Hi Friends,

Anthea, My phone is getting workout with the social distancing.  We still need to stay in contact with friends/family.  Your were fortunate at least that most still came to Steve's funeral Anthea.  I can't imagine how hard it must be for people currently.  We have a maximum of 10 at a funeral, 5 for weddings.  As to your work situation if I was you I would be trying to go back with shorter hours at least in the beginning,  Then build up to what you were doing if you want to, and of course if Morrison's are ok with you doing that.  The skin on my hands and also my nails are in a terrible state with all this handwashing, and cleaning, so dry even with hand cream a couple of times a day.  At least no dermititis yet.  So sorry you won't be able to see your daughter or grandaughter when she arrives.  It must be hard.

Billy, These Dr's should talk to each other and pass along reports.  NOt good than Bren has had to wait so long for treatment.  Hopefully it will be sorted soon.  Hope you both are keeping as well as you can.

Carol, Things here are just the same, I haven't left the house for a week, although will venture out tomorrow to the solicitor's then the supermarket.  Some items are still hard to get in the supermarket but most are available.  It's hard to know what is accurate with all the info on covid-19.  I read an article today that said we could still be in lockdown at Christmas, but then others say it might only be 3 months. We are only supposed to go out for medical (Dr's/Pharmacy) exercise, local only, food or work.  Deana and I were talking the other day and both agreed we are relieved Neil isn't here for this, if he was unwell.  You'd remember when he was so sick all he wanted to do was drive his truck or go fishing.  Well, they aren't even allowed to go fishing now,  That would have been awful for Neil.  Don't get me wrong, we'd both still rather he was here and well.  He would find it so hard now, he wasn't one to just sit at home.

Not much happening here, lots of reading, and I've had Eli a lot this week, he has a cold, (which incidently has has given to me) but with his nasty cough they get a bit paranoid at day care with covid-19 so he hasn't been there at all this week, You can't blame them really, although at this stage they are saying we don't have any cases here yet, despite earlier talk that we did.  Again what do you believe?  Hopefully he will be alright to go Tuesday.  

Love to all, take care.  Sue xx

 

Dear all, I haven't posted for a couple of days as not much is happening!  The usual get up, have food go for a walk, hubby is cycling in the garage and it is doing him good, he went and got his tyres checked today and said he felt scared about going out!  I told him to just stay in the car, as I can't drive his car as its left foot drive for him.  He's asleep now and says he wishes he wasn't so tired but with all that is wrong he is doing so much better.  His frame of mind is much better, he keeps saying how well we are doing and yes we are.  My new curtains turned up so I stood and ironed the decided to iron them, half and hour later after doing one I found the other one had a big red splodge on it.  I rang the firm and he said, can you take a photo of it, upload it onto our website so we can see it?  The answer to that was No!  Anyway the new ones are on their way and I said I'd give these to the charity shop.  But, I think Mary could make me a throw out of them so I'm keeping them!!  All my clothes have been sorted, washed, hung in colours and a big box of clothes is waiting to go to the charity shop, it's amazing what you keep so this time I've been ruthless and have given away anything not worn in the past three years, I have now ordered two new linen tops as I have loads of space.  Billy it's so annoying when no one has the full facts in front of them, you seem to go round in circles but we get there in the end.  Sue you are the same as us, food, exercise and work, I was incensed this weekend as 3,000 people met up in a London park, so our health secretary said he would impose further restrictions, once again the minority affect the majority, we will all end up fat, drunk and traumatised if we can't even walk or have fresh air.  I had a cough and a headache yesterday and panicked but I've been nowhere so it's probably just stress.  The lawn has been mowed and fed by me this morning, the sun is shining, the blue *** are flying between the black lace and the blossom tree and all our neighbours are keeping their distance but we are still communicating with each other.  So take care all of you, love Carol x x

Dear alFriends,

Your days sound very like mine.  I can't how much I was looking forward to going to the solicitor's today.  Although even that wasn't normal.  They have the door locked, you have to knock and then someone comes, as I had an appointment I was allowed in.  Not too sure what happens if you don't.  But even with that it was so nice to talk to someone face-to-face apart from Deana and Nick.  And see people out and about although nowhere near the usual amount.  We have tubs here with clothes for one of the charities but at present they aren't accepting any goods.  You don't want to get caught here in groups, they are fining them and it's not that cheap either when so many aren't earning what they usually do.  $1600.  Bree was actually worried the other day driving to pick up Jamie from work.  I'm guessing we will all be a little heavier once the lockdown is over.  Like you the cold I've caught (which even now is slightly better) I'm not worried about, haven't been anywhere to catch anything and with Eli last week, coughing and sneezing in my face, it really wasn't a surprise.  Stress does all sorts of things to us.
Sounds wonderful there, spring has arrived, and we have had winter days, cold and wet, cold enough for the heating to be on.
I was chatting to the couple across the road earlier, checking the letterbox and they were outside, so we chatted for a bit, they stayed on their side of the street, and I stayed on mine,  Usually we'd meet in the middle of the road.  Do you know what I find really funny though, you go to pay for something and they don't want cash, they want a card now, so you can just wave it over the scanner,  Pointless carrying cash.

Stay well and take care.  Love to all.  Sue xx

Hi sue and all our friends. 

Hope you didn't get your cold off me, I'm washing my hands regularly. I'm still sniffing after nearly two months. 

Get well soon, afraid not much to say everything still same O. 

Shopping not bad now think panic is over now just the odd ideats spoiling it for everyone else. 

Love to all..... Billy.... Xxx 

Dear SUE, Billy and anyone else left out there!  Life goes on and the amount of jobs getting done makes me wonder if I should lock myself down once a month after this instead of going out, meeting friends, eating cake and drinking coffee, but on second thoughts I would rather do the latter!!  I've been changing my King sized bed linen and half way through I stopped and rang Mary as the sweat was pouring off me, come back soon SARAH,  please, she was doing the same as me so we had a chat for twenty minutes and then went back to our jobs.  Crikey Sue that's a big fine to pay, apparently Middlesbrough is one of the worst offenders for not obeying the lock down rules, that's twenty minutes away from us and they have a big drug, jobless, obesity problem so I can understand why, especially the teenagers, they ignore their parents so they will not listen to the government at all. Norman is asleep in the sunshine but our neighbours are replacing the roof felt on the shed roof so there is a lot of banging going on.  I've had to cancel his bloods as its too early for them so now have to brave the hospital on Tuesday morning.  I'm off to hoover up now, so take care you two and we'll talk again soon, love Carol x 

Got everything ready for hanging new curtains, checked delivery status, order cancelled!!  So another phone call, another delivery charge which I've complained about and todays job on hold.  So the garden got done instead, uncovered the table and put two chairs out, hung up the insect/bees Box, love birds Box and squirrel home that Lisa  got us for Christmas and watered the feed into my lawn, including watering myself.  Sat watching the covid 19 update, it's looking like lockdown will continue, I do question the amount of damage this is doing to cancer patients who are being put on hold, the number of deaths per population seems a high price to pay.  I did read that private hospitals are going to take on all cancer patients which is good as to let one person die and save another is in my opinion not ethical.  Norman is in good spirits which makes life so much easier, he seems relaxed but still has his usual cough although nowhere near as bad as usual.  I haven't had a walk today as the garden has kept me fit, an easy tea, fish fingers and bread and butter, we have enough food to keep us going although Josie asked me to put two loaves of bread in my freezer, I said that I couldn't get my ice cubes in for my gin, so no way!!  Faye and Lisa are still coping although Harry had a melt down during a conference call as his crafting hadn't gone to plan, bless him he is like us a little OCD.  So that's all, love Carol x 

Hi Carol 

Glad your not paying twice for something only delivered once. 

Glad your keeping your ice cubes chilled. And Norman is feeling alot better apart from his cough. 

Started using hoist and sling on bren this afternoon, she doesn't like it but no choice. She started collapsing on me so that's it. Hopefully she'll get used to it soon.. 

Love to all. Especially Carol for this string she started... Billy xxx 

Happy Easter to you all.  Had a long walk today but went too far and rang hubby to come and pick me up!  Where are you he asks in bemusement, Middridge farm, that's two miles away he says, yes that's why I want a lift home!  So I sat on the road sign watching the world go by until he arrived.  At least he got out the house.  We've sat in the garden in the brilliant sunshine and had a drink, listening to the birds, I rang Sue, she had taken Paddington for his first walk, he wasn't impressed so she had to carry him instead, they left him home alone for the first time last night and he was so distraught he broke his water bowl nearly damaging his little paws. We had a card from the children and that's been it, hopefully they will Skype us later.  My curtains will not be here until 20th April so that job is on hold, very annoying it will need cleaning again!  So take care all of you, love Carol x 

So officially fed up today!!  Can't go to Easter Service, no one here, we Skype and Ella is hiding in the shed as her cardboard hutch she made for her chick didn't work out, she tore it to shreds and hid in the shed.  Faye had organised an egg hunt but as no one seemed in the mood it was being left until they all felt more happy.  Harry and Daddy have put the tent up so they can escape the house for a few hours and although it was warm here this morning I have now had to go and put a jumper on.  I bought a slab of marble cake this morning and am struggling not to eat the whole lot in one go for something to do.  I'm even looking forward to mowing the lawn in the morning, how sad is that?  Hubby is asleep but is still doing well, next immunotherapy this week he thinks it's doing him good, we will see when we have the scan in two weeks.  It's unbelievable that only a few weeks ago we both thought we were coming to the end, the sleepless nights the cough the fear of struggling on with no hope, its like an Easter miracle. Hope you are all coping, love Carol x