Feed a cat

A friend asked me to feed her cat while she was away over Christmas. I couldn’t think of an excuse not to(!!) as I did it last year – when she had 2 cats. One had been to the vets the day before and I was not to put out any biscuits. The cats tried…

Too big a number!

A friend says it is just a number, but…… Psalm 90 v.10 (King James) “The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.” Or if you prefer…

Lockdown 3 – the start…

I guess we all knew it was coming….. So what about preparations? Bought some wool to knit a scarf that won’t clash with my coat and on the day before lockdown got another ball to make a matching hat, having discovered that I did have a pattern. Had two unread books from the library and…

Lockdown 2, Last 6 days

Not quite a week of lockdown…. At the start of the week I got my first Christmas card – but then the Sunday in the middle of the week was Advent Sunday. I think Tom, being a minister, was getting ahead of himself before all the Christmas services and other activities start. Got 3 more…

Lockdown 2, week 3

The two cuttings I took some years ago and planted at the bottom of my garden have come into their own this year. The winter flowering jasmine is flowering and the cotoneaster hasn’t many berries but the leaves have tuned a pretty red, so the colours next to each other provide a cheerful view when…

Lockdown 2, week 2

First walk this week it was pouring with rain and quite windy so we kept to pavements and went to Elizabeth Gardens, then on into town to make a few purchases before walking along the river a bit and home. For the walk with the second person it started dry so I was not wearing…

Lockdown 2 – before and week 1

We had some warning of this lockdown and as we had done it before it was possible to be more prepared! As it was “leaked” on the Saturday I went down to town and started in the library and got out 4 books. Having 2 already and having 3 of my own, so far unread,…

Week 10….

Week 10 starts with another sunny day and when I came out of the bathroom after brushing my teeth who should I find on the landing but Harvey – the cat from next door! After having a good look in all the rooms, and when I threatened to pick him up, he was persuaded to…

Week 9…..

We are on to the ninth week since the lockdown started. There are certainly more cars on the roads and it is no longer safe to happily step onto the road to keep a distance from other people on the pavement. Until Friday, this week was much like any of the previous 8 weeks and…

Week 8 – Less Lockdown?

Having been totally unclear on Sunday evening about how the lockdown was being relaxed, ministers spent the next few days trying to explain what we can and shouldn’t do. I can apparently take 2 lots of outside exercise (or is it unlimited outdoor exercise?) and the garden centres can open. I will have to check…