Thursday

 Good morning, everyone!  It feels a bit chilly and I have my nice warm dressing gown on this morning.  Yesterday was dull, damp and quite breezy and, from what I can see, the wind has now died down for a while.  Saturday's forecast looks 'interesting'!  Sleet and heavy snow showers for a while.

The drying rack cover did arrive.  It's a fairly substantial (although lightweight) thing with a zip to turn in into a cover bag for the folded up rack and two zips at the front for access plus ventilation 'windows' covered in netting.  I'm looking forward to the next load of washing - must check my washing basket!  I've popped it in a concealed corner which just happens to have a socket nearby.  My downstairs area is pretty much open plan apart from the kitchen but there's a little 'corridor' leading to the kitchen and it fits there very nicely.  Usually, it will be folded away between use.

Yesterday started off with a trip to the shops.  I'm glad I can make the effort to go early; there are very few people there at eight o'clock when the shops open.  I did an M&S shop first as I am quite converted to their fruit and veg which seems to be great quality and stays good for ages.  I then went cross corner to Aldi and mopped up most of the other things on my list there.  I was able to get everything on Beth's list but there are a few items I still need so I will do a Morrisons shop early tomorrow and then I'm well stocked.

I had just got home, sorted out, put away and made my breakfast when it was time for my chat with Val which was lovely.  How we find things to talk about in these quiet times, I don't know, but we do!  We stopped nearly an hour later as I had to get ready for personal training.

As always, I really enjoyed the session with Lindsey, something I could never have said even four years ago.  In fact, if you'd told me I would enjoy any form of exercise then, I'd have laughed you out of the house!  Weird.

After lunch, I popped round to Beth's (my support bubble buddy/daughter) for a coffee and to deliver her shopping and something she'd asked me to bring over.  I didn't stay long, just half an hour, because she had to get back to work, but it was lovely.

So it was another lovely day with three scheduled things.  And today had four (probably).

The first is, and I will explain carefully, that Dave (son) is coming round early.  There's a reason, of course.  He is my financial adviser and there is something that he needs to support me with that has to be done over the phone.  That's problematic for me because of my hearing so he makes the call, I do the security stuff with him 'translating' for me and I give verbal permission and then he tells me the questions and I answer them.  It's connected with cashing in a pension and needs to be done so it is counted as essential support for a vulnerable person - and in this area my lousy hearing makes me 'vulnerable'.  So it is permitted under current rules.

Mid morning, there's something sad and that's an online funeral which I would like to attend as I had known the lady concerned for a very long time.  Not the virus as far as I know.  To go to the funeral, I have to postpone my chat with Chris, so I've asked her if she can make this afternoon.  Fingers crossed.  I know she won't mind.
Then, finally, it is the Slimming World Zoom meeting early evening.

What with all that, my exercises and ironing as well, I won't have much time to be lazy today, will I?  Take care, everyone, and be safe.