Virus Days 6

SATURDAY
I finished reading The Prisoner of Azkaban, which I really enjoyed again. I've been in a real Harry Potter mood over the last week or two. We're still watching season four of Gold Rush when time allows and I'm starting to watch Great British Menu season 11. I have about four seasons to catch up with.

For dinner tonight we pushed the boat out and had lovely smoked salmon and smoked tuna for a cold meal. It was YUM! Yes both are pricey but I don't mind spending a little extra for a lockdown treat. The meat from this online company is great and as meat is harder to come by from supermarkets at the moment, they are keeping me supplied each month or so. My dad loves his fish so I need to keep him supplied as best I can.  

SUNDAY
Busy day today-dusting, doing a washing, cleaning the fireplace. It was fun to then wrestle the washing machine out enough to get a walking stick down the back of it to untrap a wooden spoon that somehow fell down there. It took half an hour to push it out enough to get my hand on it and yank it out from under the wheel! Stupid blasted thing!

My uncle phoned last night, wanting my dad to take him down to the bank to put in a cheque he meant to deal with a few months ago. The word 'isolation' STILL isn't getting through to him! I decided to try and calm myself by watching dvds of Great British Menu while I tidied away some of the mess gathering in my bedroom. Then I read 200 pages of the Goblet of Fire which was fun!

MONDAY
I was ready to strangle my uncle today! My dad went over to collect him for the bank trip-he changed his mind and decided he'd rather go back to his bed. My dad was spitting feathers! He did make contact with his neighbour who is also elderly and we got her phone number in case she needs help when her daughter is unavailable. So it wasn't a waste of time after all. Nice woman. I then distracted myself by cleaning the bathroom which is always a fun thing to do. I hate it worse than ironing! 

It was good to see our Prime Minister Boris Johnson back at work today and speaking to the nation. He looked bright and healthy and as scruffy as he always does! I'm glad that our leader is back running things and I hope he cracks a few heads together of the MPs on all sides who are demanding lockdown is lifted! 

It is hosing down with rain here which wasn't forecasted (surprise). It didn't cheer up the Amazon delivery guy who brought my new pairs of fluffy slippers (my soles are all cracked and leaky!), Old El Paso tortilla and tortilla boats and a couple of other food items. Dinner tonight was just mac and cheese but we always enjoy that! I'm defrosting pizza for tomorrow and a fry up is planned for Wednesday! Bacon, egg, lorne sausage and toast!

I have also caved and bought two Game of Thrones 4D puzzles-one is Westeros and one is Essos. They look brilliant! I think it's a thousand piece jigsaw which you then put a second 3D puzzle of the continent on top of, then on top of that go all the 3D castles, the big statue at Braavos, The Wall, the Dothraki compound, the big pyramids in Slaver's  Bay etc etc. That will keep me entertained and will be great maps for the books.

Stay safe everyone.