As I can’t do much while I have still got shingles (I get too tired) and I have a friend who also is not too well and can’t do much, we have been having a few pleasant hours together trying to enjoy the (last of?) the warm weather. We get in my car and I drive to one of the local(ish) pubs and have a drink sitting out in their gardens. We have mostly been to the Victoria and Albert in Netherhampton, but have also been to the Fox and Goose at Coombe Bissett.
Mostly my friend has iced water and a lager or two and I have coffee (if we go soon after lunch) or a lime and lemonade. I have even been known to have something to eat if we go in the early part of lunch time and I haven’t yet eaten.
The whole idea is to sit in the garden so we can enjoy a peaceful time and make the most of any fine weather while it is still warm enough to do so. We have a pleasant, gentle chat – not saying anything of great note but just enjoying each other’s company. Well, I enjoy hers and hope she enjoys mine!
So is this a good thing to do? At the moment it feels like it, as it is about all I can manage. I can enjoy it without ending up exhausted.