A quarter of the way into 2021 and sadly physical sport attendances are yet to return but in a month that included the anniversary of the original lockdown, such a return to attending is clearer with mid-April the likely date.
Sport
As the news of potential attendances arrived, virtual attendances began for the year starting with Wigan Warriors pre-season visit to Salford Red Devils which saw a 20-6 loss but the month ended with a comeback win of 20-18 in the Super League opener against Leigh Centurions. Physical attendances are likely in May/June but there was also news that the Women's SL will begin in April and though it'll be viewed virtually its a positive that its happening this year after the 2020 season was cancelled just before it was due to begin.
Football wise, it was a mixed month with no action after the 15th but two losses and two wins before the break. The losses being Chelsea and Fulham (both 0-1) and the successes, a 2-0 win over RB Leipzig to advance in the UCL and 1-0 league win away at Wolves. Good news came late in the month that Skem U action will return in April across all three levels so next months post will hopefully include highlights of the action.
Life
The Countdown Weights reached 113/114 per round as the month ended with the milestone of 250,000 lifts reached on the 12th. April will of course see the idea reach its anniversary on the 28th which shows just how quickly time has passed since I devised the mix of TV and exercise in this way so a special stats section will feature next month.
Updating on the friends front, sadly the exit of a long term friend was a permanent one while my longest online friendship is still going as a re a number of newer ones with connections across the world from Australia to America.
The crafting side of things saw all three builds for my birthday completed with the LFC Stadium being the toughest with 4500+ pieces but it looks amazing now completed as you will see in the below highlights section.
Gaming
As the month has been homebased, highlights are limited but a few are shown below.
