Cold, but sunny

Well, we were promised cold weather and we definitely got it. A little flurry of snow to remind us not to ‘cast a clout’, but the skies were blue for most of the day. Not that I saw much of them today, really. You might say that I stayed in bed for much of the morning, and then ‘rested my eyes’ this afternoon. I had a lazy day. But I definitely appreciated the sunshine.

John was up and bringing me a cup of tea this morning. This prompted me to ask him how he was feeling after our thorough investigation of the contents of the brandy bottle last night. “Fine.” he said, “I’m absolutely fine.” Well, I suppose he’s had years of practice. I, on the other hand, found that paracetamol was on the menu for breakfast.

Neither of us have done anything very much at all, and I literally swanned about in my dressing gown for most of the day, prompting William to ask me if I was poorly when he video-called. No, I wasn’t feeling poorly by then, but just hadn’t bothered to get proper clothes on. It is Easter Monday, after all, and a day of ‘whatever takes your fancy’, I think.

This afternoon the nurse came to administer John’s drugs, and my fears of the cannula playing up were unfounded. The infusion went through without a hitch. What a relief.

“What are we doing for tea?” John asked as it got to about half past five. Hunter’s chicken had been my plan. “I’ll do it,” said he. Wow. Things are looking up. Of course, John does like to be creative in every part of his life and cooking is no exception. Hunter’s chicken sounded boring to him, so he made up a recipe of his own, which involved mustard and ginger, Jerusalem artichokes and other roasted vegetables. It was delicious. I was rather pleased he had done the cooking. Nice to have a break.

This evening I watched TV while John inspected the back of his eyelids. All that cooking had worn him out, bless him. And so passes another day in which John wonders out loud what it’s all for? I don’t know, I said. I wasn’t in the mood for a philosophical conversation today….. maybe tomorrow.

The murmurings from the Downing Street briefing were positive today, and the COVID figures are still giving us hope that we will be able to lift restrictions a little bit soon.

• 2,762 people tested positive for the virus today
• 26 people died with the virus in the community in the last 24 hours
• 8 people died in hospitals with the virus on 3 & 4 April
• And it’s Day 8of the lifting of Lockdown 3; Day 378 since Lockdown 1; Day 383 since our self-imposed Lockdown 1

Take care everyone. Keep up the good work. God bless.