We were up early today and it was a warm-ish day. 13 degrees first thing this morning and a pleasant walk with Chester. He spent most of his time furkling in the undergrowth and dragging me along a woodland path that went nowhere and required a re-tracing of our steps. It was interesting though.
Back home and breakfast before a morning full of play. We made dens, we played board games – three different chess sets were brought out and tried – we played dominoes, word games and then entered into the world of Lego. We played out in the garden, checking out the insect world, re-filling the bird feeders and watching squirrels high up in the trees.
Back indoors we found an ideal place for a den. Up in the ‘Blue Room’ is a ‘Harry Potter’ cupboard. Out came all of the spare duvets and pillows, in went cushions, torches and a picnic – and a bit of Lego and then there were hours of enjoyment. Marvellous.
This afternoon I attended a writing course. A great activity to unwind to. John wondered what I’d learned, but it’s not that sort of writing course. I am not crafting a skill. I am simply ‘Writing for Wellbeing’ and plopping ideas down into a notebook. It doesn’t matter about the spelling or the grammar. All that matters is that you write down what you feel. And it’s good. I always feel better for it.
John, meanwhile, watched the Grand Prix which, by all accounts, was quite exciting at the end. A little bit of poker also whiled away the afternoon and the ol’ man was contented. I even caught him having a go on the cycling machine this afternoon…. things must be looking up.
This evening I joined in on a Twitter feed – a sort of book club all about Georgette Heyer. When I was a teenager and even into my twenties, I was hooked on her books. Mostly slushy romance, but what was interesting to me was the historical settings, so it was with interest I joined in today. The group were also interested in the historical settings, but also the language Heyer used, which I’d forgotten about. Another bit of escapism – don’t mind if I do.
The reality of the recent political landscape is beginning to emerge and I have been watching the unwrapping of the scenery very keenly. The human psyche is fascinating, isn’t it? I really have no idea what has made people vote as they have – the forest and the axe story spring to mind……..
Anyway, the coronavirus figures are still stable, although there are pockets of infections flaring up, I believe, of the Indian variant, in London and the North-West, so we need to be careful.
People with positive tests today just 1,770; the people who died in the community just 2; and there is no new data for those who died in hospitals.
Wishing you all a good week ahead. Take care everyone. God bless.