Friday? It’s nearly the weekend!

We have had a fairly gentle sort of day today – we needed it after yesterday’s busy one – so there’s not a great deal to report.

I left John in bed this morning while I went to yoga. Had a good class. I think Jaime decided that, because it’s my birthday, she wouldn’t make it too tough!! So I managed most of it. The only thing is, these days I can’t shift my left shoulder very well, so some poses are only halfway houses! Ah, well, if that’s all, I can’t really complain, can I?

Jaime and the class sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to me just before I left, so I was very touched. And she also gave me a gift, which I haven’t opened yet. But how lovely was that?

When I got back from class, John was up and just finishing his breakfast. I had a cup of tea, and then we motored off to Waitrose to buy one or two things for the buffet(s) at the weekend. I was quite shocked at the prices of some of the things and picked them up and put them down again. Fortunately, John had made the effort to come with me today, and he said, “Oh, just choose what you’d like!! Don’t look at the price for once!” So I did choose what I liked. Hehehe.

We put most of the shopping away, but John was jiggered, so he plopped into his armchair and promptly fell asleep for the afternoon. He said that after his exertions at his rehabilitation class yesterday, his legs felt like jelly. I wondered if he’d overdone it? He thought he hadn’t really, but when he told me what he’d actually done at the class, I thought he definitely had.

Anyway, this afternoon was a pottering about afternoon for me, tidying up a bit and finishing putting the shopping away. I fretted as to whether I’d got all the things I needed to feed people, but Paul phoned and said he’d go to Costco and pick up some trays of things on Sunday morning anyway, so not to worry. However, I have cooked my famous ham so the family will be pleased on Sunday, I’m sure.

I have been thrilled to receive flowers today from George and Val and a crate of half -a-dozen bottles of wine from Graham and Gail as gifts for my birthday, so that was wonderfully exciting!

Another thrilling arrival was an email from the photographer we had hired on holiday, with the link to the photos she’d taken. I am delighted with them! There are some really lovely photos in among the many she has sent. Here’s one of us all, laughing like drains as we try and get ourselves into some kind of order!!

Eeeh, but we didn’t half have a good time!!

When the College Crew were here the other day, one of the lovely gifts I received was a book entitled, “A Happy Poem to End Every Day”, which is very enjoyable! Here’s today’s by William Blake. Oh, what a wise man:

Hoping to take his advice this weekend!! Take care everyone. God bless.