It was a week of hot days and sweaty nights: I collected my new retainer from the orthodontistI collected those lamp shades from IKEAI met my Swim Ladies for a coffee and cake 80th birthday celebration 🙂 (I am the youngest in our group by about 15 years)The Boy finished school for the SummerThe Boy … Continue reading Me on Monday
A week where the sun came out, temperatures rose and the nights were hot and sticky. After a wait of almost 7 months, our new picture windows were replaced. The Brainy One, Tilly and I were caught in a thunderstorm - we were beyond wet.The Boy went camping. :)I was finally able to order the … Continue reading Me on Monday
Photo credit: The Boy Grateful to the teachers who made camping overnight in the school grounds a reality for The Boy and his classmates.
It was a week without any side effects from my recent colonoscopy (more on that tomorrow).There was yet another appointment for The Boy about his toe - he is very fed up about it. :(There was too much discussion with the developer working nearby about safe practices and attitude.I chose the paint for our next … Continue reading Me on Monday
A week of sunshine, blue skies and an afternoon of torrential rain: The Brainy One took a car load of junk to the recycling centreThe Spring cleaning is continuing. I began at the top of the house and have yet to leave the loft office. The Brainy One is something of a hoarder.I attended a … Continue reading Me on Monday
It was a week of blue skies, sunshine and chilly temperatures. The Brainy One and I spent several hours over a few days tidying up in our back garden. The redesign isn't due to begin for a few weeks, but it's amazing what a spot of serious weeding and pruning overhanging bushes and shrubs can … Continue reading Me on Monday
Did March turn out to be marvellous? Let's see what the numbers made of it: 4 doses of the vaccine received by family members (including me) 🙂 83 days spent in the 3rd national lockdown for England. 1 year of Covid-19 restrictions in place across the whole of the UK. 3 cyber crops with The … Continue reading Month in Numbers | March 2021
I did not think that when I began keeping a scrapbook about the Covid-19 pandemic I would be on the 3rd album ... Great news about the vaccine rollout - both for the country and me personally. 🙂 The Boy has to be tested twice a week as a condition of being able to return … Continue reading Covid-19 | The Journal, Part 13
This time last year, I never imagined I'd be trying to marshall my thoughts into some sort of coherent post about how the last 365 days have been for me and my family. It is perhaps easiest if I divide my thoughts into two columns - positives and negatives ... Positives: Lockdowns work. They're hard … Continue reading Covid-19 | Life in Lockdown – One Year on
This past week was the best we've had in a few months ... The Boy returned to school for full-time, in-person learning. As previously mentioned, he has to take a compulsory lateral flow test twice a week. The Brainy One received his first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine and, as with me, there have … Continue reading Me on Monday
