We were in and out today, one way and another.
This morning, I had the pleasure of joining a gathering of girls for breakfast at Oakes’ Farm Shop. We laughed about the fact that we call ourselves ‘girls’ because we’re all in our sixties and seventies, but it makes us feel good. The ‘girls’ are all from church and there is a lovely fellowship whenever we meet up, so it was lovely to breakfast together and have a natter. Everyone sent their love to John and hopes for him to feel consistently well.
On my return from filling my face with bacon and eggs, I gathered John up just before mid-day and we trundled across to Heartlands. Today was a radio-active day. ‘Let us inject some radioactive substance into you, John, and then please come back a few hours later and we’ll do some imaging of your body. PS. Avoid children and pregnant women ……’ That puts us out of meeting up with the Kenilworth crowd for a day or two then.
It was a 40-minute journey there; a half-hour session for the injection; then a 30-minute ride home. An hour or so later, we were off again on a 30-minute journey there; a forty minute session for the imaging and a 40-minute ride home. Fun, fun, fun, eh?
Once home, John wondered what we might do, given that it had been pretty much a none-day so far for him. My suggestion of sitting and catching up with TV programmes found favour, so we both sat, droopy-eyed, savouring quiet moments before our evening Zoom gathering for the Quiz.
Quiz Night was very enjoyable and we actually knew some answers to the questions. We were thrilled. We had a good old giggle and chat, and came away from the evening feeling quite uplifted. We were, however, sorry to have Linda and Brendan missing. They are dealing with family illness and its consequences, which is absolutely exhausting – sympathy for them sent across, of course. It’s tough.
The gatherings today followed on from a gathering I had yesterday with some of the college crew. We went across to Kingsbury Water Park, keeping our fingers crossed that the weather would hold. We were in luck – it did. We had a lovely walk around the lakes before sauntering back into the café for a jacket potato lunch. I really enjoyed seeing some of the girls in the flesh and was grateful for their support in boosting my mood. With the sun shining too, I felt blessed.
Strangely, though, as I drove home, I suddenly went very tired and John thought I looked peeved when I got home. No, not peeved. Just tired. We sat and rested for a while and then Michael texted to say he’d pop in with the children for half an hour or so. Lovely – just what we needed. Another little uplift, thank you very much. Mind you, I was reminded that yoga practice is much needed. I had a bit of a struggle to fold myself into the Harry Potter cupboard with both William and Thomas this week…….
Take care everyone. God bless us all as the ‘great mask-less’ movement descends…..
39,656 people tested positive for the virus today; 164 people died; 970 people were admitted to hospital. The ONS reports that the incidence of infection is now 1 in 25. That feels a bit better! Long may the downward trend continue.