A quiet day

Today was a quiet day. Another ‘let’s not get out of bed’ day, despite the sunshine beckoning us out for a walk. John was up before me and brought me a cuppa, but I really couldn’t winkle myself from under those warm bedclothes. I finally made it downstairs just after mid-day. On the one hand, I think that it’s a good use of time – to rest and recuperate – but, on the other, I think it’s a waste of time when I could be doing something useful. Life’s too short to be wasting it…..

We thought we’d have another go at the hot cross buns for lunch, which we thoroughly enjoyed, and then John offered to take me to Kenilworth to the hairdressers, which I thought was really kind of him. I was only half an hour, so he didn’t have to wait long.

Once we were back home, John had thought he’d do a bit on the new shelving in the garage but beforehand, he’d have a rest. I also thought I’d continue my rest day and filled the afternoon with watching films and the Winter Olympics. By the time we’d both had our rests, it was tea-time. Doesn’t time fly?

John did go into the garage for about an hour and got on quite well with the shelves. His aim was at least to create space to put the children’s car seats into storage and he’s managed that. I’m delighted. I hope he is, too.

We had the Quiz this evening, which was very enjoyable. Some great debates about the answers – I mean, what would your answer be for how many bones there are on a skull and crossbones flag? We spent ages debating that one, and then got it wrong!

A very quiet day. No doubt the week’ll hot up, but for now I’m grateful for a warm home and a place to relax as the storms gather pace around us.

In other news, Susie Dent offers us our ‘regular reminder that a ‘mumpsimus‘ (16th century) is someone who insists that they are right despite clear evidence that they are not’.

Take care everyone. God bless.

54,218 people tested positive for the virus today according to the government’s summary page; 199 people died with the virus; 1,096 people were admitted to hospital. Soon, of course, we understand that the government plans to stop producing the data for us all to see, so we won’t have any idea of the rise and fall of the virus shortly. And we’ll have to buy the testing kits in due course. Well, that’s one way of keeping the numbers down isn’t it?