We were up reasonably early today and, what was very nice, was the fact that we actually ate our breakfast together. A rare and enjoyable treat. The sun was shining, too, so we enjoyed looking out on the garden. Of course, such a view reminds you that there’s jobs to do though, doesn’t it? With very little rain in April so far, some of the plants are looking a little sorry for themselves, so a little watering was in order.
I was surprised just how long it took to do the watering. It took me nearly an hour because I needed to drench the lawn that had been treated recently, too. I enjoyed my hour outside and decided, while I had my cup of tea, that I’d leave the hose on the rhubarb to give it a good drink. Only went and forgot I’d done that though, didn’t I? Toddled off to Mum’s flat at lunchtime to really start the clear-out and when I came back, John nodded towards the rhubarb and said, “What time did you put the hose on?” Ah. That would be about five hours ago then….. the house was beginning to float away. I don’t think John was best pleased.
John enjoyed the Grand Prix this afternoon and when I got back was just about to go and ‘do a bit’ in the garage on the Lotus. “Do you need a hand, John?” No – he was fine, so I nipped up to the shop to buy something for tea – I had forgotten to get meat out from the freezer.
We enjoyed our tea and mulled over our day. I can’t actually work out how we fell out, but we did. Something to do with Mum, of course, and all the time it’s going to take to clear things out. Hmm…. Fingers crossed it doesn’t take as long as we think it might. There’s an awful lot of paper though. That, and hankies.
Although it is Sunday, I didn’t get to church today, but I did sit and watch ‘Sunday Morning Stories’ on BBC1 today, which was uplifting. Other than that, we didn’t do any ‘Sunday’ things. We didn’t have a roast dinner, or go for a walk, or read the paper, or go to the pub. Meh. Maybe next week.
In the meantime, the COVID figures continue to stay steady, which is a relief. There are, however, lots of horror stories in the press about the latest variant. Scare-mongering do you think? I don’t know what to think.
- 1,882 people tested positive for the virus today
- 10 people died with the virus in the community in the last 24 hours
- No data on how many people died in hospitals with the virus yesterday
- It’s Day 21 since the lifting of Lockdown 3;
- Day 7 of our new, limited freedoms, where we can play in each other’s gardens;
- Day 391 since Lockdown 1;
- Day 397 since our self-imposed Lockdown 1
Stay safe everyone. God bless. I hope you have a good week ahead.