Thors Day

So we’re expecting gale force winds overnight and we have a first-world dilemma. Do we put the bins out? Or not? On balance, we have opted to trundle them up the path and hope for the best, but it’s going to be interesting to see if they and their contents have made it into the bin lorry tomorrow morning, isn’t it?

Despite the wrath of Thor impending, we have had quite a productive day today. I finally managed to dig down to the very depths of the kitchen and put everything away that we’d got out at the weekend from the family visit.

John pottered about in his Man Shed and the garage, tinkering with the shelving, and once again, I think it’s gone well, but he tells me it’s slow progress. Once the shelving is done, it’s back on with the Lotus, which has been sadly neglected for the last few months.

We had planned to go over to the Kenilworth Newbies to help with wall-papering, but an early-morning text message prevented it. ‘I’ve got a cough, Mum. Don’t come’ said Michael. Ah…… OK. Fingers crossed it’s just a cold. There’s a lot of it about.

One thing that’s been on my mind for months has been sorting out Mum’s things. I still haven’t finished the job. It’s one of those things that no longer seems imperative, although if I sold one or two things the money might come in handy to pay her pocket money at the care home.

Anyway, I didn’t get that far, but I did sort out a box of papers and put them into piles with labels on: ‘To check’; ‘To file’; ‘For the Family History’ and so on. Now I’ve actually got to check, file and archive the things…..the job’s only half done, after all. Step in the right direction though. Might re-find my Grandfather’s birth certificate if I’m lucky and get it sent to Catherine, at last. Fingers crossed.

What I did find though, was the long-lost voucher John had bought me at Christmas 2020 for star-gazing in Wales. One way or another we hadn’t managed to settle on a date to go last year. And then Christmas was looming and the voucher was about to run out – oh, heck.

I emailed the organisation and explained our situation with the frequent uncertainty of things, to which he responded with an extension on the voucher until April this year. But could I just give him the voucher number? Erm…… couldn’t find the ruddy thing then, could I? Anyway, voucher number now sent and we are hoping to go in March. Keeping everything crossed.

At tea-time, John took himself across to Solihull Hospital for a scan. We are hoping it’s a follow-up from his hospital stay last week and there’ll be something new to tell us soon. We could do with some good news, if anyone’s listening?

This evening was Zoom night with the college crew. All very lovely and delightful to see everyone. There was exciting news – Sue D has booked her flights to Oz; and disappointing news – Sue P didn’t have the much-anticipated weekend with the family she’d hoped for, as COVID hit just beforehand and they weren’t able to come. Everyone has something one way or another don’t they? Sometimes good, sometimes not so. How fickle is life, eh?

Let’s see what Thor offers us overnight…….

Take care everyone. God bless.

51,899 people were recorded as having test positive for the virus today; 183 people died; 1,137 people were admitted to hospital. Not as bad as this time last year.