July 5th 2020

So here we are in July, I find it hard to take in. When I hear someone mention the month I feel a bit startled  as it feels like February or March.

I AM MAKING A LOT OF SODA BREAD WHICH I AM REALLY ENJOYING. As are Andrew and Lucy. I am still getting Asda delivery easier and my friends continue to bring me day to day things like milk and fresh veggies.

Janet , brought me more flour and icing sugar she is a real help to me as I love baking , mostly for other people.

My highlight since I last blogged. was to visit Andrew and Lucy to see all the work that they have done in their lovely home.

it was a wonderful weekend. Andrew collected me and we sat in the garden  in the beautiful sunshine and drank some wine.


The garden looks well with the new wall to hide the bins and the beautiful whiskey barrel to collect water and the new garden furniture. The hallway had beed beautifully decorated in a very classy deep green paint below the daydo and a much lighted grey/cream above. Lots of features which reflect their taste so well.

I love the new rope handrail in the attic space, and the plants in the backyard.

We had lovely food and wine and lots of chat and a wonderful catch up, even went into the yard later to see the lights and lantern out there.

We ended the evening with a West Wing episode then we all went to bed.

In the morning, we had breakfast of veggie sausages, then as they did the crossword with Phil and Philip, I had a shower. I was able to have a nice catch up with Philip after my shower as Andrew got ready to bring me home. all in all a wonderful life enhancing experience.

I went to the doctor on Monday morning to have my bloods done and that was another new, since lockdown experience. I did not recognise my lovely Dt Kate she was dressed up like a space woman,

It was an ok experience ,if strange , something we all took for granted just  twelve weeks ago, was a bit scary. I then walked to Woolton in the afternoon to see my dentist, also a bit strange but in the end ok.  I went to Andrew and Lucy afterward, as they are in my bubble. I watched an episode of Succession then Andrew very kindly brought me home.

In one weekend my behaviour had changed and it was all good .Yet when I was home again on the Monday evening in my bubble I felt safe and wanted to stay here. I am not happy about that, I simply notice that is how it is.

I had a lovely Zoom chat with Pilar in Finland, and that was a first for us, we usually meet up in Leeds when she is home or we see each other in Castalla. I miss not being there this year.

My cleaner Carmen has started back now. That is great stuff, that little bit of help once a fortnight, gives me a lift.

I met Tony in Green bank Park and we had a flask with coffee and sat on our coats on the grass and had a good catch up.

I have loved David Olusoga 's programmes on BBC2 about Black British History; he is wonderful

I hope that the next time I blog ,that I will have had my haircut :)

All shall be well
and all shall be well
and all manner of things shall be well.