Mooching about

We have had a day of mooching about today. Just strolling through the house, garden and garage tootling about with this and that. So it’s all a bit of a blur really.

I was up reasonably early while John snoozed on this morning. I had intended to shoot up to the shops for one or two bits and pieces, but I got to doing a few jobs, as you do, and so it wasn’t until about eleven o’clock before I got out of the house. John was still medicating as I left.

I think I bought the shop up at Oakes’. I was looking for some nice meat for a barbecue and they had plenty of choice, so we’re set up. What they didn’t have though, was any rhubarb. I suppose the season has ended now and there is none in the shops. I still have a little bit in the garden so I thought I’d make a crumble with it and supplement it with some shop-bought pieces if there was any. Never mind, we’ll manage.

Oakes’ didn’t have all the items I wanted, however, so it was another trip to the Co-op. But when I got back home again I realised there were still some items outstanding that we needed. It’s a bit of a devil isn’t it, when you lose your shopping list in the first shop you go to and have to shop from memory? Losing the list entailed a third trip to the shops……

Exhausted by all the shopping, I made lunch, which we ate out on the patio, and then I declared that I was going to sit in front of the TV to watch tennis. It was Ladies’ Finals Day. Not only that, but I was going to have a Magnum – and probably a Pimm’s as well.

John, meantime, went into the garage to tinker with the Lotus. I didn’t actually enquire as to which bit of the car he was fiddling with so I am not sure if it was successful.

I chose to saunter about in the garden after the tennis had finished, thinking I’d catch up with the football later. It was a shock when I switched the TV back on to find that one of the Danish players had collapsed on the field and the match postponed until this evening.

And that’s been about it really. Not a lot to see here today. Might have an early night. I think I deserve one.

7,738 people tested positive for the virus today, 12 people died with it and 187 people were admitted to hospital. I suppose the hospital admissions is something to keep an eye on, as we believe the vaccination programme will reduce them. Fingers crossed anyway.

Take care everyone. Night, night and God bless.