Gransnetters share what lockdown has made them feel grateful for with McCarthy & Stone

I am grateful to all those workers who kept life continuing during lockdown, including my daughter working on the covid wards. I am grateful for our garden, which I have probably appreciated as never before. I am grateful to my 15 year old who approached lockdown and even homeschooling with great positivity and was good company most of the time.

I have been very grateful to thoughtful younger neighbours who have never failed to ask me whether I need anything from the supermarket when they have been shopping during lockdown. We have also enjoyed shopping slices of home baked goodies every week. This all helped keep the anxiety at bay

I have learned how to shop on line which I had never done. Lucky to have a garden to enjoy and interesting walks round and about. Enjoyed zoom bingo with Rotary and joined in zoom Brownie meetings which the girls have loved.

I am so grateful for the time I have spent with my daughter

Plus good books and netflix

I am grateful for:
* My garden (the lock down would have been awful without one)
* The weather ( how much worse it would have been had we had rain evry day!)
* My families regular calls and the Whats app quizzes.
* That I am comfortable enough not to have to worry about money at all during this time.
Having listed these, I am more than aware that some people don't have any of these and I really feel for those people. I hope everyone can eventually come out of this soon and return to their normal lives.

I am deeply grateful that l live alone, so don't have to poke up with someone whining all the time and getting on my nerves.
I am also grateful that l am healthy, all my friends, neighbours and work colleagues are healthy too.
The peace when it all kicked off was blissful, but all too short lived. I found l hated and resented all the cars and noise as it started up again.
As time went on, l was looking forward to getting back to work, and seeing my friends once more.
I am now happily back working, and my friends are slowly emerging blinking into the sunlight and sitting in my garden once again. Lovely.

The little things which have made lockdown more bearable are that our health remains good, and although concerned about COVID-19, so far no-one I know has been affected.

I've learned several new recipes, have been grateful when a neighbour gave me a small supply of items I had been looking out for, and grateful to my husband who has grown a lovely supply of strawberries and lettuce. We're waiting for the tomatoes, runner beans, onions and other veg to ripen and become ready to pick.

I'm usually quite a positive person, and although friends and family have been unable to visit, we've kept contact through phone calls, texts and social media.

Lockdown hasn't been too bad, but I'm ready to hit the local garden centres and a few shops.

I am so grateful to have a loving husband and family who all support each other. To have friends who phone to make sure I'm ok, and neighbours likewise. To have a comfortable house, a garden, and beautiful places to walk to without having to get in a car. To have happy memories to reflect on when I do feel a bit down. To have good health generally and to be physically active. To live in a country where we have a superb NHS (yes, it has its faults, but compared to many countries it's brilliant) with dedicated staff ... I could go on. I feel very fortunate to have all these, and more. And after lockdown .... let's hope that we can make the world a kinder and more caring place.

Grateful for;
Hugs from husband.
Regular contact with daughters and family (near and far).
Amazing support from NHS staff for my husband's medical condition.
A garden (when many others don't have the benefit of).
Recent relaxation of rules which mean that we can once again take walks in the countryside (shopping I don't miss all that much).

I am very grateful to have my husband, my son and our lovely dog as they have been so much comfort to me. It's been lovely being at home together all day everyday. I'm also grateful to my work colleagues as we set up a Whatsapp group and kept in touch with each other whilst our work has been closed. We've given each other support and shared our ups and downs and that has been really nice too. I'm also thankful to have good friends and a supportive family.

So grateful for the precious gift of having my daughter & granddaughter here from South Africa. They arrived just before lockdown and have been here ever since. It's hard for her husband & I know she wants to be back there but we have had lovely precious moments together which won't happen again as my husband is unable to travel....

My lovely husband, we celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary in lockdown, and I’m very grateful to him for caring for me when I was very unwell with Coronavirus in March.
I’m blessed to have family and friends to message and a garden to have sat out in.

I shielded with my daughter and family 400 miles from home for 3 months. I am grateful to my family for doing that. Having anyone under your roof for that long is a strain, but they managed it brilliantly.

I too am grateful for my dog who has been a constant source of comfort and fun through the difficult times.

I am grateful for our NHS (including my daughter) battling through Covid-19 without basic equipment to keep them safe. There are some very brave people there.

I am grateful for having a home with a garden, without which our enforced imprisonment would have been so much harder.

I am grateful for not needing medical or dental treatment during lockdown, having seen how difficult this could have been.

I am grateful that our computer and devices didn't throw 'a wobbly' and thus kept me in touch with friends and family all around the world. One (OK, perhaps a few) click and there they are - it's just amazing seeing and conversing with people on the other side of the globe.

I am grateful to live in a country where during the lockdown period, neighbours came together to see who needed help and support and freely gave their time to try and make a difficult situation, better.

For my family and friends and a strong marriage.

I’m grateful that I have a garden & good weather through most of the pandemic. Also modern technology for without that we wouldn’t have been able to connect with family & friends or arrange deliveries etc. And for our wonderful nhs workers

I am so grateful for the companionship of my little dog. he has always been good company but never more so than in these weeks of enforced isolation.

I feel grateful for my routine. I didn’t change a thing except leaving the house. I went to bed at the same time, meal times stayed the same. I watched my programs and read my books. Keeping my routine kept me sane.

Luckily we live out of town in a small rural place, so no problems with social distancing and stuff, but a huge thankyou to everyone who has been there for us all, NHS staff, Post Office staff, Delivery drivers, shop workers, we appreciate you!

my family and my garden to keep me going

I’m grateful for having my husband and have lots of sympathy for anyone living alone. I’m grateful for the NHS, although it has delayed my planned op, it has still provided urgent care. Also The other essential workers who have kept going ,which includes Tesco delivery drivers and of course my vet.

I am grateful for many things. All key workers who have kept things going throughout these last few months, friends and family who have kept in touch, neighbours who have become friends not to forget that I have a lovely home and a great husband. So many things to be grateful for including the four amazing grandchildren that I have been able to face-time during the lockdown.

I feel grateful to my husband. We haven’t had a single cross word through lockdown and have supported each other through the ups and downs felt due to the virus. Thank you to a special man.

Grateful that we have a car and bikes and live in a suburban area
We have been able to ride our bikes most days and gone shopping in the car and not have to have taken public transport

I am grateful for having a loving and caring husband to share the lockdown with and for my family who have constantly kept in touch to check if we need anything.
I am also grateful that we live by the coast and two rivers for lots of fresh air. I am also glad that all my family and friends have been safe from this pandemic so far and am grateful for all the shop delivery staff who have been working such long hours to keep us stocked up with essentials.