Day 1 We really are lucky to be able to take our daily dog walks in pretty surroundings and plenty of room to follow the restrictions on social distancing
Day 2 Leo has painted me a beautiful rainbow picture to display in my front window
Day 3 Online Happy Hour get together with my Zumba class
Day 4 Gloriously warm day, planted up some seeds in some homemade seed pots and in the evening had a go at making our own pasta - needs improvement but scored about 7/10
Day 5 Another lovely sunny day, Sunday lunch, long dog walk and started a new jigsaw puzzle
Day 6 2nd week of lockdown - Our son came to pick up the power washer and some garden tools - we left them in the front garden so we did not come into close contact - seems so weird not to be able to hug your family.
Day 7 Did a Zumba work out in the morning and gardening in the afternoon - got the patio furniture cushions out for the first time this year
Day 8 More gardening, it's starting to look really tidy out there!
Day 9 Another Zumba work out today - did a virtual pub quiz via youtube in the evening - what did we do before Zoom?
Day 10 Good Friday - mowed the lawns in the morning and read on the patio most of the afternoon
Day 11 Saturday - hardly anyone around when I took Coco for a walk this morning, arranged a virtual evening chat with our friends
Day 12 What a strange Easter Sunday, just the two of us - so much for us having a very special Easter this year to make up for 2019's Easter. (Last year Rosie had to go to A and E on Easter Sunday and then be admitted to hospital for about 4 days with a very scary blood disorder)
Day 13 3rd week of lockdown - Today went by quite quickly, not all days do at the moment, and we watched the film 'Witness' in the evening, although we'd seen it before we'd forgotten how good it was.
Day 14 Virtual Zumba class again and virtual quiz evening with Paul's badminton buddies in the evening.
Day 15 Paul went to the supermarket with a list of a week's worth of shopping, the sight of a full fridge made me feel very happy!
Day 16 Virtual Zumba in the morning, cooked and froze some Beef Bourgignon for Sunday lunch - it needed half a bottle of wine so needless to say there was also wine with our evening meal tonight.
Day 17 I won £25 on the Premium Bonds! Not a life changing amount but a little ray of sunshine to brighten the day.
Day 18 Tried Jamie Oliver's recipe for 'scruffy aubergine lasagne' this evening and it was delicious
Day 19 Almost finished painting our bedroom/ensuite - it will be so nice to have that project finished.
Day 20 4th week of lockdown starts today - felt a bit 'down' when I woke up this morning so decided to wear some bright clothes and put some make up on to make me feel a bit better - it worked!
Day 21 Rumour has it that we may soon have to wear face masks when out in public so I downloaded a pattern and made a few
Day 22 Heard the shocking news that my friend was in hospital having had a heart attack - thankfully a minor one and they will be discharging her as soon as they can but still very worrying.
Day 23 Virtual Zumba class - our teacher told us that she has been told that exercise classes and gyms are going to be among the last things to reopen so I think it's going to be a case of dancing in the lounge for a long time to come.
Day 24 My sister fell over the hose pipe in her garden and has broken her wrist and sprained her ankle - so no more hour of exercise for her for a little while.
Day 25 Look who we bumped into on our afternoon dog walk - this is about as close as we are allowed to get!
Day 26 Sunny Sunday, lunch on the patio, got a text message to say our dog groomer is allowed to open a restricted service so Coco's appointment next weekend can go ahead as planned!
Day 27 Made a loaf of beer bread, so easy and so delicious
Day 28 Had a video message to show us that baby Max has learnt to crawl - another milestone reached.
Day 29 Had a bit of a down day today, think it was prompted by learning that the husband of one of my Zumba class had died due to Covid 19 - it really can hit anybody at any time.
Day 30 Today it poured with rain - can't remember the last time we had weather like it - dog walk was considerably shorter this afternoon!
Ready for the video? Here it is ... April in 30 seconds!
How exciting that you won $25!! I'm such a sucker for giveaways..in fact, I just won a pair of shoes. It'll be on next month's highlight post!!
ReplyDeleteI need you to come take care of my outside area....to me that's the least favorite thing to do.
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Deb other than not being able to hug family ... you seemed to have had a good April. I have also made the beer bread & it will definitely be made again. Coco is probably very happy that he can get his hair cut!
ReplyDeleteThe lack of physical contact with our loved ones is so hard, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteIt looks as though you managed a full month and well done on all the Zumba.
The UK's gardens are loving all the attention they are receiving - ours has never looked so neat and tidy! We've even begun pulling up a honeysuckle and a wild rampant rose that have been threatening to take over the back garden for years!
OMGosh! You are accomplishing so much! Between the dog walks, Zumba classes, gardening and painting, you are going to be so physically fit when this is all over! You don't have any time to get bored!
ReplyDeleteGosh you've had a busy month. Like you we can't wait to hug our family. We really miss our grandson but unfortunately we won't bump into them as they live in York :(
ReplyDeleteDeb, Looks like you had a good and productive month. Hope your sister and your friend are recovering well. Nice win on the Premium Bonds!
ReplyDeleteFor someone on lockdown you are still a very busy person! How cool that you ran into family on your walk!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of online Zumba classes. Could be a good way for me to try it without being humiliated (I'm not very good at dancing). When I feel low I also wear bright clothes and more makeup. It all helps!
ReplyDeleteWhat did we do without Zoom Deb? I enjoyed reading about your month and it must be so hard not being able to see and hug your grandchildren as often as you did before. Lots of jobs getting done by the sounds of things and your weather sounds like it's warming up. I agree that wearing brighter clothes lifts your spirits, I am living in active wear most days so just wearing jeans seems like getting dressed up, and no makeup for weeks! Take care and stay well :)
ReplyDeleteI definitely find the brighter colors (and on those days it warms up enough the lighter fabrics) of spring clothes are helping to improve my moods too. Sounds like you are staying nice and busy.
ReplyDeleteSuch an uplifting brightly colored outfit. Great way to perk yourself up. I got dressed in real clothes all week. Now to try bright colors.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry that your Zumba friend's husband died. Our cases continue to climb here. Our community misbehaved for Easter and I am worried what they will do for Mother's Day tomorrow.
Coco seems to be managing well. Our kitties have adjusted to quarantine well, too, because we are home with them more.
Bravo on keeping up with Zumba and chatting with your classmates online. The bathroom looks lovely. This has been a good time to tackle projects. I am mid-way through spring cleaning.
Sorry that you missed Max beginning to crawl. I missed Cami turning over for the first time but she hasn't done it again. So maybe I will get to witness it in person next time she tries.
It does seem so odd to try and differentiate each day -- it feels like they're all the same. And I miss hugging my friends :(
ReplyDeleteWe were telling our kids that if Coronavirus has happened when we were kids, there would be no internet for connecting or anything. We're so thankful for Zoom (and internet) here.
I'm sorry to hear about your friend with the heart attack (hopefully they are okay now) and your Zumba class mate's husband. This virus sucks in so many ways and the incredible loss of life is so hard.