Life

[eller]

Life's okay.

- I have received a few worried messages due to the situation in Germany right now... I'm fine. My family is fine. The north is not affected in the least - it's hot with only a bit of rain, while large parts of the south are flooded. (We don't know how high the floods are: some measuring stations are entirely under water, too. This is how you know things are bad...) I just hope they manage without further loss of life until the water level goes back.

- Things with mail delivery and food and stuff are a bit chaotic these days, but I understand why that is. Also, we have learned from the pandemic, and we have food supplies for several weeks in case things get disrupted worse. We're safe. (We may want to stock up on toilet paper, though.)

- If all goes well, I'll get my second dose of the vaccination in one and a half weeks. Yay!

- I received a very cute chess puzzle from yhlee in the mail! :D Bishop diagonals sure are evil... So are discovered checks. XD I'll send a postcard back, using my own set of chess stamps... I already know the perfect checkmate-in-two! (Just don't be too surprised if mail takes a while to arrive.)

- I don't have any time for creating chess content right now (very busy), but those who are here for the chess may want to look at this very nice composition by makkapakka. A beautiful checkmate!

Comments

[makkapakka]

Yay!!!

[yhlee]

Ah, stay safe!

Hahahahah I looked at makkapakka's lovely chess setup and I can tell white is ahead but nothing else (since mate in ten is too advanced for me to eyeball, LOL). So nice though!

[eller]

Oh, but the solution is sooo lovely... It's in the comments, you can play through the moves on the board :D

[yhlee]

I will do that, thank you! :D

[olivermoss]

I'm glad you are safe!

[minoanmiss]

*sends you hugs from afar*

[corvidology]

Glad to hear you aren't, well, directly affected by the floods.