On the mend

Well, we seem to be on the mend! When I say ‘we’ I mean John, naturally. That in itself gives us both a boost.

After a little bit of a grizzly day yesterday, in which we both, in turn, indulged in a bit of growling practice, today has been much better.

John didn’t sleep brilliantly, but he felt brighter this morning and was up early enough to get a shower before Sue and Rod arrived, late morning. We weren’t sure whether to let our guests in, mind you, as there had been talk of Covid in the air. However, we opened all the windows and wore masks, just in case.

We thoroughly enjoyed the company and it was just so good to see them again. It’s been a while since we spent any time together. They didn’t stay very long though and left not long after mid-day, to make way for the next shift. George and Sue had arrived for their stint, with great plans for car tinkering. Hellos were said – ‘Nice to see you again’ and ‘When was the last time?’ before the goodbyes shortly followed.

John had a very good afternoon in the garage, even attracting a passer-by i.e. Pete Cross, who couldn’t resist coming in and tinkering with George and John as well. I was rather pleased to see them all huddled in the garage, their heads together thinking about a common problem. Lovely.

Meanwhile, after a bit of faffing about around the house with one thing and another, Sue and I watched ‘Mrs Harris goes to Paris’ and really enjoyed ourselves. Might have opened a bottle of wine, as well……

Just before tea-time, John and I took a break from our guests for half an hour while we chatted to our solicitor via a Teams Meeting. We are making our wills. We did them a few years ago but things change, don’t they? So we’re at it again.

And the big news is that there has been some movement along the alimentary canal. Whoopee-doop!! John is definitely improving – and the pain in his leg is not quite so severe, so I’m hoping that the blockage was a contributory factor and it’ll stay a bit more eased for a while now.

Hope springs eternal, eh?

Take care everyone. God bless.