Firstly a massive thanks and sympathy for those who are on the other end of the scale and are working long thankless hours to keep the country running and community healthy. Thank you. But for the majority of us, the short term future is at home, so we thought we'd put together some ideas to keep people in isolation entertained. Our little man Xavier recommends a picnic under an old tree (see his favourite tree above), while Scott the green thumb suggests enjoying the sunshine and getting on top of your garden. With many service providers giving away free internet data, here's our... Netflix streaming recommendations: Relaxed Fun: 'The Good Place' - Easy and good fun For A Laugh: 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' - Sure to get you chuckling Mind Bender: 'Maniac' - The weirdest thing in this is not how quickly Jonah Hill changed to a skinny fella for the role For The Family: 'Matilda' - Can't go past revisiting classic Roald Dahl Easy Action/Drama: 'Logan Lucky' - A fun heist movie with a great cast, Ocean's Eleven, bogan style. Binge Series: 'Living With Yourself' - Who doesn't love the ageless Paul Rudd, although he's a little more serious in this one than usual Good books: Even if you don't want to go to the library or the bookstore, Ebooks are so easy to buy from home, and libraries these days let you download audiobooks and Ebooks for free from home (you probably already knew that, but I only learnt it recently and it blew my mind!). Scott's currently reading "South Sea Vagabonds" by John Wray, while Bec is immersed in Brandon Sanderson's fantasy series "The Stormlight Archives". If you're looking for something a little deeper, Robert Sapolsky's "Behave" and Yuval Noah Harari's "Sapiens" we can certainly recommend. For the budding home winemaker, jump on Daniel Pambianchi's "Techniques in Home Winemaking" or for those a little more serious "Viticultulture" by Dry & Coombe is the classic go-to reference. That make me think, a great activity to try this time of year is to grab a big buckets of grapes and make your own wine! Winemaking This process varies from foot-stomping grapes in a bucket, letting it ferment and settle, then putting it in a bottle, all the way up to the understanding and application of organic chemistry (for those strange few that find chemistry fun). We're always happy to help and find it a fun experience to share, get in touch for more info at whatever level your interested in or join up a group we've been developing for fun, the Facebook group "Aussie Winemaking". A great guide to starting with winemaking is available from MoreWine: https://morewinemaking.com/web_files/intranet.morebeer.com/files/wredw.pdf (pdf download) Activities with kids Having our child home full-time has really made us appreciative of our childcare centre and our grandmother-babysitters! Here is a massive list online of activities to do with kids, ranging from home-schooling resources, to virtual zoo tours, to learning foreign languages: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10160193011426515&id=760581514 What we've been up to: We amongst a lucky few who can escape cabin fever by exploring outside, and have been spending lots of time playing on our property with Xavier and having picnics. Of course we're also still working! In amongst vintage operations we started building new signs (not the best timed project, in hindsight, since the cellar door is now closed, d'oh!), and have been busy packing and posting wine for online orders. We've also taken the opportunity to do some organising; putting up shadowboards in the workshop, Marie Kondo'ing our wardrobes, and helping Xavier sort through his toys. We're looking forward to when we can re-open our cellar door and spend more fun times with customers, but just like everyone else we're happy to do our part for the community and we're getting to knock off a few projects and spend quality time as a family!