Do pestilences ordinarily bestow great benefit?

One of the problems with doing a daily entry during even a mild lockdown is that there's not much happening. Today: my mother bought a new kettle and I ate some scorched almonds. Non-stop action.

It's the fifth of November here, Bonfire Night. Remember, remember and all that. I do remember Bonfire Night when I was little, standing in the home paddock while my grandfather set off fireworks into the wide night sky. Only then the government made fireworks illegal (a good thing, I should say) and it... stopped. Just like that. Ironic that an event that comes with its own catchy little song about remembering could be so quickly forgotten.