Sunday – a day of rest

It being a Sunday I had decided to join in with the church service on-line this morning but, as the time neared for it to start, I was still lazing in bed and wondering if I could be bothered to get out of it to sit in the computer room and log on. Then I had a brainwave – why didn’t I watch on the phone? Well, what a brilliant idea. I put my headphones on, warbled softly to the hymns so that I didn’t annoy John too much, and had a grand start to the day.

And so, in a very gentle way, the day has unfolded. I didn’t rush over anything or press myself to do anything specific – just went with the flow. John was up just before mid-day, took himself into the lounge and did a similar thing. Going with the flow in his book, however, meant inspecting the back of his eyelids for quite a while. He was very tired today.

I wanted to nip round to Pete and Dawn’s to drop something off this afternoon, so I popped my head round the lounge door to tell John what I was going to do – he was asleep. Ah, right. I got ready to go, and then heard a very large yawn so I thought he must be awake. He was awake – just enough to acknowledge that I’d be out for a few minutes. When I got back, he was fast asleep again. I patted him gently to see if he wanted to go for a walk. “Maybe later,” he groaned. It was already three o’clock, so I said I’d like to go now? “Nah, I’ll go later,” he said, closing his eyes again.

I had a wonderful walk over the fields. The weather was glorious with a clear blue sky and a warm sun. I really enjoyed myself striding out, looking out for birds and interesting things in the hedgerows which are beginning to bud. Once I got back, John was awake so, after a little bit of pottering about, we both went for a walk in the park. It was a struggle, but we made it once round the marshland and back again. A cup of tea and a cake when we got back – very nice. John reckons he’s lost a kilo since he came out of hospital – must be all the cake I am feeding him……

Not a lot else to report – just TV watching (or poker playing in John’s case) after our evening meal and then the luxury of bed to look forward to.

• 5,177 people tested positive for the virus today
• 82 people died in the community with the virus in the last 24 hours – mind you, it is the weekend, so figures may not be accurate
• 55 people died in hospitals with the virus on 5 & 6 March

The numbers are looking much better so I continue to be hopeful that things may yet improve for us all.

Take care everyone. God bless.