Feest Isolation Days –30 June
The weather has been blowing a gale! Maybe it will blow the virus away and out of the world! Wishing sadly won’t make that so, instead we find the joy and delight in the moments where we can.
My eighty eight year old neighbour receives a socially distanced doorstep visit from me each week along with a little posy and something nice to eat. This week when she came to the door she was most apologetic but very excited and said she was sorry but she couldn’t stop because she was in the middle of a zoom call! This woman didn’t own a mobile phone or any other device a few weeks ago. Later she phoned me and said a friend had set her up with a tablet and showed her how to zoom. She now has an email address and is learning the ins and outs of her new found technology. Brilliant! Her enthusiasm and excitement were like that of a little girl at Christmas. A sheer delight. She made my day.
Something that didn’t make my day was a drip drip drip in the main spare bedroom. I’d left the window open as it had been so hot and when the arctic air arrived along with the rain I went in to close the window. The drip is from an old leak in the roof above the bed that we’ve had repaired quite frequently. The last time was only last year and involved scaffolding. The repair men will be back soon again it would seem! Just as well our expected visitors couldn’t come this weekend. Silver linings and all of that.
My dear husband was able to put a smile on my face as well this weekend. He called me downstairs and when I arrived there was my shiny new bike with its new kickstand! I had been moaning about the bike not having one; and without saying anything he ordered it, and put it on my bike. A star! Now my bike experience will be much easier when I want to park up – as soon as the rain and wind stop I will get to try it out. I’m hoping for sooner rather than later. The exercise bike indoors is not as much fun that’s for sure.
These helpful little moments do help to combat the malaise that sometimes sets in during these lock down times. I’m sure you have them too. Both the helpful little moments and the malaise. Here’s hoping the first outdoes the second for you this week!
With love
Kathy x