Monday again

The weeks do seem to be flying by.

Monday, bin day. 2020 the year my bin goes out more than me!

I woke to a bright day, with a lovely cool breeze coming through the open window.

It was only 5:30am. Steve was still fast asleep so I quietly read, thinking of all the lovely things I could make for breakfast.

So at 8am I got up and made breakfast burritos. I think the last time we had these our boys were still at school so that's at least 10 years ago. This is the first time I have made breakfast for several weeks. I am out of practise.... I set the smoke alarm off and we had to have the windows open all morning! But the burritos were delicious.

I was then totally exhausted, went back to bed and slept soundly. This fatigue drives me nuts. Steve is working part time now, he has sold his business and will retire early in November so that he can care for me. So I slept whilst he worked.

When Steve finished his work we ate a light lunch of  toasted currant bread, fresh fruit and drank hot tea. We then went to the pharmacy in Sainsbury's for my medicine. Sadly they do not deliver and as they are the only pharmacy in our town prepared to order in one of my newer meds then I must stay with them. This wasn't a problem before Covid. But now this is one of the few occasions we leave the house. So we go together and whilst there we get anything we can not get in our online delivery. I also always buy napkins and flowers to cheer myself. Though I found out a few weeks ago that I can get flowers in my online order. I had then bought several bunches and made up a beautiful arrangement in a vase for my daughter in law who had just given birth. Today I bought an orchid plant in lieu of flowers.

Far more people were wearing masks in the shop. We have been wearing masks whenever we are in shops as I am considered more at risk. It was good to see that more people are wearing them than last month when we were in the pharmacy.

Our tea...

(Where we live the evening meal is called tea rather than dinner. This is a contentious issue in England! Similarly is the mid day meal lunch or dinner? Dinner where I live. Though our house is on the market, who knows what they call it where we plan to move to. )

Chilli salmon, crushed, herbed Jersey potatoes, with a warm salad of samphire, peas, rocket and smoked salmon. It looks a mess but it was very tasty.

And so the day is done. The promising sunny start deteriorated into dense cloud and rain showers but it was a good day. I think I will do some tapestry whilst watching University Challenge or flick through a  cookery book or magazine. A cup of tea and a piece of chocolate sounds good too!