Doldrums? When the sun is shining?

Goodness me, I feel like I’m in the doldrums again. Even when it’s a beautiful day like today! Who’d have thought it, eh? Weird. Ah well, I shall feel better again soon. Maybe tomorrow.

Yesterday we had a marvellous trip out in the morning to Shropshire to collect the pieces of upholstery John had commissioned for the Lotus. It was a lovely drive in Harriet’s car, with the sun shining and the countryside wearing her best clothes.

John was absolutely delighted with the work that the other John had done and he came home a very happy bunny. We even stopped off at the Fig and Favour for a bite to eat for lunch, sitting outside, enjoying the weather and the food.

When we got back we nipped over to the Kenilworth Newbies for a cuppa and to keep Danielle company while Michael was working. John dropped me off while he went to the dentist for a filling and then came on afterwards.

The children were lovely to play with again, as they have a new play area – a mud kitchen and water fun (although the water was added after this picture was taken).

William turned out to be a refusnik though, when it came to saying sorry to Thomas for flicking him with a little pipe. The flick wasn’t really his fault – he’d seen a spider and reacted to get it away in a panic. I fear he has inherited Michael’s morbid fear of spiders……. oh dear. Still, Michael manages to control the fear when dealing with spiders, so I hope William will, too.

Grandpa rocked the baby – firstly in his bouncer and then in his pram, and he was highly successful in rocking him to sleep. Then he rocked himself to sleep on the swinging chair in the shade of the cherry tree in the warm sunshine, with the scent of the gorgeous yellow roses that are in full bloom at the bottom of the garden gently wafting in the breeze.

We shot home at tea-time to arrive in time for the plumber to call and review the area in the dining room for a new radiator. We weren’t altogether impressed by him, so fingers crossed he’ll do a decent job. We’ll see.

Last night, being Wednesday, of course, it was Quiz Night. It was lovely to see everyone, but I felt so tired I could hardly join in. I think I must still be feeling the effects of the few glasses of prosecco I had on Sunday….. except it’s continued on into today, leaving me in the doldrums. Grr…..

Anyway today, all day, John has been tinkering on the car. In and out of the house researching things on the internet, then back out again to have another go. He’s been a very busy bee.

I, on the other hand, have slothed both in the garden and in the lounge watching the tennis on TV, and have done nothing all day. This was my intention in an effort to improve my feeling of tiredness. Fingers crossed, I will feel better tomorrow as a result.

Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine folks. Take care. God bless.