Not the best of days...

Day 10

I walked around the estate this morning while Sophie ran and it was the best part of the day - gorgeous early morning sunshine and birdsong. I did three laps and then sat on the front step with a coffee while Sophie carried on running. The sun was coming up and it was beautiful!

The rest of the day hasn't been quite so good as Mum is finding it very difficult with Dad at the moment and we honestly don't know what to do for the best. He is now upstairs as the carers don't think it's a good idea to bring him down, so that made it worse for Mum who has to keep going up and down the stairs all the time.

The early sunshine gave way to thick cloud but the forecast is looking better over the next few days, thank goodness. I couldn't cope with grey, horrible weather at the moment! We popped to Mum and Dad's pharmacy to pick them up something they needed, and then went to our surgery as Mike's prescription for his inhaler had to be picked up as well. It was nice to actually get out in the car and drive!

We drove across Pitsford to get to Brixworth and the footpath around the reservoir has been closed. There were still a couple of cars parked nearby though and both of us said that we couldn't understand why the path was shut. If people stayed away from each other, surely it would be OK for them to get out in the fresh air and exercise?

Back home, Sophie was also having a stressful day with her work and she was very glad when it was 5pm and she could stop. She needed petrol so we both went to the garage in Moulton, being careful to wipe down the petrol pump and wash our hands thoroughly when we got home. The weather had brightened up a bit and it was a lovely evening. We drove back and it was the time that Sophie would usually be going home along the A43 and it was so quiet, not nose-to-tail traffic like it usually is!

Mum and Dad didn't have anything in for dinner this evening so I suggested they call their local pub who was doing deliveries. They called and placed an order for a meal and it was delivered straight to them! Brilliant!