Sunday

It wasn’t a normal Sunday, although it started off as one, when I went to church this morning. Soul restored, I thought I was up for anything, but clearly not. Have been a bag of nerves watching Wimbledon and then the Euro football final.

When I got back from church, all refreshed, we realised that we were out of milk, so we took a walk up to the shops. On the way back, John said wistfully, “Having seen the kids yesterday, I don’t suppose any of them will call in today.” I agreed. I doubted we’d see the family today.

However, we’d not long been home when the doorbell rang. It was Paul and Freddie. They’d been swimming and Freddie insisted on calling in on the way home. Well, how very delightful!

They didn’t stay very long, but long enough for Paul to try and sort out why I am having trouble uploading photos to the computer. I am not sure I quite understand it, but I think it helped. Freddie and I played with all the papers that are to be shredded, making a nice little path with them into one of the bedrooms, where we played for a little while.

Soon after, it was time for them to go home. I was sad when they left, especially as Freddie had got upset. Sweets are normally on the menu as a farewell and a ‘travel-home’ treat. However, he was being a bit daft and messing about with a game, so sweets were withdrawn and raisins offered instead. Oh, dear, that didn’t go down well at all. Bless him. Kids, eh?

We had our lunch and then it was time for Wimbledon. I was rooting for the Italian, Berrettini, but I knew Djokovic would win – he is just so very, very good. What an excellent match it was. Thoroughly enjoyed it, but the nerves were heightened because every few minutes I thought Berrettini might just do it. Plenty of time yet though – I am going to keep my eye out for him next year too – he might just do it then.

Then, of course, it’s been the football. The team certainly know how to shred your nerves , don’t they? I couldn’t watch towards the end….. heartbreak for the players and the fans, but what a team. Great manager and great young men who are great role models.

And the daily report on COVID is as follows: 31,772 people tested positive in the last 24 hours; 26 died in the community; 563 people were admitted to hospital on 6 July (I am never sure why there is such a time-lag in reporting these figures, but still…); and just over 87% of the adult population has been vaccinated with the first dose, while 66% have had both doses.

John has had a ‘nothing day’ today, other than the wander to the shops. He started fitting the light to the cupboard that he’d put in the other day, but it was very fiddly and he decided it could wait. Other than that, he spent all afternoon asleep. A tired boy.

That’s all folks, Night, Night. take care and God bless.