Feest Isolation Days – 10 August
The weekend began as so many do in England. It got warm, (okay so not SO many of them start with the warmth…) and then it started to spit with rain as the dark clouds gathered. It’s still warm and the garden could use some rain but hey! Where is the sunny gorgeous day we were promised? It did eventually arrive and for the first time in months we had dinner outside! Friends came and we celebrated of course and ate a summer meal that was delicious.
Saturday was hot. Totally blue skies and sunny all day. We visited friends and had dinner with them for the first time at their place since March. Life is beginning to fill up a bit again with some of the things that were there before.
Still. I’m in a mood. I can’t quite decide why. Maybe it’s simply that the weather is changeable and unpredictable, or the kids are heading abroad for a holiday, or people we know are heading off to various destinations and I’m feeling a bit stuck. We also had a bill for our annual travel insurance. We won’t be paying it as we aren’t going to be travelling. One more reminder that when winter comes and it gets dark at four in the afternoon, we will still be here. Sigh. No wonder I’m in a mood. Add to that that our youngest visited and is now gone and who knows when we will see each other once more. Hmm. One thing I know for certain, this ennui won’t last. It never does, and there is absolutely no point in being annoyed with the world as it is. At least I’m in good company, Mrs. Obama says she is currently suffering from a low grade mild depression.
Maybe this article will cheer her up! It certainly made me feel a bit better for a moment or two so I’ll share it with you as it might perk you up as well and I know I am not the only one who needs a lift from time to time…
All I can say is that I certainly hope the writer is correct!
In Bristol, a pair of Gandhi’s glasses are going on sale. Apparently they have been in some Bristolians family for decades. They are expected to fetch more than £15,000 at Auction this week. It does seem a bit odd that someone who gave away all of his possessions is making someone else a great deal of money a long time after he gave them away. Life is a strange old place sometimes.
Meantime, the stats on the virus are looking encouraging here in the UK and not so much in France and Spain. Let’s see what our in house Professor makes of the local stats. I have been finding it increasingly difficult to find information about the virus all in one place so I’ve encouraged Terry to share his thoughts. When he takes off his fishing hat and gardening hat, he’ll put on his thinking cap and we will get some very sound and sensible information about where we are with this virus.
We mosey along the way I’m sure you do and keep finding interest in things that continue to surprise us. We keep moving forward and the sun comes out and then goes away again. This is Britain after all!
See you later. Watch this space. Tomorrow will be a view from my lovely man. As for me, I’ll be looking out for the next bit of life that catches my fancy. Enjoy!
With love
Kathy x