"You gotta accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative".....( lighthearted)

I think the Crosby one is better + Andrews sisters
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qk9o_ZeR7s&pbjreload=10

We're both grateful that we're not (yet) in the oldie's group who have to stay indoors. Enjoying our daily walks and bie rides for husband.
That's one of my favourite songs too Phoenix - sung by Bing Crosby Or Aretha Franklin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IP9h40z0sk

Well done annemarg for finishing your painting. I especially love the roses around the door!

Last week when I went on my now weekly highlight of the week trip to our local M&S Foodhall, I was 28th in the queue to go in, today I was 14th. Every little positive helps.
We've cleared garage and shed and a skip is coming on Tuesday. Everything is bagged up and ready to pop in skip. "Oh Happy Day"
Sorted through years of photographs, pre- digital and whittled then right down.
Made my own dough for pizzas tonight and it was yum.

I love that song esp the line"Don't mess with Mr Inbetween".
I am trying my hardest to accent the positive.
We're still here and family are well.
Wishing everyone the same.

We have just heard this evening that we can buy one of the cockerpoo pups that we applied for a few days before they were born . We already have a 2 year old Shih Poo and we want a companion for her as are gorgeous bichon Frise , Alfie , was pts last summer . We miss him so much but know that it’s better for our little Winnie to have a friend. The puppy is female and can come to us at the beginning of July . What to call her? Decisions decisions

My positive? My new grandson arrived in Australia on Monday. Today he came home, and I got to ‘visit’ them via the internet. Although I didn’t get to give him a cuddle I had a close-up of his lovely little face, and watched him being fed and changed.

I’m sad that my planned visit for his birth didn’t materialise, but thank heavens for FaceTime!

Daftbag1 That's good news. Must be a relief. Waiting for those kind of decisions is always stressful.

I received the decision on my PIP (personal independence payment), & I've been awarded the enhanced rate for daily living and mobility components. This will make a huge difference to our budget.

I finished my Painting by Numbers today! I just felt I had to do something other than watch TV. It's turned out not too bad!!!

This lockdown has reminded me why I chose my lovely husband 50 years ago.

We met with a friend in the grounds of a local stately home and enjoyed a catch up and a stroll.

And on the way home, I was able to buy self raising flour... WooHoo!

justwokeup ??

We only go to Aldi once a fortnight now instead of our usual once a week, so we don't spend as much on housekeeping. Our car now does at least four weeks to the gallon (more savings) and the hairdresser's closed, so even more savings.

On the minus side, I'm not looking forward to when all the reporters, MPs, bank workers (in the Barclays advert) return to their offices because I shall miss seeing inside their homes, trying to read the book titles on their book shelves, seeing their pets and occasionally - and accidentally - their children. Makes them all more normal I suppose. I can't be the only perv on here, can I?

PennyWhistle It is not wrong but I must admit that I feel a bit guilty when I feel positive. It is very peaceful here with quiet, clear sky, planes not flying overhead, fewer trains on the local branch line, my problem neighbour is away and I was thinking this morning what a shame it is if the earth could not just take a holiday every 3 months (obviously without all the horrifying things happening that are causing the quiet).

Ah farview if only I could bludgeon your H for you and you could bludgeon mine! A perfect crime! Oh no, apparently there's a film about that ...
Feeling down today as our relative's care home has widespread virus, staff and residents, and there's nothing we can do so, yes, it's time for counting blessings. A rediscovered garden, weather is beautiful, and, as far as I know, all our other beloved ones around the world are safe. I've rediscovered a love for baking and the family get in touch regularly to say hello online. And so grateful to all those wonderful care home workers who are working all hours to look after their residents. A welcome thread indeed.

Growingolddisgracefully your crochet wreath is beautiful.

As my life has been like this for over a year things arent so different for me except I am unable to go shopping due to chemotherapy. But today I have had a big positive for me. I wrote down in Portuguese exactly what meat I wanted for my DH to hand to the lady in the butchery department and at long last got what I wanted. Which was a sirloin joint and then sirloin steaks. Not back rump and various other steaks he has brought home. A big plus it was on special offer with 30% discount. May seem trivial to most but for me it was a good result.

So many positives!

DH and I have left the rat race (despite being told this is the worst time ever to retire).

We love waking each morning (with no alarm clock) then deciding which local area to explore on foot.

This glorious spring weather helps too.

I have started to learn crochet and am about 1/2 way through making squares towards creating a blanket.

Is it wrong to be happy with this life?

I've saved mega-bucks not buying petrol! This has more than covered shopping locally rather than supermarket forays.

On the other hand, I haven't been anywhere...

The garden waste has been collected. A small thing I know but it means I can continue to prune .

Our decorating is finished. Hooray. Tomorrow the conservatory will look like a room again and I can stop haunting Mr C to wipe up paint drips that he insists he didn’t cause .

On a more serious note a very unwell neighbour has had such excellent care from our GP practice with ongoing home visits. Good to know non covid care is there if needed.

growing I love your Garland , so clever.
Positives are
veggie growing , we are usually away so don’t bother.
Beautiful weather
We are both still well.
Negatives
MILs funeral today and we aren’t able to go and aren’t able to meet up with the rest of the family.
We couldn’t visit MIL when she was ill
DD had all of her chickens taken by foxes yesterday whilst she was at the post office and she is devastated, and we can’t go down to comfort her.
And of course the awful hair, roots aren’t very attractive at any time

Growing your crocheted wreath is amazing!?

Like some others, I do enjoy the sense of time slowing down because there is no hurry to do anything, and not having to do/go to things am not really keen on.Obviously I miss all the nice things that we usually do/go as well, but there are positives to most things.
Have done a batch of baking this morning, called SIL and DGS and they have come to collect it ( delightedly!) and nice to see them from the doorway and have a quick chat.They only live a few minutes walk away from us.
Am enjoying emailing and phoning friends for a chat more often, and being able to do lots in the garden.
Reading more books, crossword puzzles etc too.
We haven’t done anything different ( from the lockdown) as yet, as DH must be very careful.

I love that old song and hum it to myself quite a lot! X

The only (large) negative is the threat still hanging over us but I'm pushing that into the background today. Positives are that I'm getting various craft projects done- I finished this crocheted spring wreath in time to hang it up for the last days of spring. The weather has been astoundingly good and I'm shortly off out on my motorcycle on some bike-sized errands. Another positive is that we're not having to put a stopwatch on how long we're out of the house. So all good really!

I went out for a walk this morning for the first time since the lockdown. I live in a very built up area but saw virtually no one and only a handful of cars. The houses looked unoccupied.
You expect things to be quieter but it is so much quieter. It is strange that there are no radios playing, no one hammering, no one shouting conversations at neighbours. All I heard was birds and the sky is beautifully clear and still.
It was half way being peaceful and calming and spookily like the opening of an episode of Outer Limits where a suburb is like normal but not like normal.
I'm going to make more effort to go out once a day now as I was getting a bit squirly being indoors all the time. Also, my flat gets a bit stuffy even with the windows and doors open.
I've got a few things done (mainly administrative) that I wouldn't otherwise and used up a pile of wool but generally it is not as different for me as it is for many people.

The sun is out & I am getting a tan worthy of 2 weeks in Greece!!