A welcome pause

Although I was up and about early today I didn’t feel the need to rush. I gently took myself about the house and, equally gently, went about a few chores, which didn’t feel like chores because I wasn’t in a rush. John was up reasonably early too, so we sat and had bacon butties together. It was lush.

I phoned the hospital to see how Mum was doing and they said she’d had a comfortable night. A head scan showed no injury from her fall and there were no bones broken. She was still feeling somewhat confused, but the clinical practitioner I spoke to said constipation and urinary tract issues can also cause a bit of delirium. That’s a new one on me. They had found, however, that Mum was dehydrated and has both issues, so it’s all being treated over the weekend. There was also a plan to do a ‘confusion’ test.

Relieved that Mum was on the mend, and that temporarily, I didn’t have the responsibility of looking after her, I decided it was time to change the sheets on the bed so, bit by bit, I did that and washed and ironed them today. Although I must confess to having got as far as ironing the duvet cover and placing it, folded, on our bed. Poor John had to fit the darned thing as he was up to bed first.

We had great excitement placing a bet or two on the Grand National this afternoon and Michael suggested a sweepstake and a video link while we all watched the race. It was great fun, but chaos. Everyone won a bit of money but I don’t think anyone recouped their original outlay. It didn’t matter though, we weren’t playing for a lot of money and it was a great piece of entertainment. What delighted me the most though, of course, was seeing all three of our sons together, albeit on-screen. And naturally, we girls were delighted that a female jockey won the race…..

I was delighted to see Margaret and Chris at my front door this afternoon, too, with a bar of chocolate in hand. Boy! Did I need that! When you’re feeling fed up, what’s the best thing to do? Eat chocolate of course!!

John and I just drifted through the rest of the day. I suddenly went tired and stopped doing jobs, we sat and watched TV but nothing really interested us. In the end, I watched Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang this afternoon having never seen it before, and then ‘Colette’, a film that was on the other day and which I’d recorded. Really enjoyed both films, but especially Colette – fascinating times she lived in.

The COVID figures are still keeping steady, so we are getting excited that we’ll have a little bit more freedom next week.

• 2,589 people tested positive for the virus today
• 40 people died with the virus in the community in the last 24 hours
• 21 people died in hospitals with the virus on 8 & 9 April
• And it’s Day 13 of the lifting of Lockdown 3; Day 383 since Lockdown 1; Day 389 since our self-imposed Lockdown 1

Take care everyone. God bless.