The weather’s no better…

Goodness me, the weather is poor, isn’t it? There’s really not much incentive to get outside with the constant downpours that are throwing themselves our way. And now it’s windy! The weather forecast isn’t hopeful either, for the next few days, so we’re battening down the hatches.

We are still sniffly, so it seems a good idea to stop in. It gives us a chance to watch all those programmes everyone talks about but we don’t get round to watching because we’re busy. Not that we watched anything much today other than ‘popular’ and brain-numbing stuff, which suited our mood.

We were up reasonably early, clearing out the kitchen and utility room ready for the worksurface fitter to come and make a template for the new worktops. John was delighted that there was nothing on the worktops. “I like it like this, don’t you?” he asked. Well, yes, I do, but there are some things I like to have to hand…. Not really expecting the worksurfaces to stay clear for long, but I might try harder. Perhaps change the habits of a lifetime? Anything to please the ol’ man really. Quality of life an’ all that.

And that was the excitement of the day. Fitter came, created a template and left. We drank tea and watched TV, pretty much all day. John left his armchair for a while and browsed the internet for cars, but came away with not a lot to report, so I don’t think we are on the cusp of going to view one yet. Watch this space….

I must say, we are very much looking forward to getting our kitchen finalised with new worksurfaces though and make everywhere look smart. It’s created a job though…..In clearing the worktops today, it involved taking down the dresser. You may recall that I painted the kitchen last year. However, I didn’t move the dresser to paint – I just painted round it. As soon as the dresser was down, revealing the old blue paint, John very generously said, “You can paint that wall now, can’t you?” Well, thank you dear, how kind!

On a totally different note, I thought I’d remind you that we are on a diet ans let you know how it’s going. Well, the reminder is to myself really….but anyway, we are eating our main meal at lunchtime in an attempt to work off some of the calories we eat. We are managing quite well so far. Well, not too badly anyway. We only had a few squares of chocolate this afternoon….. I can resist anything except temptation. But we have stayed off the booze this evening, so we must pat ourselves on the back for that. Baby steps, baby steps.

The numbers of COVID cases is increasing daily now, with 2,874 people testing positive for the disease today. 7 people died in the community and 3 on 19 May in hospitals. The figures are still not massive, which is a jolly good thing but the increase is a reminder to be careful.

Take care everyone. God bless.