DAY 7 LOCKDOWN - TEDDY BEARS

Yes, we have been in Lockdown for a week now.  Yesterday I heard about the Bear Hunt.  People put Teddy Bears (or other toys) in their windows for children to find. 

I promptly got out Teddy and Golly.  There is a story to both.  I went to the same school for 13 years and boarded in the last year as my parents moved away.  I discovered that most girls had a Teddy Bear and commented on this to my mother and the fact that I had never had one, so my 21st Birthday present was Teddy, he has been with me for quite a while now.

Golly was a different story.  Not long after Doug and I met we went on an Arts Trail and I spotted Golly and commented on that fact that I hadn't seen one for so long (remembering the ones that came with Robertson's marmalade).  The outcome was that Doug bought Golly for me.  He is knitted. 

Today's walk was a lot slower as we went Teddy Bear hunting. As I commented to another older couple doing the same thing it is great for children from 3 to 93 (or even older).

So here are some of the bears and toys we came across:

DAY 2 LOCKDOWN

Quiet again first thing this morning.  We are still on Daylight Savings so when I opened the curtains at about 6.40 a.m. it was still dark.  Usually, most of the neighbouring houses would have their lights on as people get ready for work but this morning all was in darkness.

Of course, with the Lockdown in place today, it would be the day for the toilet cistern to throw a wobbly.  It flushed but then kept running.  Doug tried to stop the water by turning the stop cock off but could not get it completely shut and didn't want to force it in case it came off in his hand and we had water everywhere.  In days gone by it would have been an easy fix with the ball cock needing adjustment but nowadays things are much more complicated.

Doug phoned the Plumber who checked to make sure no one at the house was ill and then a very nice man turned up not much later.  He was able to turn the stop cock off but needs a part to fix the problem (most likely completely new innards).  Luckily, we have a second toilet so he left telling us that next time a plumber is in the area and they have the part he will call and fix the problem.

My cat, Kim, has got very fussy with her food, she is 16 now and has had some teeth removed and also lost quite a bit of weight.  I had just found a food that she would eat and she has been eating it for about a week but last night would not touch it so I put some different food out for her and ended up with 4 different choices.  Finally, this afternoon she went back to the food she has been eating.  I just hope I can buy more of it.  We are going to try doing an internet order tomorrow.

I have been busy, baked and iced a cake, gave the kitchen benches a thorough clean moving all the bits and pieces.  I also got out a new table cloth this morning and washed the table cloth and tea towels.

I have just had a piece of toast with avocado and tomato for my evening meal and a piece of tomato fell off the toast landing all over the clean table cloth and my new blouse. I have just washed the  blouse with some other washing and the table cloth is washing now.  So much for saving water, and  I am exhausted.

Kim in one of her baskets this morning

The clean and shiny kitchen