A lovely day to look forward to – Saturday. Always a mental treat because it’s the weekend. I had lovely plans today too, and they didn’t disappoint.
This morning, I was booked into an online writing course – one that I have been following for a little while: ‘Writing for Wellbeing’ and it’s always helpful. However, this morning, I struggled a bit to think of what to write. We had plenty of prompts and plenty of discussions but I couldn’t quite get going. Not that it matters, because the writing is for me. No-one else. Just me, so it doesn’t matter what I write. And the good thing is that the course always gives me food for thought.
One of the prompts was a poem called ‘Begin’ by Brendan Kennelly. Fabulous little poem – especially the last few lines, which I think describe our place in the world at the moment:
Though we live in a world that dreams of ending that always seems about to give in something that will not acknowledge conclusion insists we forever begin.
John was up at a reasonable hour and went downstairs – first to watch the Grand Prix Qualifying, then to watch the Rugby – Scotland vs South Africa; Ireland vs New Zealand and England vs Australia. It was wall-to-wall sport all day and he thoroughly enjoyed himself.
I took a walk this afternoon with Chester, just round the ‘new’ housing estate and dropped a book into my friend, Chris’s, on the way. It was a really lovely walk with the weather being very mild and no breeze. Chester enjoyed himself too, snifferty-sniffing his way round the route.
Pete and Dawn came round this evening to celebrate John’s birthday, which is tomorrow, and we had a great time. They are always wonderful company and there is always interesting conversation. Some of it controversial which makes us think. Ahhh…. it’s good to have good friends.
They had brought gifts round for the birthday boy. “Are you going to open your gifts now, John?” I asked. Yes, he thought he would. But we were so busy chatting it took him all evening to open the parcels – one every hour, on the hour, almost. All gratefully received.
Yes, Saturday, Saturday! Nice to have a Saturday.
In other news, there’s still a lot of COVID about. Several people we know are now infected. They are now one of the statistics.
Today’s numbers: 38,351 people tested positive for the virus; 157 people died; 968 people were admitted to hospital.
Take care everyone. God bless.
It certainly was a good evening 😊 xx