Saturday. And a day in which we had nothing in the calendar. Well, that’s a first for a long time. So, what to do with the day?
John got up and made a cup of tea this morning and then not long afterwards he got up, up and came downstairs, dressed and ready to watch TV. “Are you feeling better, John?” I asked. He didn’t know really, but I think he’s a bit better because he didn’t stay in bed all day. And because he’s resisting my ‘healing’ suggestions. However, he’s still coughing very well, so not out of the woods yet.
“What are your plans for the day?” John asked. “Hmmm…. I don’t know really,” I replied. “I’ve got a long list of jobs…” John protested. “But it’s Saturday!” Yes. I know that but, to be honest, every day is like any other these days, so I just shrugged. “Maybe I’ll do a bit of shopping. Go to Waitrose in Kenilworth and buy you some chicken broth.”
I whiled away the morning, therefore, with housework. There is always something to do, isn’t there? John whiled away the morning with the TV on and his eyes closed. Hmm.. he’s still not well.
This afternoon I did go to Waitrose – ostensibly to buy chicken broth. However, I made a firm decision that I was going to impulse buy. After all, Halloween is coming up soon and there’ll be a demand for tricks or treats. And then there’s Christmas not long after that, and there’ll be advent calendars, and chocolate tree decorations needed. And, if more excuse were needed, I thought it might make me feel good – or better, at any rate. The blues descended on Thursday and, although there have been some happy times, I still have an underlying feeling of despondency. Irrational, I expect, but there we are.
John spent the afternoon watching qualifying for the Grand Prix and then inspected the back of his eyelids again for a few hours. Poor man – it’s hard work, all this coughing. We’ll see how he is tomorrow. Might have to take action……
After the shopping spree, we chose to watch that ‘Murder Island’ programme, where novices try to solve a murder. Made us chuckle, really, and realise just how brilliant the regular detectives are. Then, this evening it was Strictly, which was a cracking programme in my opinion. John wasn’t keen and listened to his book instead, but I really enjoyed it. Some of the dances were just brilliant. Who’s your favourite?
In COVID news, there’s still a lot of it about. 34,950 people were reported as having tested positive for the virus today. 133 people died.
One of my friends from church sent me a news update this evening from our local Neighbourhood Coronavirus Community Champion (didn’t know we actually had one of those until I received it today….). Apparently, the area we live in is now one of the worst affected areas in England, with 66 people in Balsall Common having been infected with COVID in the last 7 days. Gosh, that was a shocker!!! We are almost deep purple – deep purple being the colour on the map that shows the highest infection rates. I haven’t been checking local figures recently so hadn’t been aware of this at all. Schools? Do you reckon? Probably.
Take care everyone. It’s nearer than you think. God bless.