The Lockdown Gang - not setting foot outside!

Phew!!!!I honestly do not know what came over me to wax lyrical about my past as I did,usually I am such a private person.........I must feel safe with you my cell mates hence well and truly "letting my hair down!!"
However I have no desire to expound much more as I fear it may bore you all to tears,but in reply to you Doodle and your interest,yes the little lady whom brought me up was the dearest of souls,very special indeed,old enough to be my gran, she taught be that simple caring from the heart was the main thing in life.
I did write a blog in those early days of arrival here,and as far as I know it will still be in the system.Its name I believe to be "Is there life after cancer?.........you bet there is!!" so perhaps that will interest you,telling most of the story which became my life for the best part of 20 years.

Hearing today that those of us over 70 years with a problematic health background may well be advised to be shielded for yet another 12 weeks with possably months more until the safe arrival of a vaccine.
What are your thoughts?
Uppermost my fears are for my eyes which badly need attention,teeth check ups too whilst my mane is well and truly running amok!It had not had a decent cut (something I have always prided myself on) for surely 2 months prior to this lockdown,it grows rapidly,is soft as snow and at the moment a truly terrible sight.............HELP!!!!!
Am thinking of digging out an old wig!

A dull day so no cavorting in our garden this day so perhaps I shall simply fantasise with a dose of "My fantasy Home by the sea" followed by "Escape to the country"........you are more than welcome to join me!
I have a large bar of Aero`s peppermint choc,am willing to share!

I'm also missing the Dentist and my hair is annoying me. My specs are held together with tape. My bra's tight and I have never bought underwear online. I blame doodle's hot chocolate

I miss walking around a shop and choosing for myself but I was so excited with the very fast arrival of seeds.

I am trying to send flowers to my DiL in NZ for her birthday, which clashes with Mother's day there, but I can't work out how to pay the local florist who doesn't do paypal. I wonder if I need a credit card. Normally I would ask DiL but I can't.

Thanks for sharing your stories with us. I am in awe of how much you have had to contend with through the years and now this!

Well dear panache your blog is indeed still there and what an amazing story it is. To have dedicated so much of your life to this wonderful cause and helping so many. It is people like you that we owe so much to. I remember you mentioning the dear lady who brought you up and how in turn you cared for her. My own dear mum lost her mother at 9 and spent much of her young life bringing up her younger siblings until she met and married my dad. She was simply the kindest person I have ever met and the loveliest. (my DH is pretty good too ?)
Now you’ve got me at story telling as well ?. As you say, it must be something to do with being in our own little lockdown unit. ?
Hope you enjoy your day. We have sunshine here. I’ll send you some ☀️

gramaretto hair is going to be a problem for me too. I have quite a lot (to put it mildly) it’s very thick and a bit wild. The longer it gets, the wilder it gets. I’ll look like a hermit when we eventually are allowed out ?
Hope you enjoy a day seed planting (or is that called potting? Not sure) ?

Early night for me I think. Sleep well all ?☕️

Evening gang members, been awol today. No, I haven't broke lockdown again by escaping from stir to the hospital ? ?

Your foster mother was absolutely right Dreamkeeper. I'm glad that you did find love from her and gave back in return. I lost my father when I was very young but I do have warm memories. My mother was the most loving person you could ever meet, she died when I was 36. I consider myself lucky to have had them both. My WP had a very different experience, an all too unpleasant one and walked out of his parental home when he was 15. From all I know, and have come to learn over the years, he was right to do so.

Doodle, interesting about your mother. My mother lost her mother when she was 10 and along with her older sister brought up her younger siblings. She was one of 10 children!

My partner has ingeniously 'fixed' his specs using a small thin piece of fence wiring Grammaretto. His fell apart a couple of days into lockdown. Seems to be holding up well ?

Did someone mention a hairdresser? That is the one thing I really need! My hair is driving me round the bend! By the time we are let out I'll need a hedge strimmer on it. You and me sound like we've got very similar hair properties Doodle! I've had an offer from someone in the kitchen who is willing to tackle it but it just doesn't cut it ?.

Between rain showers today my WP was talking to a neighbour (my partner at the top of our steps and the neighbour the other side of the gate) and our neighbour told him a shocking story. His daughter had gone into the post office to pick up a parcel she missed. She was in the queue and a lady was stood behind her. Apparently this lady was shouting talking very loudly. She was rambling on and she tried to ignore her but it was impossible very difficult. She heard the lady ranting off about having her bag taken off her at the airport and now she had no passport and there was a winning lottery ticket of £1 million inside and how she had been tortured and they'd burnt her brain. At first she thought the lady was on her phone and when she said she had her bag taken off her she was shocked but came to realise
The story was a complete fabrication. She still thought the lady was on the phone. She got to the front of the queue and got her parcel and turned away. The woman came bustling past her as soon as she turned, still ranting. There was no mobile phone in sight ??. The woman was clearly in need of some sort of intervention. She obviously isn't getting it atm. In some ways it's a scary affair for my neighbour's daughter, in other ways it is sort of funny even but it is clearly no joke. People, like her, who need help are falling through the net whilst this virus is going on.

Sorry this is such a downer. I don't mean it to be.

A fantastic hot chocolate and a good night's sleep is in order I think.... ?

Oh Doodle, your spelling has improved, I will tell Miss tomorrow!
I too have had the letter and have no intentions of going out until I am sure there won't be a second wave of the virus. I like to be at home anway, but I don't much like not being able to have the family here. But it is what it is.
Night night all.

CherryCezzy your daughter's encounter brought back scary memories: my poor DH was like that for many years. Paranoid schizophrenia can be very frightening, especially when the sufferer is a gun collector.

Mixed news from my cell today. A very sweet friend has passed away. Last year she and her husband celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary. It would not surprise me if he follows her, they were inseparable.

I got the 2nd scan of the baby (nicknamed 'Mooge' ) my son and partner are expecting. Still early days but all looking good.

Beautifully sunny Autumn day here; quite cold in the early mornings but it soon warms up. Not yet so cold that I've had to close my outside door at nights.

Made a Cornish pasty for my lunch and enjoyed half of it with a salad. My appetite isn't good right now but I must say I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Heard a hilarious 'blooper' on one of the BBC podcasts.
A man rang a radio station and said he'd bought a boat because he wanted, 'to circumsize the world.'

Good luck with that one Mate!

Morning all,
cherry that is a disturbing story about that poor woman in the post office. It’s to be hoped she has a GP or some family keeping an eye on her. Mental health services are so stretched already by the end of this lockdown I would think they would more in the way of staff and financing.
Glad your WP fixed his glasses. I am probably going to end up tying my hair back with a band soon, which will sort out the back. I had a go at the fringe the other night so at least I can see a bit better ?
craftygranny ? yes it has got to the point that when I am not in Miss Doll’s school I have to remind myself to write correctly ?
bradfordlass that must have made life very difficult and sad for you having a husband with such an illness even without the gun problem.
Sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. DH and I are have an online funeral of a neighbour this afternoon. Not quite sure how that will be. She was a lovely lady. Full of fun.
Lovely news about the baby scan. When is the baby due?
I love Cornish pasties. I could try the other half for you ?
Loved the story of the boat man ?
Have a good day all.

Afternoon fellow inmates ?

BradfordLass, it wasn't my daughter in the post office yesterday standing in front of that poor lady. It was my neighbour's daughter, I don't have a daughter.

Gov'nr Doodle I can already tie my hair up and very easily have a pair of pigtails ?. I am now seriously considering allowing my WP loose on it ?. I don't think I can mention the idea to him yet because he'd be ready with his hairdresser scissors before I could change my mind ?

I haven't been paying attention to many of the threads, but has anybody mentioned that scientists in France have discovered that the virus was there in December last year and someone died from it on 27th of that month? I'm starting to seriously wondering if the second bout of flu I thought I had in January (first one in November) was Covid-19. The first time I had a really chesty cough and was continuously blowing my nose but the second time I had a very dry cough and no nasal mucus. I became ill the second time after I'd been in a queue at the supermarket and was chatting to a lady who had just come back from the continent. She was clearly unwell and actually coughed in my face (yuck)! ?

Hello cherry my older son also thinks he might have had the virus in December when he came back from a business trip. He had a really bad cough too.
If you do decide to let WP loose on your hair can we have before and after pictures please? ?. I cannot let my DH anywhere near mine. He wouldn’t do it anyway. He couldn’t control a pair of scissors ?
Have a good day all.

Well that’s another day done - I had a strange urge to tidy my used carrier bag holder this morning. Hope I’m not coming down with something! It’s was strangely satisfying.

I made banana souffles for pud tonight - only 15gm of sugar between the three of us so a great use of one dodgy banana. Then I made a caramel sauce to go with it and blew my halo!
I’d better pass on the cocoa tonight but I’m easily persuaded!

Oh mamissimo that sounds nice. I love bananas. I’ve had phone calls from both sons tonight so caught up with all the family goings on. Cooked a large batch of chicken breasts in the slow cooker today. First time I have ever done chicken in it. I think they came out well and were certainly tender.

Are you sure I can’t tempt you to a hot chocolate mamissimo?.......?

Go on then! ?

I've passed on the hot choc tonight. I went to bed a bit early and have been reading and listening to the radio not doing either well.
DD called to say their lovely dog has to have an operation tomorrow to remove a large tumour. DD is beating herself up about not noticing it sooner.
Such a lovely sunny day today. I was outside a lot but some strangers came down our driveway and said "we're not trespassing are we?" I said " yes you are" and explained about shielding . He said the gates were open.
If we could see people I would want to see my DC not some random ramblers.
I do think it odd that some people think it's ok to browse your property.
Mamissimo you are funny. You are definitely unwell. How can anyone get pleasure from the carrier bag holder!

Doodle Baby is due in October.

Good things and bad things today: ran out of fresh milk and the lady who promised to get some never turned up.
I think she forgot. Didn't like to ring in case I made her feel guilty.

Fortunately I have a 1kg bag of dried milk which I don't mind in Rooibos tea. Not so good in my morning decaf though.

Put some of my 'growing up in Bradford after the war' memories in the blog and an Australian friend sent me a very lovely letter to say she'd enjoyed it and had forwarded the link to friends. It's been worth it for that alone.

Michael Rosen, poet and author is doing a little better but still in ICU. Apparently Stephen Fry was one of his Covid contacts but seems to have escaped.

I found a brilliant podcast. Natalie Haynes; great for anyone who likes the philosphers and myths of ancient Greece.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b076bz3h

Cup of hot choc made with reconstitued milk is the next experiment.

CherryCezzy
Have you read about the French athletes who attended the World Military Games in Wuhan in Oct 18-27.
The French world champion pentathlon was on French tv talking about how ill her and a companion were very ill on returning home.

CherryChezzy and MerylStreep that is very interesting. I know a few people, including myself, who were very ill with similar symptoms around Christmas time.

grammaretto sorry about your daughter’s dog. Hope the operation goes well. Our pets are very precious to us. Bit of a cheek those people coming into your garden. Do you live in a rural area? Did they think it was some kind of footpath?
Oh bradfordlass that’s something nice to look forward to.
DH and I are finding fresh milk one of the difficult things to have during lockdown. We are contemplating going without.

It does seem that maybe this virus has been around longer than we thought ?
Hope you all have a good day

I don't suppose you will ever know if you have had it but as !ong as it gives you immunity that's what matters,

I have been reading my DGS homework essay. It is very good - a thriller. It takes ages reading, listening, watching and commenting as our creative DGC do more and more amazing things.
DD's dog is having an operation today to remove a tumour. We are all praying for her.
I am building a stumpery in the garden. I intend to grow native wild flowers all around this massive stump but I have a sneaky feeling that the "weeds" I am removing are the same as the expensive seeds in the packet! I know foxgloves but how will I know which ones to keep

No I haven't read that MerylStreep, interesting. I did, however, see another interesting report on one news channel several weeks ago now, although not involving Europeans. Scientists in China "revisited" and reviewed patient deaths in Wuhan and discovered that one person, whose death certificate registered the cause as pneumonia (17:11:2019 was actually from Covid-19. It does beg the question as to whether this virus has been around longer.

Sorry to hear about your Dad's dog Grammaretto. Hope the operation goes well and she has a full recovery.

No problem getting milk here BradfordLass, seem a strange thing not to be able to get as I saw a rather a sad report about gallons of milk being poured down the drains and dairy farmers having to slaughter their cows. Hope you manage to get some soon.

I woke up with strange goings on with my right leg this morning, I don't know why. My knee is very stiff, I have tingling all down the outside of my leg and around my ankle and I'm limping. I can't seem to walk it off. I don't think I had a seizure in the night but can't be certain ?

Off to sort out a light lunch now, I'll be back later I hope.

Take care cherry. ? Hope WP is keeping an eye on you.
Mind you, you could have been dancing the night away in the Alphabet bar on a pint of poteen and have forgottten all about it. ?

Doodle, lots of bruising has come out so I must have had a seizure after all?. I also had another "indicator" by lunchtime but I won't go into that ?! My WP had a very bad night last night, he couldn't sleep because of the pain he is in so he wandered off downstairs. I think he must have fallen asleep ? in the recliner because he would have heard a clunk (me falling out of bed). I must have fallen out considering the extent of bruising I have. Oh well, as my GP says "goes with the territory" ?
On the upside, I've just had a food delivery with some fresh cheesecake, strawberries and cream contained within ? so am set up nicely for the bank holiday if they last that long!?.

cherry I hope you’re not to badly hurt. Hope you are ok.
The cheesecake sounds lovely. We have one too but saving it till tomorrow ?

Just bruises Doodle. I've had some nasty injuries in the past but I've never broken any bones. Apparently, statistically, people with epilepsy are less likely to break bones than most of us might think. The only bone I've ever broken is one in my left thumb when I was a teenager and I didn't have epilepsy then ?.

We've both resisted the cheesecake Doodle (so there ?) ! We want to save it for tomorrow too.?

It's been a funny sort of day in the CC household. A "bits and pieces" sort of day. Had a light lunch (small bowl of soup). Started sorting out coats & woollies (keeping a couple to one side because the weather's going to change). Delivery came, sorting woollies unfinished. Sorted delivery, don't go there! It's a tedious faff ?. Had my group quiz, sorting woollies still on back burner. Started feeling hungry again and couldn't believe the time! We cooked food together, not much cooking involved and woollies definitely there to be sorted tomorrow ?.
Me and my WP will watch Devs shortly, I'll take my evening medication and then it'll be close to the end of another day. How can that happen?? I've got a theory that a bitty kind of day wears the day iykwim.
What kind of day have you had Doodle, a kind one I hope.