O/S Daily thread Thursday 19th March

snoozer

Hi everyone,
Well another day of madness, I feel for those of you with grandchildren you'd normally be looking after. My problems seem very small by comparison.  Laura knows lots of people in the hospitality industry who are losing their jobs and also freelance journalists whose work has suddenly dried up.  Brian is a bit concerned about his new job and when he will be able to start.

We'll try to get out in the hills today, unfortunately it's been so wet that most of the walks are very muddy which isn't so great. I'll wrack my brains to come up with somewhere to go.

Nelski

Morning 

I'm doing OK for sleep at the moment I think my brain is finally sick of worrying about things I can have zero influence on so I've had a word with myself and will be looking for some good things in this situation....I know that is a real feat at the moment with a double catastrophe to face but somewhere some good will come out of this lets face its not the situation that makes us anxious but how we respond to it. Anyway don't know what this translates as but it will be fun finding out.

Have to say I am really impressed with mum at the moment. She seems to be approaching this in a really good way and without her typical moans. She got her delivery yesterday and it was missing bread and milk which would normally be a tantrum but she just said never mind Ill eat something else and I can drink wine!!....blimey Annoyed of course at the selfish *&*&s that are creating this situation for our elderly but loving this new mum. My focus is now making sure she gets a delivery once a week which is a full time job in itself!

Physio due today but not sure he will come now. Brush dancing and possibly kicking a footy against the wall will be the norm for me Food wise its left over day so I'll design something lush with the fridge contents. 

Maybe all the birthday girls should do a ruby and choose a date later in the year to celebrate properly
Hope you all have as good a day as you can and find some smiles.

TravellingAbuela

I have just had the real proper laugh since my isolation started!  DF WhatsApped me a couple of little videos involving sneezing, paranoid cats and the ensuing panic! I wish I had the knowledge to post them on here as they are just so funny I am still laughing about them. I have a warped sense of humour! x

Gers

TravellingAbuela said:

I have just had the real proper laugh since my isolation started!  DF WhatsApped me a couple of little videos involving sneezing, paranoid cats and the ensuing panic! I wish I had the knowledge to post them on here as they are just so funny I am still laughing about them. I have a warped sense of humour! x

Funnily enough I've had a couple of videos sent through too - not cats but one of a guy doing a triathalon in his house with another chap hiding from his child.  Made me laugh too.

I had a text from a friend to say that Waitrose are limiting customers to two of anything except fruit and veg, sounds reasonable to me.

My favourite cousin's daughter is getting married in London today, such bad timing. Her father and other members of the family aren't able to travel from Germany and, of course, I'm not going either. I just hope that they still manage to have a joyful day.

Right, need to get my shoes on which is still a palaver, and get myself ready to scoot out shortly.

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We have come through day 1 ok. One of the positive things about us is that we share quite a few things, i.e gardening and reading, but also have separate hobbies. Did not get into the garden yesterday it rained all day, hopefully we will get out today. OH has to get the bags  to put at the back door for our delivery from Morrison, I had put some alterations in but they do not seem to have gone through, will have to put them on the next order.
Spoke to my neighbour yesterday, she is ok. Her son is doing her shopping and will leave it at the back door for her. So thats one worry less. Our other neighour  who is supposed to be self isolating has been shopping this morning.!!Not sure how that equates to self isolation. His wife has COPD I do hope he has not brought the infection home with him!!
Right, so cuppa and we have to tackle the sitting room, as yesterday I will dust and OH will wield the Gtec. Keep safe everyone.

nannywindow

Morning all. Day 6 in the Big Brother Hous.......... sorry got mixed up there !  That's how it feels but without the money prize at the end.

I worried myself sick yesterday about almost everything, so I'm hoping to have a better day today. I think I'm turning into my late MiL who used to worry about not having anything to worry about. I shouldn't have looked at the local rag which showed all the supermarkets around with nothing on the shelves and pictured some very sad elderly people standing in front of them 

I had a good sleep last night and only dreamt once about being called back to work. It seems DD and SiL may have to go back in to teach some children but then they will have to take our DGC with them. What about their health and safety I want to know, surely they could stagger the teachers as not all the children will be in ? By the way DD seems a lot better and so does DGS but better to be safe rather than sorry.

Today I need to work out some meals and Mr Fix It has made up some menu plans, he's keeping himself occupied by getting used to some computer applications again. We have lists of just about everything in the house, food wise.

From today I'm on a war footing, I have put on my tin hat and have a bayonet at the ready.......... well it's the colander and a brush handle in reality, but my big girl pants are firmly pulled up. That's my plan, I just hope it lasts.

Belated Birthday wishes to our girls, apologies if I have already sent you these yesterday. I don't know whether I'm coming or going !

Chin up everyone ( I'm including myself there ) and here's to hoping we and our family, friends et al all pull through.

Take care and stay safe

nan xx

-taff

Morning! Just tried having a conference call with work, the number didn't work, when we did eventually get to speak, one couldn't hear me so it's all off for another time. My lovely persistent cough didn't help either...

On the good news side, I found the stray cats owner through the power of FB lost pets page, and he was a she, but a very big she, and is now safely ensconced in the bosom of her family. I think when she went out [ missing for two months!] she got lost in the fields that are around us and she was out in all the storm weather so just got confused. Apparently the lady had made posters and all sorts which I never saw, and the cat also had a collar with her name and number on it but by the time I'd seen her properly up close she'd lost it. She is a very happy lady to have her baby back, I am very happy she got to go home.

Yesterday I shortened the curtains in the bathroom. Today I am going to wrangle something with the water butt. I am very annoyed I didn't do it yesterday because it rained last night.

One good thing so far is that we have thrown absolutely zero food away, which is not to say I do a lot normally, but there's always some small thing that gets thrown out, like a little bit of stew, or manky veg. I boiled a ham yesterday, so we had ham, parnsip and potato mash and peas with parsley sauce. Today I will be making pastry for ham and leek pie, using the boiling water towards the sauce for that with the rest being used for a lentil and ham soup [ haven't got any dried peas....] And I am definitely eating less than I usually do which is all to the good really. I binned the WW subscription because I can't really go out and that diet involves a lot of fat free stuff and veg that I can't get just now.

 I think I missed your birthday Camelot, so Happy belateds! Nanny et al sorry your anxious. I think not seeing outside world for a bit can make you feel it's all a bit apocalyptic, maybe have a look online for webcams that are set up to see the world. There used to be a good one of a bloke feeding stray deer, or one in city centers. It helps to see there is still traffic and people moving about...If i need cheering, I look at the webcam for the local dump to see all the people having a good clear out now...

Stay safe...hey all reading along...Winters nearly over Wednesday...

Bozwood

Afternoon everyone.  My husband has a cold so we are in now  he gets colds quite easily and the change from the warm to cold and off course being on a plane   We are not in a risk group so hopefully will ride it out.   I am going to sort my wardrobe out today it’s a bit packed at the moment 

nannywindow

taff thanks for your thoughts but it doesn't bother me about going out. I just irrationally worried about our meds, money and mostly the thought of some elderly people/ families without food and unable to get any just to keep themselves fed. It breaks my heart. There's nothing I can do of course but I wish I could something, anything. Sorry for the rant/moan

nan xx

Gers

My trip out was successful, got eggs and butter as well as sprouts and a loaf.  DM is enjoying the linseed and soya seed bread.

The builders have cleared the room of all the rubbish, rubble and old wood. They also took away my black bag of household rubbish which was very kind.  I kept hold of the blue recycling bag and took it to the tip, there another lovely chap took it from me, told me to wait in the car then he emptied it into the big bin and brought me back the empty bag.  Two random acts of kindness in one half hour, it sure cheers the spirit up.

Cleaner been and gone so we as sparkly as we can be.  My hands are clean too!

It's good to hear that others here are coping admirably, I hope that you all have others around to help out.  NELSKI - your mum is coming up trumps, and no banana-gate again.