Thought Caroline might beat me to it tonight, here goes:
Woke to a rainy day as forecast so resigned myself to doing things indoors. Seemed like a good opportunity to change the bed, I always find that such a chore. Was about to start when I looked outside and the rain seemed to have stopped and the sky was a little bit brighter. That was enough for me to seize the opportunity to get out. Unsurprisingly there weren't many people about, I could feel a few spots of rain but nothing much. Just stuck to the field and usual part of the woods, when I came back onto the field the rain was quite a lot heavier and my feet were wet so I came home. I really feel the need now to get out in the fresh air before lunch, it lifts my spirits. I hope to continue that in the future, whatever the situation is.
Had some lunch, I'd miscalculated my bread supply so had to bake a part baked baguette, did both of them and put one and a half in the freezer. They have such a short best before date, the Aldi ones last much longer. When I'd been home for about an hour the skies cleared and the sun came out. Noticed that the rain was standing in beads on my garden bench, the yacht varnish was doing its job. No idea where I left the yacht!
I'd been thinking about going to the nurseries for some weed and feed to do the back lawn, also needed some more compost. Armed myself with hand sanitiser, plastic gloves and the face mask that my friend B had given to me, she made quite a number of them. The place where you pay at the nurseries is in a huge barn type building with just a couple of shelve at one end but nevertheless it's a shop so presumably masks required. Had a look around at the plants, nothing I wanted to buy so put my mask on and went inside to get the weed and feed and pay for that and the compost (you pay then go and get it in the car park). The few people I saw going in to pay were all complying. I only had the mask on for about five minutes but I was really glad to take it off, I don't know how medical people cope with wearing them for long periods, I suppose it's something you get used to. I've always had a degree of claustrophobia, I remember as a teenager sleeping in a bottom bunk bed at a friend's house, I felt agitated and kept waking up. The only time I was in hospital the nurse came in and commented that I'd pulled the mask off, I hadn't even realised. Of course I'll comply with the regulations where necessary but I certainly won't be encouraged to go to any shops.
Cup of tea when I got home then finally got round to changing the bed, then did quite a lot of ironing, didn't finish it all as I was getting too hot. Paired up all the socks I'd washed, I've had so many going through at the heel lately. The rain started again, lasted a while then cleared out again. Made some more changes to my Tesco order for Wednesday. I don't know if prices have gone up lately or whether I'm just more aware of how much I'm spending as I do it in one go, I used to shop in dribs and drabs until I couldn't get away any longer with not doing a big shop. I also used to use Aldi for my main shop.
Did a Cajun coating on some chicken for tea, new potatoes, cherry tomatoes, mushrooms and avocado. Back to the berries and yoghurt, I finished the rhubarb. They had some rhubarb plants at the nurseries today, I did think of buying some but decided against it.
Watched a few bits of Devon and Cornwall where they featured the Brixham fishermen. What a lovely place, no wonder my friend is so happy she moved there. Also watched the Long Lost Family special, I can't imagine what it must feel like to be a foundling.
Hope it's been a good day for everyone, perhaps at least drier than mine.
