Best wishes for the big birthday today Caroline :-) cheers to a bit of celebration to acknowledge the date.
Easy one for me to remember, my mum on 17th as well and would be 105 today but sadly not with us since late 1985. Granddaughters have 2 of their great grandmothers born 17th September a year apart.
Son-in-law's maternal gran born year before mum and only been gone 3 years aged 103, living in own home with daughters nearby, doing very well and enjoying family life until her last few weeks.
Usual mix of home and garden tasks to keep me occupied and some paper work and craft. Must say paperwork has been including those puzzles in the free paper delivery but that will come to an end this coming Tuesday, did say my thanks but no thanks to continue with a no contract subscription when they rang again this week, It had been so well timed really and a distraction throughout this lockdown, starting on the same day and hopefully ending with a proposed change in levels.
The one essential shopping trip went really well again, apart from them charging for my few green kiwifruit as gold ones, they've been running the store efficiently though some shelves are now looking and bit lean on a few items or bare in places. Bought all I needed and a good percentage of it was a little under full price but again the total was up from usual, had bought a couple of higher price items and it does add up. Unable to take carrier bags into store at this level, extra handling to get into bags at the car but have now found a parking space to back into under cover with a bit of a concrete ledge to line up bags and makes that a lot easier to load from trolley.
Phone call from daughter in north just after midnight last night, in ED with her little one and letting me know, precautionary advice for check and will need follow up but always a concern and she could see through messenger on phone that light was on for a video call. Little one looked fine but daughter worn out and same this morning on call, allowed to stay over or go home but as she was already disturbed and husband checking on them regularly, decided to leave the hospital at 5am. Thankfully didn't have to go into school this morning and miss 7 was only half an hour late.
Decision today not to move school holidays as mooted by some, students will have missed a fair bit even with the online learning and many parents would have welcomed a change perhaps but know daughter as a teacher has had to prepare some work into the night and needing her holidays too. Two weeks holiday from 2nd October and then start of term 4.
Days are drawing out, changeable Spring weather, gave indoor plants a lovely gentle soaking of rain water outside for a spell while it was calm and mild yesterday.
All the best for entertainment plans etc everyone ...
