9pm.

It is a minute past six because they still show the Angelus (Catholic prayer) every day on RTE at six. And, I don't mean to gloat, but I know all the words off by heart. Six o'clock cannot come quick enough every day. Although, to be perfectly honest, I reckon Aoife is more irritated than impressed by my party, or rather prayer, piece.