We have both worked hard today – labouring at our individual tasks.
John ordered some wood to make window sills for our bedroom (long overdue) which arrived today, so he was galvanised to get on with it. The only trouble was that the space for the window sill wasn’t square and he had to keep going up and downstairs with a very heavy piece of wood to re-shape it and get it to fit. He has finally managed it and now it’s on to the next one…….. I am sure that all that exercise is good for him.
I finally braved the Christmas decorations which were still strewn about in (what was) Andrew’s sitting room. There was a bit of untangling to do, some boxing of items, the removal of objects from one box to another to establish some kind of order – and then the removal of some items out of one of the boxes to carry it upstairs without its contents because it was just too darned heavy!! There was the re-arranging of the loft in addition, of course, into which I was planning to slot it all. I toiled up and downstairs too, but at last the decorations are all back in their home for another nine months before we get them all out again.
Neither of us is getting any younger, and our bodies are telling us so. Today’s activities reminded John that his hip and his knee were a bit iffy and to watch out lest one or the other should give way just at the crucial moment. In my case, it was a spot of arthritis and some ligament strain. As I found out the other day when trying to fold myself into the Harry Potter cupboard, folding myself into the loft and lugging heavy boxes aint as easy as it used to be!!
Other than that, it’s been a glorious day weather-wise. John took advantage and went for a walk this morning while I waited in for the shopping to arrive. My contribution to enjoying the weather was just to look out of the window and note that the bird-feeder is empty. Ah well, I’ll have to fill it up. Maybe tomorrow?
I also noted that the situation in Ukraine is dire and am praying that those poor people find the strength to cope with it all. We watched the news at lunchtime but, after nearly half an hour of Clive Imrie describing the relentless encroachment of the Russian army I really couldn’t watch any more. It is so very distressing.
Take care everyone. Hope your weekend is good for you and those you love.
31,933 people were reported to have been infected with the virus today. 120 people died. 1,169 were admitted to hospital.
Some days we laughed until we cried, other days we cried until we laughed, either way every day was perfect. perry poetry