Lazy Sunday

Day 48

In complete contrast to the last few days, today has been cold and overcast with not a hint of sunshine at all. A perfect day for staying indoors and doing very little, which is what we did!

We didn't even venture out for a newspaper today and it was very pleasant to have no plans, nowhere to go and nothing to do. I read the papers and completed all the crosswords, Sophie made coasters out of some beautiful clay she'd ordered online and Keith watched WWII programmes on the television, so it was a very relaxed day.

Outside, we had a very cold wind coming from the north so the temperatures have plummeted to about 10c, down from 23c yesterday! I had a lovely soak in the bath in the afternoon and before Boris Johnson's address to the nation at 7pm, we played cards in the conservatory.

As we knew today was going to be chilly, we planned a lovely beef casserole for dinner, which was delicious. We learnt from our PM that lockdown will ease slightly but there will be conditions along the way. There's been no mention of bars and restaurants opening until maybe July, and certainly no talk of gyms and leisure centres re-opening. Tomorrow it will be seven weeks since I've been at work and I am missing it greatly. People who are unable to work from home have now been given the green light to go back, but obviously that doesn't include us as our centres are all still closed.

The new message is now: Stay Alert, Control the Virus, Save Lives. I'm not sure how we can control the virus when we can't even see it, but there you are!