Wednesday.

I got up around 6 and H was up already and had made the tea.I cooked my eggs and poured the tea. We had a coffee and I went to empty the dishwasher only to find it had already been done! After I had washed and dressed etc I vacumed upstairs, made the bed and tidied up. At 9.30 I got ready to meet my ex work colegue and his partner. We had a nice catch up, he has a new job which he is enjoying and so has his partner. He bought a new car (not brand new) with part of his redunency money and they both seem happy. H didnt come with me because he doesnt know them, so wasnt keen to come. When I left them I popped into the garden centre and bought 2 plants for my rockery. When I got home H had fixed the bathroom door handle so now I can close the door and manage to open it again even with my poor hands. H also took the broken kettle apart to see if he could fix it but couldnt. So thats 2 jobs he did that have been waiting for ages, I told him I will have to go out more often. This afternoon we went to Lidl and bought a few things and when we got back we had a cheese roll for lunch with tomatoes, plus mine also had cucumber. We had a coffee and later H had a beer. We watched tipping point, had our baths and dinner. Chilli con carni, followed by peaches and cream. Last evening we were expecting to get our weekly phone call from our youngest son but when he called it was simply to tell us he has covid! His throat was so sore he didnt want to speak, he also had a headache and a temperature.

Tuesday

I got up at 5.25, put on a load of washing, made a pot of tea and had eggs for breakfast. H came down at 6 I poured his tea after that we had a coffee. I read my book till the washing was done, finished my chapter and hung the washing out. The wind was horribly strong again and its causing dammage in my garden. Several tall things have been blown over so I spent around an hour and a half steaking things and tieing them up.H got the bikes and at 9.30 we got ready and went for a short ride. (15 and a bit miles). When we got home I but the bikes away and made us a coffee. I toasted H the last hot cross bun and I had a banana. My washing is lovely and dry again. This morning I had a text from one of my old workmates sugesting we meet for coffee tomorrow so I wont be going out on my bike. I havent seen him since the beginning of April and he has a new job so it will be nice to catch up. His partner also has a new job, hers is part time and his is shifts so its hard for them to get time off together.

Monday.

H was up first again and had made the tea. I poured and cooked my 2 eggs. After breakfast we had a coffee and H got our bikes out. T wind is really strong again. I did a bit of housework and at 9.30 we got ready to go out. We rode all off road again and it was great, 24 and a bit miles. There was one hairy moment, we were coming down a massive hill by the shooting school,we were flying down and there was a huge tree athat had been felled by the wind right across the track! We jammed our breaks on and did a massive skid in all the loose leaves and just managed to pull up. It was too high to lift hubbys heavy bike over so we had to climb up and over where it had snapped off. When we got home we had a coffee and a toasted hot cross bun. We put the bikes away and when I checked my ride I have ridden over 400 miles this month so I am happy, and its not over yet so I might do more. We watched tipping point, had our baths and dinner. Chicken curry.

Sunday

Yet another lovely day. We got up at 5.40, H made a pot of tea while I put on a load of washing. We had our breakfast and then a small coffee. I sat and finished my book and hung out the washing. We decided to have a day off from cycling as we have been out 3 days in a row, I was pleased to give my bottom a rest. After I had washed and dressed I went out front to work on the brick weave. I didnt do much because the wind was so strong it kept blowing the weed away and on to our neighbours drive. We had an instant coffee and a hot cross bun and I dusted the hall, dining room and conservatory. I polished the dining table and tidied up. For lunch we had cheese on toast and a shandy. After lunch we sat in the garden, the sun was hot but the wind was blowing a gale so we gave up in the end, came in and watched a cycle race. When it was over we had a shower and I cooked dinner. We had sticky ribs with buttered new potatoes, carrots and cauliflower. As we didnt cycle today we decided to go tomorrow but the forecast is for rain! So we will wait and see what its like.

Saturday

I got up at 5.30 put on a load of washing, made a pot of tea and had 2 eggs for my breakfast.H got up at 8 and as soon as he had eaten his toast he got our bikes out of the garage. I hung the washing out when it was done and emptied the dishwasher. As soon as that was done I washed and dressed in my cycle gear ready to meet our daughter and son in law on the track to go for a bike ride. We had a nice ride to Reepham station for coffees and then home via the track.We did 23 miles but the other 2 rode 10 miles further. We saw 2 buzzards and a whole herd of wild deer which made our day. When we got home we put the bikes away and had coffee and a bag of crisps. I got my washing in, sorted all the ironing for the week and read a bit of my book. We had our baths and dinner. fish and chips.

Friday

I got up at 5.50.H was up, had made the tea and put the out. I had marmite on toast for breakfast and a cup of tea. Next after I was ready we went to Asda, for the third week in a row they had no tinned prunes so we called in at Tescos on the way home and I got 6 cans. We had a coffee and a jam and cream donut and were going out on our bikes but when I looked at H he was fast asleep in his chair. We had both had a bad night because of the heat. I sat and read till he woke up an hour and a bit later. We went for a nice short ride and when we got home we had a coffeeand a packet of crisps, also some cherries. This afternoon we did a bit of work in the garden and I sat in the sun for an hour. I made a pot of tea, we watched tipping point, had our baths, I washed my hair and cooked dinner. Quiche with potato wedges, roast bell peppers and tomatoes. I forgot to mention yesterday that when we were almost home from our ride we saw 6 very large deer, it made our day.

Thursday.

I got up at 6.35 and put on a load of washing. I weighed myself while H was pouring the tea.This week I am 135.6 , last week I was 136.0 so I am down a tiny bit. I had 2eggs for breakfast and then we had a coffee. I hung out the washing but the forecast was for thunder storms in our area. It was lovely and sunny to start wirh and H got the bikes out but it began to cloud over quite quickly. We gad planned a 40 mile ride for today but as it became more and more dull we changed our minds. So we went for an off road ride instead and it was great. We saw rardly anyone. As we rode along the cloud all dissapeared and not a drop of rain. When we got home we put the bikes away and I got us a coffee and a bacon butty each. When I had eaten mine I spent a couple of hours in the garden weeding. When I came in I made a pot of tea and we watched tipping point. I got the washing in, had a bath and cooked dinner. We had barbique chicken with potato wedges, mushrooms, grilled tomatoes and peppers. Dessert was peaches and cream. Still no rain.