Unexpected pleasures

Oh, bother. Tired….. fell asleep in front of the TV this evening….. but thought I’d still put a little blog together. Why? You may wonder?

Well, we had planned to do something very different today, but we were delighted to unexpectedly spend most of it with the Sutton Sleaths’ and the grandchildren….so I thought I’d like a record of it.

You know what it’s like when you have people coming for a visit? Wash up. Tidy up. Clean up. Cook. That’s what we thought we might do today in readiness for a weekend of frivolity with friends from John’s University days. However, the Sutton Sleaths were house-viewing this morning and immediately afterwards, Michael had a video-call meeting. “Is it OK to come straight to your house, Mum? I can do the meeting there while Danielle and the kids play for an hour or so?” Of course it’s alright.

Had a wonderful couple of hours with the children and Danielle, while Michael worked. Had a bite to eat. Played some more. And then, because we were enjoying ourselves so much, I suggested they stay for tea, too. Really didn’t want them to go home, if I’m honest.

I toddled out for a walk to Katharine’s Wood with Thomas so that he could have an afternoon nap. William and Danielle had a rest in front of the TV, and John nipped over to Solihull Hospital to pick up yet more drugs.

We had been fretting about the rise in John’s PSA levels and had finally got through to the consultant’s secretary earlier on in the week. We had a result today, in that the consultant phoned John – whoo-hoo – and he acknowledged that the GP had written expressing concern about the rise. The upshot was that he’s prescribed some tablets for John, and said he’d send the prescription to the pharmacy over at Solihull. Surprise, surprise – things worked liked clockwork and sure enough, the pills were ready this afternoon, so John went to fetch them.

All in all, nothing that was planned was done. And all that was unplanned was an unexpected pleasure. Even the pills. Howzat?

Oh, and the house viewing? Looks like they might have found a house they actually like. Watch this space….

Nothing unexpected about the COVID story though, eh? 35,527 people tested positive for the virus today. 127 people died in the community; and 54 people died in hospitals in the previous 48 hours.

Night, Night all. May all your days bring unexpected pleasures – such exquisite joy to keep you going. Well, it is for us, at least. God bless.