2020 Has Arrived

I had to cave and finally go to the supermarket. The cat insisted I had to go and buy her food. It wasn't as bad as I'd anticipated. About 20 mins in the queue outside before I got in but people were being very sensible and keeping their distance and I didn't hear anyone complaining about the wait. The shelves were much better stocked than last time I went so it looks like the panic buyers have calmed down a bit thankfully.

Now looking forward to a lazy day chilling with my friend Netflix.

A couple of lovely, sunny days here. A pity we're mostly cooped up indoors. There's plenty of housework I could be doing but I'm struggling to work up any enthusiasm for it. Not that I do at the best of times. lol I think I'm getting lazier by the day. The lack of social interaction, even for someone like me who isn't very sociable to start with, is becoming a bit surreal. I would imagine anyone who normally works and is very active outside of work as well must be going stir crazy by now and we have a long way to go still.

Hello All,

I had to pop my head in today to welcome our new member after getting the email to say she had arrived.

As I write this I haven't had time to go back over these last three pages to catch up with everyone but before I get out of bed this morning I wanted to drop in here to say a quick hi.

I have spent most of this year with Doctors, hospital etc, trying to find out exactly why I keep having these bouts and trying to live some sort of normal life.

With trial and error I have discovered, (I think) that it has boiled down to me suddenly becoming allergic to milk. Sounds simple doesn't it. But after having to spend virtually the whole of February laid up it's been no joke I can tell you.  Basically it seems I have been poisoning myself. I have lost a lot of weight and had extreme anemia again, which of course makes me so weak I could barely stand. 

Once we realised what it was I had the whole of March getting well and stronger again. Anemia levels are now up out of the danger zone again.

I often think of this board and would love to give it an update and maybe I will use my 12 or so weeks of being in lockdown to do something about it.

Well, that's a short precis of my medical status.  I will be back later to update on what else has been going on in my life and to catch up on all of yours.

I hope you're improving now Sandy and the culprit has been found.

At the moment Geru we can go out to exercise/walk the dog for an hour, buy groceries and get medical supplies or care for a vulnerable person. That will be reviewed today but no decision made immediately as to whether those restrictions will be tightened even further. Our grocery stores only allow a certain number of people in at once so it's easy enough to practise social distancing while we shop and people queuing outside have been very sensible about it too.

A lovely sunny weekend here too. A pity we can't take much advantage of it but at least I got jeans and sweatshirts and stuff dry outdoors. It's the little things in life. lol

More stuff dried outdoors including bedding. The sunny days continue although it's down from 20C one day to 18C yesterday and only 13C today. Better than wind and rain though especially since I'm off to stand in a queue for the supermarket this morning.

Our lockdown was extended yesterday for at least another three weeks. Doesn't bother me much since I'm unsociable anyway but some people are starting to feel a bit stir crazy I think.

Hi everyone.

Sandy, so good to hear from you.
I hope your medical issues calm down 
and that you will be feeling better soon.

Wendy, Glad you were having some nice weather.
The state I live in is still on lockdown. 
I'm still working very long hours. 
Still wearing my masks and gloves at work. 

Geru, 
I watch the news every morning before I go to work.
Sometimes after work, I just can't watch it anymore.
I decided I need to give my brain a break from the stress
and the worry. 

It is 63F/17C and sunny today.
A gorgeous day out. 
I have the sliding glass patio door open.
The sun is shining in and the gentle breeze
is coming in through the patio door screen. 

Salads with Romaine lettuce, sliced hard boiled eggs, 
sugar snap peas, shredded carrots, fresh tomatoes,
and Feta cheese crumbles on top for lunch.

Watching something on Netflix or Amazon Prime later.

Take care, everyone, and have a peaceful rest of the day.

Good to see you Kerri. I hope those work hours ease up for you soon.

I think we can get overwhelmed by the constant bombardment of bad news at the moment. Switching it off for a while and just chilling with Netflix or something is essential to relieve the stress. I bet you're missing your grandchildren too.

My GD has been in hospital for a few days after feeling no movement from the baby for a while. She's back home now and all is well with both her and the baby thankfully. Gave her a bit of a scare. The little monster has managed to kick one of her ribs out of place which is very painful but they can't fix it while she's still carrying him apparently. Looks like this one is going to be a bit of a handful even before he arrives.

Hi everyone.

Wendy, 
That must have been an awfully scary experience for your granddaughter.
Thank goodness the baby is OK.  
I hope she is not in too much pain re her rib.
The baby does seem like he demands a little extra attention.
Best wishes for her and the baby. 

Making pork ribs for dinner.
A side of sauteed fresh green beans, 
fresh fruit salad, and cooked fresh mushrooms and peas. 

The store had a lot of fresh fruit on sale.
I over-bought. 
So we'll be having fruit salad with many of our meals the next few days.

Tonight we're going to watch a movie.
We haven't decided if we're going to watch "Parasite"
or "The Call of the Wild". 

Take care, everyone, and have a peaceful rest of the day.

That dinner sounds delicious. I'm not a dessert fan but one of the few I will eat is fresh fruit salad. I'll be right over. Well just as soon as I'm not banned anymore. lol

I watch a lot of Korean drama series on Netflix and I was delighted to see a Korean film finally get recognition. I haven't seen it yet but if you do watch it let us know what you think.

Weather is nice and sunny with a few clouds now and then , showers are forecast .

Kerri;  I agree , the news is scary and we are all getting fed up reading nothing but bad news every day . But ....if you ignore it all , and someone else starts to talk about it ,then you get accused of being uninformed...... . I wont mention it again .
I watch movies every evening .
Your meals sounds yummy .
Wendy:  Korean movies ? Do they speak English ?
Sounds like your G/D had bit of a scare ,glad she  and the baby are   alright now .


Be safe .

Nice and sunny again here this morning. Meant to reach 18C which is good for April.

Not usually Geru although a few have been dubbed. I can't watch those. These are subtitled as is the film I believe although I haven't seen it yet. I just love the characters in their dramas. The good and the fairly evil ones. Love their humour too.

I watch on Netflix. You can change the size of the subtitles and the colour, shading, background etc. Took me a while to get it just right for my eyes.

Still sunny here but cooler and quite windy. Nothing much planned for the day other than some laundry and a few other small chores. I'll brave grocery shopping again tomorrow.

Hi everyone.

I went up to the grocery store this morning
to get groceries and supplies.
I found a container of Clorox wipes on the shelf.
I couldn't believe it! Ha!
Such a small thing made my morning. 

I also bought some diapers and fresh fruit 
and left them on my daughter's porch.
It hurts my heart not to be able to hug my baby grandson.
But this won't last forever.
I know many people are having a more difficult time than I am.
So I count my blessings. 

They had porterhouse steak on sale at the store
for $1.64 a pound. 
My husband was feeling a little down, 
so I bought some and am going to broil him one tonight
and serve it with stuffed mushrooms. 

A beautiful, sunny Spring morning.
I may sit outside on the porch later.

Take care, everyone, and stay safe.

Ooh lovely. Steak and mushrooms. The nectar of the gods.

It' s funny the things that make our day now isn't it? A friend was delighted the other day because she finally managed to get some toilet rolls. lol

Didn't get the shopping done on Friday. Long story involving a dead car battery and a dead jump starter. My own fault I forgot to charge the latter. I think a new car battery is in order soon though. It's over five years old and probably not holding its charge. The car shouldn't have been dead as it had been out a few times.

A lovely young man I didn't know from Adam jump started it for me later in the day and I took it for another good run. Managed to do the shopping on Saturday and took it for another run after that so if it dies now it definitely needs a new battery since the alternator seems to be fine.

We've had a decent run of weather in April. Washing is drying outdoors again. Supposed to end today though with rain and cooler temps forecast.

Hi everyone.

I finished my laundry, washing my kitchen floor, 
and rearranging our freezer section of the fridge. 
I filled my husband's pill organizer for the week, 
and cooked him some things that he can eat during the week
while I'm at work. 

Now, time to relax and watch something on Amazon Prime
or Netflix. 

Wendy, so nice when a stranger is helpful.
There are some good people in the world. 

Take care everyone and have a peaceful rest of the day.

I think times like these bring out the best in some people and the worst in others. I live in hope that the good prevail.

Did you watch Parasite in the end Kerri?