Sniffles and snuffles

We’re still sniffling with a blooming cold each, and I wasn’t sure whether the hairdresser would let me into the salon this morning. I phoned her up to reassure her that I’d tested negative for COVID and she said I could go, as we’d both be wearing masks. A relief, really, as my hair had gone beyond the stage of looking alright and I was beginning to feel very bedraggled.

Despite feeling better for having had my hair cut, it wasn’t long before I decided that I didn’t feel great. I did a spot of ironing but abandoned it in favour of sitting in front of the TV instead. Series Two of Bridgerton beckoned……

John is feeling marginally better, and he was on sufficient form to work out all the ins and outs of the energy bills he’s been wrestling with. Equally, he was feeling well enough to go into the garage and potter about restoring some more of the Lotus this afternoon.

After a while, I was feeling chilly – not surprising really, as we had a window open to allow the fumes from the new varnish on the desk to dissipate. I lit a fire rather than turn the heating up, and it felt very cosy – just right to coddle me in my head-cold misery. John, too, enjoyed the open fire ablaze in the grate, as he came in from the garage – and was grateful for the warmth as he settled in for a nap. Made me smile, though….. it’s April. It’s Spring. A open fire at this time of the year? Ah well, why not?

This evening was Quiz Night. I took a caffeine-laden Lemsip beforehand because we were Quiz Masters this evening and I didn’t want to let anyone down. I was glad we did the Quiz. Talk about giggle. We laughed until our sides ached over some of the answers being considered and the jokes being made. It was a real tonic and did us such a lot of good to be among such good friends. Counting my blessings, folks.

We are not sure of the accuracy of any of the COVID figures right now, but I seem to know quite a few people who have succumbed. And, with the message being put out that no-one needs to do LFTs or wear masks any more, it puts me on edge as to how we are going to manage our social lives from now on – especially with weddings on the horizon and other gatherings in the offing. I mean, we can hardly ask people to do LFTs now that they have to paid for, can we? Interesting times to come, I think.

For what they are worth, these are today’s figures from the government website: 389,368 people tested positive for the virus in the last 7 days – this is down by 30% (well, what a surprise); 1,194 people have died with the virus in the last 7 days – up 11.6%; and hospitals admissions are up, too, by 3.7% with 16, 419 people having been admitted in the 7 days. That’s quite a lot of people, isn’t it?

Take care everyone. God bless.