Wish I were there…..

Morning!! It’s not a bad morning. As I pull the blinds up I see that it’s bit cloudy and a bit damp, but not unexpected at this time of the year. I think I’ll just have a little doze in bed for a bit – unless you are going to to bring me a cup of tea? Oh, you are? How wonderful. I might stay in bed a bit longer and play games on my phone, if that’s OK? What do you reckon? Whatever……. he says, as he puts the tea down and repeats, a few times, here’s your tea, look, here’s your tea – just in case I forget it.

I whiled away the morning in bed. I pretended I was on holiday. Nay, I pretended I was Ragdale Hall with my friends and relaxing, looking forward to the infinity pool later. Or even the spa area with the outdoor pool. Ah, yes, in my mind, I was there, with me mates, giggling our heads off at some silly remark, or sympathising with the latest difficulty. Clearly not going to miss going to Ragdale this month – not much, no. Oh, dear….. wish I were there…..

Ah well, I finally got myself out of bed at mid-day and then got on. I had eventually got to the point where I really could clear out the kitchen. Everywhere else was packed with cardboard, or screws and power tools, or bits of radiator covers. I’d share all the photos I took if I could, but my phone doesn’t want to share. However, this one’s good, don’t you think?

John, bless his cotton socks, has worked and worked and worked today on the radiator covers. The thing is, nothing is ever simple, is it? In order to cover the large radiator in the lounge, John had to order two medium-sized ones, and now he’s got to put them together. Cut a bit off here, drill a hole or two there, glue a bit over there and then, *expletive, expletive, expletive*, does that look level? Oo-er, maybe, maybe not?

We are nearly there, honestly. The lounge will soon be all done….. I mean, I even fitted a curtain rail fixing today, that I’d found rolling about the floor….Although, to be honest, I don’t think I am destined to be sitting in a finished room, ever. There’s always something to be done. As John says (as did his Dad before him), “Do you want it finished, or do you want to be able to use it?” We always opt for the latter, of course…..

In between times, when we were having a rest from the strenuous efforts we were making to try and get things finished, John sat and watched the programme called ‘Narcos’ on Netflix, and I sat and did a puzzle or two. Gotta keep those brain cells working, y’know!

After we’d eaten our evening meal, we both sat down to watch the TV but, as I chose ‘Bridgerton’, John went and fiddled on the computer. Everyone says what a great series this is, but I am at the stage in the programme where there are big misunderstandings and big disappointments looming. Can’t quite cope with that just now, so I might give it a miss for a few days.

We had a lovely face-time with Thomas though, which cheered me up no end. He was in the bath and chuckling away as water trickled down first one arm, then the other. These grandchildren just fill my heart to bursting. Had to laugh at Christiana though, this evening. Ever-mindful of ‘elf and safety’ she posted a video of herself, chortling away, as she tested out the non-slip material under the playmat for Alexander. Honestly, I had it on a loop several times as it was so funny. Nothing like laughter to make you laugh, eh?

That’s what we need now to boost our spirits – laughter. Hoping to have some of that when we ‘Zoom’ in to chat to friends this week.

While we’ve been going about our little chores at home, there are still people struggling with blooming COVID-19, however.

• 18,607 people tested positive with the virus today
• 406 people died in the community
• 209 people died in hospitals on 30 & 31 January

All of that looks like the figures are coming down and we’re on the right track at last. But wait! Did I hear Boris talk about ‘opening things up’? Oh, my giddy aunt! We’re going to be on this rollercoaster forever, aren’t we? And John still hasn’t heard about his jab…… lots of grinding of teeth in our household right now.

So, on Day 319 of Lockdown 1 and Day 27 of Lockdown 3, I can report that young Arthur continues to make progress. And, we saw some beautiful pictures of him, stretching his very long legs out today. Don’t know if I am allowed to say this, but he didn’t half look like Liz in one of the photos. Oh, my heart.

And in cat news, the little devils are still shunning their new beds, although they did have a rummage around in amongst the catnip for a while, so maybe they’ll use them…. maybe? Nah… I think they prefer sofas and beds.

Take care everyone. God bless. Oh, wait, did you know that double-masking is the thing now?