Muddling along

It was to be hoped that the melancholy mood might be short-lived. It still might be, but not yet. It’s all feeling a bit of a muddle at the moment and who knows when that will end?

For a while, I had started to feel better, but here we are, back on the ‘down’ of the rollercoaster!! Oh, the thrills and spills of it all! Dizzy heights and low lows……

Mind you, lots of people have reminded me that this is to be expected, so I’ll expect away.

In the meantime, of course, I keep on keeping on (sage advice from several dear friends) and on Monday evening, I went with Linda C to the Birmingham Hippodrome to watch the show ‘Hamilton’. It had rave reviews – ‘brilliant’; ‘superb’; ‘amazing’ – were just some of the adjectives used, so we were both really looking forward to it. I chose decent (expensive) seats so that we’d be in the thick of it and be able to absorb the atmosphere.

Hahahaha…….neither of us had researched it beforehand, so we blithely entered into another realm of music that we weren’t expecting at all. Throughout, it was all ‘hip-hop’, fast-paced and very, very slick. By gum, we didn’t half have to concentrate hard to hear the words in order to get a bit of a gist as to what was going on!!

At the end of the production, everyone was one their feet – a standing ovation – and all whooping and hollering for all they were worth. Linda and I looked at each other and shrugged. Hmmm……..clearly, we’re not ‘down with it’, because we didn’t quite get it. It did make an impression upon me though, and it has set me pondering about modern thinking and how quickly this aging lark catches up with you. Definitely food for thought.

In other news, the ‘keep on keeping on’ mentality has included an enjoyable afternoon and Sunday Roast at the Kenilworth Originals where a decent helping of puppies was the order of the day.

I present to you Mabel and Marmaduke……. she’s an elegant little madam, and he’s a darling little bruiser!! Just how cute are these little dollops of loveliness?

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I was up for another open water swim; a fab chat with me bestie, Carol; a spot of gardening (yippee!); a trip to the tip (with a big thank you to Paul for the help); Quiz Night, including ‘happy birthday’ singing (rather badly on Zoom) to Caroline who had a BIG birthday this week; a yoga class (Jaime’s back – hooray!); lovely tea and cake with Margaret who makes excellent cake; and an evening meal with the Kenilworth Newbies just back from their hols – nice.

Jigsaw puzzle is also coming on……. slow, slow progress (it’s only seven weeks since I started it), but I’m determined to finish it!!

G’night all.