How was your Friday?

Yay!! It’s Friday! Not that this day makes a lot of difference to our same, same weekdays and weekends, but it’s the psychological boost isn’t it? Knowing that it’s the end of the week?

We are both feeling a bit better from our sniffles, but a bit tired so, although we were keen to get on with jobs, we were a bit half-hearted. We lay in bed until after nine o’clock but I heaved myself out of bed then in anticipation of the upholstery man calling to collect the seats from the dining chairs in the kitchen. I have finally given in and decided to have someone do the re-upholstery – I had a go last summer, but really made a right pigs ear of it. We ended up with one chair re-upholstered while the rest languished, looking very sorry for themselves.

So, he’s collected the seats today and will return them tomorrow. How’s about that? Quick service – fingers crossed that he’ll do a good job.

Meanwhile, John has started work on securing the cupboard under the breakfast bar, and dressing it with appropriate wood, in readiness for the work surfaces to be fitted next month. This turned out to be a more fiddly job than he anticipated, I think, and involved taking drawers out everywhere and rummaging underneath the cupboards. Not easy, given the Puffing Billy that he is.

I was equally challenged as I ventured into the loft to re-arrange it so that I could chuck out some of our bits ‘n bobs; clean the attic room where the cats have deposited heavy quantities of their fur; and establish which of the things I brought from Mums I can put on eBay to sell. A collection of spoons, anyone? A large quantity of Wedgewood Calendar Plates?

Of course, in my rummaging, I came across things that we’d stashed up there during previous iterations of lounge decorating. I came across a few model cars that we’d had on display in an oak cabinet that John had made (long since burned), some toy soldiers (heaven knows why we displayed those) and some cute ornaments that I might find difficult to part with (but what to do with those? Stick ’em back in the loft!!??)

I didn’t get on very quickly at all and had to keep coming downstairs for a rest every hour or so. John ditto, and we’d stop and have a cuppa, or watch a TV programme. I did manage to move half a dozen boxes, empty the trunk and half-fill it again, plus clear a path to the loft….. so, there’s a bit of progress. But more of the same tomorrow.

We failed on our diet situation today, having got up late, we ate brunch about eleven o’clock so didn’t want a main meal at lunchtime after all. We ended up eating the mains at our normal time, so all that lovely steak, new potatoes and medley of vegetables will sit round our waists overnight…..

It’s early to bed again for both of us as we struggle to keep our eyes open this evening, so it’s ‘Night, night’ from us.

2,829 people tested positive for the virus today and 9 died in the community. The NHS figures show just 2 deaths on 20 May.

Take care everyone. God bless.