Saturday

I got up at 6 o’clock and made a pot of tea. I had ryvita with butter and marmite. I sat and read my book till H got up. We had a coffee and I dressed so I could get the bins in when they had been emptied. We put our chairs up in the garden to dry the dew off them so we could use them later. H went up to turbo so I swept the toilet and kitchen floors, vacuumed the rest of downstairs and then scrubbed the kitchen and toilet floors. I made a loaf of bread and when that was done I made some bread rolls. I used the bread maker to make the dough and finished them off in the oven, I made the bed. After that I read a bit of my book and pulled another bucket of weeds out of the garden. I sat in the sun for a while. When H finished his ride we had a coffee and a slice of cake. We also had a banana. We sat in the garden again till it became too hot. We watched tipping point, had a shower and then a bbq this evening. We had a cup of tea while we were watching tipping point and a G&T with our burgers.  🍔. We watched Ninja warrior and only one man made it through. After it was over I watered the tomatoes and came in to watch Britain’s got talent. I then realised I didn’t skip today! I can’t do it now because I feel stuffed, our burgers were huge.

Friday.

I got up at 5.30and put on a load of washing. I made a pot of tea, a bowl of porridge and had my breakfast. I sat and read my book till H got up. We had a coffee and I hung out the washing. It’s another lovely day! I did some housework while H was writing a letter to his Spanish teacher. When he had finished he wanted to deliver it so I said I would go with him because I had to collect my prescription from the chemist. We were so pleased because when we got to the chemist there was no queue and the shop was empty, so I was able to walk straight in, we delivered the letter and when we got back home we had a cup of coffee and a slice of cake sitting in the garden. We stayed outside for a couple of hours. When we came in I got us a cheese sandwich to have with our radishes. After lunch I worked in the garden till I got too hot when  I went in and read my book. I made a pot of tea and we watched tipping point. I had a bath and washed my hair before cooking dinner. We had cod, chips, mushy peas and an egg.

Thursday

I got up at 6.25 after a good nights sleep ( thanks to going back to work). I put on a load of washing and had a slice of toast for breakfast with butter and marmite. I sat and read my book till H brought my coffee and then I drunk it and hung out the washing. H got the bikes out of the garage and I made the bed and emptied the dishwasher and put everything away. We got ready to go out on our bikes and left home soon after 9. We had a nice ride, 30.9 miles. We saw loads of buzzards, some were flying really low. When we got home we had a coffee and a delicious apple and fresh cream puff that our daughter treated us to. We sat in the garden in the sun as long as we could stand it, it was so hot. We had a glass of wine and I watered the tomatoes. When I went in I did a bit of clearing up in the kitchen and put some nice baking potatoes into the oven. I made a pot of tea and we watched tipping point. I had a bath and made a meat sauce to pour over our potatoes. It was fried onion mincemeat, peas, broccoli, tomato purée, an oxo cube, water and turmeric. Anyway it was delicious. We had strawberries and cream for dessert. When I had eaten mine I sat and read my book for a bit because I have no soaps this evening.

Day 69 back to work. So my last day of lockdown

I got up at 5.50 and put on a load of washing. I had toast and tea for breakfast and when the washing was done I hung it out. I packed my cheese and tomato lunch with my bottle of water, made the bed, dressed and got ready to go to work. I worked on my own and had my radio on but I must say it felt like the morning was so long! I thought it was never going to end! When I left off I drove straight to our daughters to pick up our groceries. When I got home we opened the bottle of wine 🍷 which I bought to celebrate getting back to work. I had to plant sweet corn, pick radishes and sow some lettuce. I had 2 ryvita when I got home with butter and marmite. I got my washing in and watered the tomato plants then I sat and read my book till it was time for tipping point. When it was over I had a bath and then dinner, yesterday’s leftovers and strawberries and cream for dessert. Tonight I have 2 of my soaps to look forward to.

Day 68.

I got up at 6 o’clock and put on a load of washing. I had toast for breakfast with butter and marmite. We had a cup of tea and after that a coffee. I hung out the washing and H got our bikes out. It was only 10 degrees when I got up but an hour later it was 16. I dusted all downstairs and read a chapter of my book. H said he wanted us to be ready by 9.30 so I finished my chapter and got myself ready. By the time it was 9.30 we had left and already done over 5 miles. It was a glorious morning, sunshine and hardly any wind. We had a really nice ride way out in the countryside. We saw 4 hares, 3 all in one field. It was a very hilly route, we started off by climbing Ringland hills and back the same way.(21 miles) when we got home we had a coffee , cheese, biscuits and pickle, plus a slice of the fruit cake I made yesterday. After lunch it was really too hot to sit in the garden so we both went in and I read my book till it was time for tipping point. We watched it, had a shower and I cooked dinner. It was chicken and chorizo pasta bake. It was delicious and the good thing is, half of it is left which means I won’t have to cook tomorrow when I get home from work and collecting my shopping.

Spring bank holiday Monday.

I got up at 6.20 and put on a load of washing and had tea and porridge for breakfast. I dressed so I could hang out the washing and H gave goth our bikes a proper clean, upside down on the grass with hot soapy water and a soft brush. When they dried, he polished them and mine looks like new. While he was doing that I vacuumed the house. I got us a coffee and when the bikes were finished I put them back in the garage. For lunch we had soup and a banana. We spent some time sitting in the sun
and also some weeding and watering. We were watching tipping point and my boss rang. One of my workmates is away because of a death in the family and won’t be back till next Wednesday week so he has asked me if I could go back to plant lettuce and sweet corn. They have to go in at a certain time or they won’t be any good. He says he has masks and also the clear visors and also I will be working on my own anyway so I said yes. H says if I come home and moan about a backache I can’t go again so I will have to suffer in silence. I had a shower and cooked dinner, we had fish cakes, jacket potatoes and roast cauliflower. I have 4 soaps tonight! Bonus.

Sunday. (66)

I got up at 6.15 and made a pot of tea. I sat and read my book till H came down and then we both had our breakfast, toast. We had a proper coffee and H got the bikes out of the garage. I did a bit of clearing up and at 9 we got ready to go out on our bikes. My goodness it was windy but we both enjoyed it. 40 and a bit miles. It looked as if Blickling Hall might have been opening because there were 2 men on the car park gate and they had removed the cones. When we got home we had a coffee and a pot noodle for lunch. My knees feel a bit stiff so I haven’t done much this afternoon, I watered the tomatoes and then just sat and read my book till it was time to get dinner. We had pork with potatoes, broccoli, carrots and an egg. H had yogurt for pudding and I had a banana.

Day 65

I got up around 6.15 and had 2 ryvita with butter and marmite for breakfast with a cup of tea. When H had finished his breakfast we had a proper coffee. We both sat in the lounge for a while, H watched tv and I read my book. He went up to ride 50 miles on the turbo trainer and after I had emptied the, dishwasher put everything away, made the bed and dressed I got my bike out of the garage and cycled down to the doctors surgery to post my prescription through the door. I was going for a bit of a ride while I was out but it was so windy it felt quite dangerous so I came straight back home again.when I got home I made myself an instant coffee and had a chat with our daughter on the phone we see her once a week but don’t really get the chance to talk. When H finished his ride I made him a coffee and we had a banana and a penguin for lunch. Each morning this week we find that somebody’s stinking cat 🐈 has messed in out garden. I am most annoyed about it. I’ve got so I don’t like to dig anything up and leave a fresh patch of soil! I have got canes and sticks stuck all over the place trying to keep it off. We watched tipping point, had our baths and then dinner. It was quiche, grilled Cheesy tomatoes and potato wedges. We watched Ninja warrior and then I read my book again. I did all my ironing up to date this afternoon when it clouded over because it was cooler than it has been for ages.

Day 64

I got up at 5.59! I put on a load of washing and made porridge and a pot of tea and had my breakfast. H got up at 6.40 and had toast for breakfast. Next we had a coffee and I hung out the washing. I did a bit of clearing up and dusting, dressed, made the bed and our eldest son rang to check how we are. We were having a chat and all of a sudden it began to rain at his. His wife was out shopping and their washing was out so he had to ring off so he could get it in. I could see the black cloud coming so I got mine in as I walked back down the path I felt the first spots. It didn’t rain for long and after half an hour I hung it out again. We had a coffee and at midday I made us each a sandwich. H had a cheese and beetroot one and I had a lettuce and cucumber one. We sat in the garden in the sun this afternoon getting our vitamin D. I did a bit of work in the garden and have begun to fill my garden rubbish bin up again. We watched tipping point and my boss rang to enquire how we are. He said he will be really busy by the middle of June so I said if he needs me I will go back if that happens. He says he has masks and the big plastic visors, ( one with my name on it). So it looks as if my lockdown may be coming to an end. I had a bath and cooked dinner. We had jumbo sausages (yummy) fried onions, mushrooms eggs and chips. Our youngest son rang yesterday evening, he is still well even living in London.

Day 63

I got up at 1 minute to 7 and made a pot of tea. I had a slice of toast for breakfast and  when H got up he made us a coffee. We both sat about reading because the forecast was for thunder storms and it was very cloudy but warm. But the skies cleared so H got the bikes out and we got ready to go for a ride. We did 25 and a bit miles. There wasn’t much wind and it was really warm. We both enjoyed it . When we got home H made the coffee while I put the bikes away. We sat in the garden (27 degrees ), I want in at 2 till 3 it was just too hot. I made us each a drink then and we went back out for an hour. We went in at 4 for tipping point and when it was over we had a bath. When I came back down I made a pot of tea and cooked our pizzas for dinner. For pudding it was strawberries 🍓 and cream. I have no soaps this evening but at 8 o’clock I have another episode of Pride and Prejudice. So I am looking forward to that. Today our great granddaughter is 11 months old, it will be lovely when we can see her again.

Day 62 of lockdown.

I didn’t get up till after 7 and neither did H. I put on a load of washing and made a pot of tea. We had our breakfast H had toast and I had ryvita. ( H says if I run out of ryvita he has got some cardboard in the garage he can cut up for me!😄) we had a coffee and sat in the garden. I heard our neighbours go out in their car so I worked in the front of the house for a change. I took the weeds out of the drive, cut round the lawn and began to clean up the brick weave path. It’s looking much tidier already. I made us a mid morning coffee and at lunch time H got us cheese and biscuits with a coke. I got a message from our granddaughter saying they were on their way home with our shopping so we got ready and went round to pick it up. They are both still looking well thank goodness. When we got home I put everything away and we had a gin and tonic. We sat outside again for a little while but it was so hot and we had had enough sun for today so we went in. I sat and read my magazine and a Tesco’s magazine which made me feel really hungry so we had a penguin biscuit! With a cup of tea. We watched tipping point, I had a bath and washed my hair. For dinner tonight we had chicken curry with strawberries and cream for dessert. I have 2 soaps this evening so happy days.

Day 61

I got up at 5.50 and made a pot of tea. I brought the vacuum cleaner downstairs but didn’t use it till H got up because I didn’t want to wake him. I had toast for breakfast and H made the coffee. After I had cleaned all downstairs I took the cleaner back up but H said we had to get ready to go out on our bikes so I will do upstairs tomorrow. I put on a loaf of bread and changed into my cycle gear ready to go. We had a nice ride, just over 30 miles. The roads were still very quiet, and lots of people on bikes.  When we got home I put the bikes away and H made a cup of coffee. We had pilchards for lunch and a chocolate bun. I read a bit of my book this afternoon and watered the tomatoes. H got the bbq out and lit it before he went up for his shower. While he was upstairs I prepared a salad. I had made a really nice potato salad this afternoon so we had a big helping of that on our salad . Our meat was sirloin steaks, pork sausages and chicken  🍗 drumsticks . I had a bath before dinner. We watched tipping point and the chase. So I have had a nice day.

Monday

I got up at 6.20 and put on a load of washing. H was up and had made the tea so I had a cup. When my washing was done I hung it out and H made me a coffee. I had 2 ryvita with butter and marmite for breakfast and then I put my shorts on and we sat in the garden in the sun. After bout half an hour I got up and worked in the garden. I thought I would weed a small bed under the kitchen window first and when that was done I planted my last 3 tomato plants into the garden, watered and raked etc. We had another coffee and I had a skip. We had the same lunch as yesterday. H dropped his phone in the garden onto a brick and cracked the glass! We sat in the garden some more and I did yet more weeding. H went in at 2.30 because he had hah enough sun for one day. I cleared our chairs away etc and joined him. I started a new book and made a pot of tea. We watched tipping point, each had a bath and then dinner. Dinner was easy because we had the meat loaf that was left over from yesterday so I just grilled some tomatoes, mushrooms and cauliflower to go with it. I had an orange for dessert and H had a yogurt. I have 4 soaps this evening to it’s a good one. Yesterday our youngest son rang for a chat, he went climbing at the weekend and when he got home he discovered 2 tics, one on his knee and another on his ankle! This really freaked me out! One year, in Spain I found 2 on my stomach and I still have nightmares about it!

Day 59.

I got up at just after 6 and put on a load of washing. I made a pot of tea and had toast for breakfast. I read my book till H got up and we had a coffee. I hung the washing out and read some more of my book. H said we were going out on our bikes at 9.30 so I went up, made the bed and sorted out what I was going to wear. We got ready and actually left a bit early. It was a lovely ride, the roads were really quiet and we saw three times as many cyclists as we did cars. The birds were singing and the sun was shining. We did almost 41 miles. This week I have done just over 130 miles. When we got home we had a coffee, then soup, a banana and a chocolate chip bun. We both sat in the garden for over an hour, topping up our tans. Before I went indoors I watered my tomatoes and put our chairs away. I had a bath and cooked dinner. I made a meat loaf which was delicious. We had it with potato wedges, mushrooms and cauliflower. I have half of it left over so we will be having it again tomorrow.

Day 58

I got up at 6.30 and H was already up, had made the tea and was in the pain cave getting ready for his ride. I had a cup of tea and 2 ryvita biscuits with butter and marmite. I sat and read my book till H finished his ride then we had a coffee and went into the garden, H dug a patch over and I planted the tomato plants. We put each plant a steak in and I tied each one up, they look nice.we had another coffee and I dressed our crab which we had for lunch. I went back outside and worked in the garden a bit longer. We took some tomato plants to our daughter and when we got home we had a glass of wine and I had a shower and read my book till it was time to get dinner. We had chilli 🌶 con carné poured over jacket potatoes 🥔. We watched Ninja warrior and when it was over I wrote this.

Day 57.

I got up at 7.10 and put on a load of washing. I had the crust off the new loaf for my breakfast and had it with butter and marmite. I made a pot of tea and had a cup of that too. When the washing was done i dressed so I could hang it out. H made me a coffee and I sat with it in the garden because it was lovely and sunny and there was no wind. I got the bin in when it had been emptied and we both sat outside till it clouded over a bit and H went in. I stayed outside and worked in the garden. I am sorting out the rockery, it’s been a bit neglected lately so it’s taking ages. I worked on it till 3 non stop apart from getting lunch, egg salad, a rock cake and a coffee. I have done about half! At 4.30 our eldest son came round with some fantastic tomato plants that our daughter in law has grown from seed, she also sent me some bedding plants and an Angels trumpet. Also son bought us a Cromer crab 🦀 , it will be our first this year, my favourite food! We will have it for lunch tomorrow. For dinner tonight we had fish, chips and mushy peas.

Thursday.

I got up at 7.25 and had 2 slices of toast with butter and marmite on. I had a cup of tea and a little later a coffee. H got the bikes out of the garage. I played 2 games of patience and then dressed ready to go out on my bike. While H was getting ready I skipped. I am getting better at it and can keep going for longer now. When we went out on our bikes it was dull, windy and quite chilly. We thought it might rain but after about 13 miles the sun came out and it was much nicer but still too windy. We did just over 40 miles. We went to Reepham, Briston Melton Constable, Foulsham and home. It’s a very hilly ride. When we got home I put the bikes back into the garage and watered the plants I moved and then went in and made us a coffee. We were quite hungry so we shared a tin of beans and sausages. I had another skip and read a bit of a new book our daughter gave me yesterday. We watched tipping point with a cup of tea, had a bath and then dinner. Dinner was yesterday’s leftovers with a few peas added.  When I had finished mine I went up to write my blog and watch tv. No soaps for me tonight but it’s Four Weddings and a Funeral later so I will watch that, again. I had just got to the sentence on what we had for dinner when no 2 son rang. He is well and getting plenty of exercise.

Day 55.

I got up at 6.25 and put on a load of washing. I had porridge for breakfast with a mug of tea. When the washing was done I hung it out. Now H went to bed last night just before Eastenders started so it was before 7.30 and he got up this morning at 7.10 so he almost had 12 ours in bed! After he had had his breakfast he made us a coffee and when I had finished mine I un stacked the dishwasher and put everything away. I watered my plants and swept the kitchen floor and wiped all the worktops and cupboard doors. I made the bed and put the rubbish out into the various bins. I watered the things we moved and at 10 15 we had an instant coffee. I sat and read a bit of my book after I had a skip and for lunch we had cheese on toast. After lunch we got a message from our daughter saying she was on her way home and had our shopping so we left right away so we could collect it. We saw our daughter and our youngest granddaughter so that was nice. They are both still looking well even though they are in front line jobs. When we got home I put our shopping away and read my tv magazine. We watched tipping point, had a bath, I washed my hair and I cooked dinner. We had a chicken and chorizo pasta bake for dinner tonight and I have enough leftover for tomorrow as well. Tonight I have 2 soaps to look forward to.

Day 54 of lockdown.

I got up at 6 o’clock and had a bowl of porridge for breakfast with a cup of tea. I watched ‘wild earth’ on tv and H made me a coffee. He got the bikes out of the garage which surprised me because I didn’t know we were even going out! I did a bit of skipping and we got Tracy to go out on our bikes. When I went up to change I made the bed and also had time to sweep the kitchen and toilet floors before we went. We did 27 and a bit miles, the wind was very strong but we enjoyed the ride. When we got home we had a coffee and I put the bikes away and watered the plants we moved yesterday while H was sorting out the soup. We also had a banana. H watched tele for most of the afternoon so I sat in the conservatory and read my new book. We watched tipping point, had a bath and then I cooked dinner. We had fish cakes, mushrooms, potato wedges and mushy peas. I sent our daughter my weekly shopping list. She challenged me to a game of scrabble yesterday (on our phones) and she beat me by 3 points! I must try harder.

Day 53.

I got up at 6.30 ish and had toast for breakfast with butter, H had made a pot of tea so he poured me a cup. After breakfast we watched ‘wild earth ‘ and when it was over we had a coffee. I sat and finished my book and at 9.30 I went up to change and get a ride in on the turbo trainer. I rode till eleven o’clock and did 23.1 miles . When I finished I had a shower, dressed and after a coffee we went outside and first, dug up a little tree from the back garden and planted it in the front garden. I carried the hose round to the front and while I was watering H mowed the front lawn, I’ve wanted it done for ages and it looks much better. When I had finished I got us cheese,biscuits and pickle for lunch. We sat and watched tv this afternoon and also had a skip, I was going to skip 3 times today but after my bike ride and gardening I didn’t feel like it. We watched tipping point and the chase and I got dinner. We had toad in the hole, potatoes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and gravy. It was really tasty. Our eldest son rang to check that we are both still ok and we had a chat. His wife has grown me some tomato plants and he said he will bring them round for us at some point this week. The ones she gave us last year were great. Tonight I have one of each of all my soaps, happy days.

Day 52.

I got up just before 7 and put on a load of washing. H was already and had made the tea so he poured me a cup. I had toast for breakfast with butter and marmite. When the washing was done I hung it out and when I went back in H made me a coffee. Next I dressed and made the bed before going back outside to work in the garden. It took me ages to get a load of compost out of our composting bin 🗑. I filled a bucket which I will use tomorrow when I am going to move a small tree that the birds have left me. ( a Myra bella) it’s only a baby so I am hoping it’s root won’t be too long and it will be happy to be moved. I did a load of weeding and a bit of digging till H tapped on the kitchen window to say he had made me another cup of coffee. I went back outside again when I had drunk it to finish what I was doing. When I went in again we had soup and a banana for lunch. It went really dull so I got my washing in even though it wasn’t quite dry. I am glad I did because a few minutes later it began to rain. We sat and watched a film. Had our baths and then dinner. We had spaghetti bolognese and then rhubarb with squirty cream. The rhubarb I picked out of our garden. We were going out on our bikes this morning but H wasn’t in the mood. He says if it’s not nice enough for us to go out tomorrow we will ride upstairs. This week I have done over 100 miles.

Day 51.

I got up at 5.10 because I couldn’t sleep. I sat and read my book till I heard H moving about upstairs and then I made a pot of tea. We had our breakfast, I had a slice of toast for a change with butter and marmite. H got our bikes out of the garage and made us a coffee. I cleaned my teeth etc.and read some more of my book. H said we were going out on our bikes at 9.30 so at 9 I went up, made the bed and put my cycle gear on. It’s the first time I have ridden in shorts this year. We had a great ride, it was lovely and warm and sunny ☀️ with hardly any wind. We rode past Blickling Hall, it’s strange seeing it so empty and quiet. We did almost 41 miles. When we got home H made us a coffee and I put the bikes away. We had a pot noodle for lunch and sat out in the sun with a G&T. I had a banana . We both went in at 3, we had had enough sun. I read my book and had a game of scrabble with my daughter. For dinner tonight we had eggs, beans and chips plus a cup of tea. Our average for our ride was 14.3 mph which is not bad as we are on mountain bikes with knobbly tyres.

🇬🇧 VE Day.🇬🇧

I got up at 6.25 and put on a load of washing. I made a pot of tea and a bowl of porridge and had my breakfast. I hung the washing out when it was done and when I went back in H made me a coffee. We both sat and read for a bit, me my book and him Spanish. He went and sat in the garden so I went upstairs to dress and then I vacuumed all upstairs, carried the cleaner down and vacuumed all downstairs. I made us both an instant coffee and we sat outside. At midday I got lunch, H had cheese and biscuits with pickle and I had a salad. We sat in the garden all afternoon and I did quite a bit of gardening. H sorted the bbq out and put the cover on because it was possible that we might have some rain. I made a pot of tea and we watched tipping point. I had a bath and washed my hair. I cooked dinner, we had quiche with mushrooms and potato wedges. All of a sudden it poured with rain so H was pleased he put the jacket on the bbq. Tonight I have 2 soaps!

I got up just before 6 o’clock, stripped the bed and put on a load of washing. I had tea and porridge for breakfast, so did H but he also had 2 slices of toast with peanut butter and jam. I hung out the washing when it was done and we had a coffee. At 9 we got ready to go out on our bikes. We had a lovely ride, 27 and a bit miles. H put on a loaf of bread before we left and it was nearly done when we got back. As soon as we were home I put the bikes away while H made us a cup of coffee. We had a pot noodle for lunch and mid afternoon we had a glass of wine 🍷. We sat in the sun all afternoon, it was lovely in the sun. We had a cup of tea at 4 o’clock while we were watching tipping point. I had a bath and then prepared a salad to go with our bbq. Dinner was nice, steak, sausages and burgers..I picked a load of rhubarb from the garden this afternoon but it was too late to make a crumble so we will have it tomorrow.

Day 48

I got up at 6 o’clock and put on a load of washing. I made a pot of tea and a bowl of porridge and had my breakfast. I hung the washing out when it was done. When H had finished his breakfast he made us a coffee. He put our chairs out and and put the windbreak up because there was a strong easterly wind. We were going out on our bikes but H changed his mind and said we would go tomorrow. I would have gone but I am pleased I didn’t have to because my knees are still sore! This is from the ride I did last Saturday! For lunch we had a cheese and cucumber sandwich, a slice of ginger cake and a coffee. We got a message from our granddaughter to say they were on their their way home with our shopping so I changed out of my shorts and we went round to pick it up. We spent 5 minutes shouting to each other through the car window. When we got home we had a glass of wine and sat back in the sunshine. I raked a bucket of moss out of our lawn, got my nice dry washing in and went in to watch tipping point. We had our baths and then dinner. It was jacket potatoes with stewed steak and sweet corn poured over the potatoes and grated cheese on top. Tonight I have 2 soaps which I will watch but because I don’t go to work anymore where we used to talk about the soaps I am beginning to loose interest.

Day 47.

I got up at 6.20 and put on a load of washing. I had tea and porridge for breakfast. I hung out the washing when it was done and we had a coffee. H got the bikes out of the garage. I made the bed and emptied the dishwasher and put everything away. At 8.30 we got ready to go out on our bikes. We had a lovely ride, 22 and a bit miles. The roads were still very quiet. We went to Aylsham so H could go to the bank. We were lucky because they were only open for a few hours a day and we got there just right. There was only one person in front of us. When we got home we had a coffee and for lunch we had the same as yesterday, soup and a banana. Later we had a glass of wine 🍷 and a slice of gingerbread. I read my book this afternoon, we had a cup of tea, watched tipping point and had our baths. I washed my hair and got the washing in, dry again. For dinner tonight we had the leftovers from last night to which I added a tin of peas.

Day 46 May Day

I got up at 6.55 and had my breakfast, tea and porridge. We had a coffee and when I had cleared the kitchen up and had a skip I put my cycle gear on and went upstairs for a ride. I did 25.3 miles and when I finished I went down and made us a coffee. I had a shower, dressed and walked to the letterbox to post a birthday card. When I got home I made a cuppa soup each and we had them for lunch with a banana. After that the sun was out so I put my shorts on and went into the garden but it wasn’t warm enough to sit out there so I did a bit more skipping and then some weeding. H came to see me and said when I go in he would open his last bottle of wine so I went in.😄🍷. I sat in the conservatory with my wine and my book till it was time for tipping point. When it was over I cooked dinner. I made a tuna, pasta bake. It’s a recipe our daughter gave me and I haven’t made it for ages. It was delicious and it’s a good job it is because I have so much over we will be having it again tomorrow. I don’t remember it being so big last time. Last night I had a text from our daughter saying that it wasn’t  going to be a bank holiday today, it had been moved to Friday! I can’t believe they can move bank holidays just like that! Before we know it Christmas will be moved to March.

Day 45

I got up at 7 after a good nights sleep. I put on a load of washing and then had tea and porridge for breakfast. We had a coffee and H went up to turbo. I did all the ironing up to date and hung out the washing. I made the bed and went outside to skip! While I was outside I did a bit of weeding and when I came in I washed my hands and emptied the dishwasher and put everything away. I began to restack  it and H finished hid ride so I made us an instant coffee. At 12.30 I made lunch, salmon sandwiches. H poured us a glass of wine and I sat in the conservatory and read my book. I finished my book so I had a few games of patience. When I got the washing in I took my skipping rope with me and had another skip. I had a shower, made a pot of tea and cooked dinner. We had quiche with tomatoes and potato wedges. We were going to cycle to the bank tomorrow but luckily H heard it’s a bank holiday Monday! Because I’m not working I had no idea! So now he says he will do it by phone.

Day 44.

I got up just after 6 o’clock and had toast for breakfast because H said we were going out early( we normally leave a 10.30 ) we had a tea and a coffee and H got the bikes out of the garage. In the past few weeks he has been making a bike up out of all the parts he had in the garage. He made it for our youngest son to use when he comes to stay and wanted an old bike to cycle to the climbing centre on, one that he didn’t have to worry about leaving outside. He finished it yesterday, painted it and as it had dried he thought he would try it out this morning. I made the bed and we got ready to leave, we also put on a loaf of bread before we left. We left home around 8.40 and we rode just over 41 miles. It’s the longest ride I have done this year. We had to stop a couple of times for H to adjust the gears but the bike went very well. I had a job keeping up because he had road tyres on and I still have knobbly M T B tyres on which are harder work on the road, also it was a very hilly ride. When we got home we had a coffee and lunch. H had beans on toast and I had a slice of ginger cake and a banana. After lunch I cut all the hairs off the dysons brushes and vacuumed all downstairs. H poured me a glass of wine and I sat and read my book. For dinner tonight we had sausages, chorizo, eggs, grilled tomatoes and chips, it was nice. I had a bath and we watched Ninja warrior. No 1 son rang this morning  they are both still well and no 2 son rang this evening, he is still well too.
Last night I slept better than the night before but my night was riddled with weird dreams. In one I dreamt that I was having a night where I just couldn’t get to sleep for the second night running and then I woke up.

May 1st (day43)

I got up at 7.20 and put on a load of washing. I had toast and porridge for breakfast and then H made the coffee. When the washing was done I hung it out. H went out into the garage to fiddle about with his bike so while he was outside I swept and washed the kitchen and toilet floors. When I had done I made coffee and took him a cup out to the garage. He was painting a frame black. I did some skipping and then made chicken sandwiches for lunch. H poured us both a glass of wine and I read a bit of my book. It clouded over and went quite black so I got the washing in and did a bit of raking on the lawn. My washing was dry. I had a bath and washed my hair, we had a cup of tea and watched tipping point. For dinner tonight we had the chicken that was left over from last night with jacket potatoes and baked beans. Tonight I have 2 soaps🙂. Last night I got about 2 hours sleep, it was awful and I have felt rubbish all day.