No Matter What The Weather In This Together

To my double star autumn pal   These days at this time of the year are always the hardest to feel positive in normal times and I agree with everything that you have mentioned.  Having listened to yet another scientist who basically stated that by March of last year there were already 1200 strains of this virus in our little overcrowded island in comparison to so many of our European friends ( possibly not for long)so at that stage we were on a hiding to nothing to try and do a catch up and that our climate is the prefect breeding ground for this virus, then it all seems to make sense why we appear to be so badly hit.

I read about the disagreements over vaccines and feuding never seems to alter over time.  Being vaccinated will help to ease anxiety but I think I have resigned myself to the thoughts of merely enjoying once again the areas close to home and the simple pleasures of having family to share moments with.

In a way I feel that society was getting ahead of itself and needed a reality check.

As parents you always try to be positive and supportive.  Keeping their spirits up is often difficult, they are more in shock than us.  It is what it is and we just have to deal with it as best we can. 

I'd share my giant white Toblerone with you, something I won't even do with my OH, except I ate the last two pieces tonight, thinking it might compensate for a long day. It didn't, it hasn't and it has left me struggling with an inner body warmth due to my own greedy indulgence !!

Manana, manana as my dear old dad would always say 

Just before the first lockdown I was not really ready to go out and face the future.
Now that's not a possibility, I feel in some sort of limbo just waiting to venture out. But, there's no where to go. No days out, no holiday to look forward to. I haven't seen my son and his family for over a year now.
The days are getting longer and spring is just round the corner.
Fingers crossed that we get another lovely summer.

Trisha

I think this is the hardest lockdown so far, the longer this continues the daily and personal challenges seem insurmountable.

BUT....the news re the vaccination programme is incredibly optimistic, the UK literally showing the rest of Europe how great we truly are....I am keen to take that on board and believe that in a few months we will begin to see the light again.

'Every day may not be a good day, but there is something good in every day'

I hope that is the case for us all here, today my 'good' thing was that I was told I didn't need to have my arm operated on after a fall as it was healing so well.....and the fact that I have made dumplings for the first time in the slow cooker.....and they are scrummy....all with me left hand.... .....and I am able to type this post with me left hand too

So, what was the 'something good' in your day today....however small it may seem?
  

Well firstly my father-in-law died yesterday so that is a huge downer for all our family. He had had pneumonia and then caught Covid while being treated in hospital.
I sent flowers to all of our children this week to cheer them up in preparation as to what was to come.
Something wonderful I learnt of yesterday was that my godson’s wife gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on Thursday. As my husband said, one in, one out!

Thinking of you LL and sending love and hugs.  A true character a type that is disappearing xx

Didsbury is a really trendy place Magggzzz.  My nephew lived there a few years back, but it is expensive ? I know the young are missing that side of life, understandably, but hopefully it won't be for too much longer.

The 'something good' in my day was seeing my dog Ruben looking happy catching sticks that we threw in the pouring rain.  The happiest I've seen him since his sister passed.