Links to useful resources during self-isolation

If you are about to get all of your old photos sorted and colorized, here is a nice photo restoration program called PhotoGlory- photoglory.net/ I used it to fix the pictures from my graduation, it was really simple.

Here's a Facebook group where people are swapping tips about how to look after their older parents during lockdown:

www.facebook.com/groups/parentsinlockdown/

There's also a HELP DIRECTORY full of websites/resources on the topic of supporting elderly people during isolation. It's been made by Two Generations, who are inviting people to add more suggestions to the directory over on the above Facebook group

drive.google.com/file/d/13XHvSWi787UZMMUWkgHXxmdzNnk-8frQ/view?usp=sharing

Two Generations are a homeshare organisation, matching elderly householders with young homesharers. They've seen a real upturn of interest since coronavirus, and lots of new homeshares are being put in place as young people are coming forward to do their bit to support vulnerable elderly people at this time. You can read all about it here:

medium.com/@hayleycannoninfo/the-lives-of-isolated-elderly-people-can-be-transformed-through-homesharing-with-young-people-3c704bce7913

Hope people find this useful!!

Pharmacy2U has a new sister company called ChemistDirect. They have all kinds of hand sanitiser and cleaning products.

For pure entertainment value I recommend Bored Panda.

Oh, I forgot to share! Here is a nice app for creating the interior design of the house, in case you want to re-organize the place.

Here is a photo calendar program, I'm distracting myself while creating the calendars and sending them to my family and friends. It is funny.
photo-calendar-software.com/

Here is an app which lets you play many different online board games with people you know

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hagstrom.henrik.boardgames

Blueprint are offering all their courses free until 9 April. There are over 1300 craft courses here.

www.timeout.com/london/news/the-national-theatre-is-going-to-stream-a-free-play-every-thursday-night-032620?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&cid=%7Elondon%7Enatsoc%7Efacebook%7Eechobox#Echobox=1585229560

I see you’ve flagged this up *Daisymae^, but here’s a link

National theatre are doing live productions on YouTube from 2 April. Their most popular productions. Starts at 7 and available for a week after

Ted Talks

I’ll start by recommending this one - an incredible woman.

www.ted.com/talks/dame_stephanie_shirley_why_do_ambitious_women_have_flat_heads

I'm learning photo editing via photodiva.net/, this is a free portrait editor and maybe some of you may find it entertaining

And like Loutog would be interested in online "board" games where you play with actual people you know rather than random players please

Any ideas?
Thank you.

I'd like to know if anyone plays bridge via the internet (on a social level) with people they know who are elsewhere please? And yes, I did google this but I found nothing.

Loutog Google you should find the answer good luck

Dies anyone know if or how I can play scrabble online with my son ( whose in a different county). Thanks

Another Duolingo fan here. OH is talking of buying an Xbox thingie so we can do online gaming. Not sure if I want to....
Words with Friends is another good resource.

I love going on google earth and seeing places I loved but can
no longer go to. The street where I played hopscotch, the
castle grounds where I walked my first born daughter, the beach where my husband proposed . The beach where I went
skinny dipping !

www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/travel/a31784720/best-virtual-tours/?utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=socialflowFBED&utm_source=facebook

Some good virtual tours.

Just discovered these online exercise videos
www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-fitness-studio/?tabname=pilates-and-yoga
There’s a wide range including belly dancing, but I’ll stick to my usual Pilates.

Today I worked through a few levels of duolingo. Enjoyable and confidence-building!
Also downloaded a week free trial of Elevate brain games!

Duolingo. Great online course for learning a language. Free, with ads. Or subscription.
I am doing Spanish.
Various meditation Apps. I am doing Sam Harris' (a neuroscientist) Waking Up App. Not free but they will reduce if you can't afford.