Day 120 - April 30th

Day 6 of isolation. Still testing positive. Wayne, whilst doing some work in the garden ,discovered a birds next on top of the strimmer in the shed. The mummy blackbird is already sitting on the next so meybe we'll have baby birds soon.

Day 119 - April 29th

Day 5 of isolation. Still testing positive and I spent some time reading the latest book chosen by my book club - Limitless by Tim Peake.

Day 118 - April 28th

25 July 1936 - 19 March 2022

Today family and friends gathered for my father-in-law's funeral. I (still isolating and still testing positive) was obviously unable to attend the service but I did drive to the cemetery to watch the committal from a safe distance before driving back home to the sanctuary of my bedroom.

Day 117 - April 27th

 Day three of isolation. Still testing positive and I decided to do some scrapbooking to pass the time.

Day 116 - April 26th

Today I tested positive for Covid-19! Whilst it is no longer a legal requirement to isolate, to protect my family and those I work with I've decided to isolate and have been doing so since yesterday morning when I had a very feint line on a lateral flow test followed by two negative tests. I really thought that first test yesterday with a very feint line was a false-positive test (because apart from a slightly sore throat on Sunday evening I've had no other symptoms) but the line on today's test is far more visible and pretty conclusive.

Day 115 - April 25th

Today I enjoyed eating some M&S Percy Pig Easter Party Time sweets left over from Easter.

Day 114 - April 24th

This morning's walk was in glorious sunshine.

Day 113 - April 23rd

Today I made banana muffins.

Day 112 - April 22nd

So many cowslips in the fields at the moment.

Day 111 - April 21st

Wisteria outside The Old Bakehouse.

Day 110 - April 20th

A smiley chocolate mouse lid.

Day 109 - April 19th

Whilst at my parent house this weekend, we were looking at my Nana's recipe book which contained lots of her favourite recipes many of which friends had given her.

We were particularly curious about this recipe which states 'keep 2 weeks before using'!

Day 108 - April 18th (Bank Holiday Monday)

Playing with paper again.

 

Day 107 - April 17th (Easter Sunday)

Happy Easter. 

Day 106 - April 16th (Easter Saturday)

Happy Birthday Christopher.

Day 105 - April 15th (Good Friday)

Today's Good Friday breakfast was a Morrisons Bunny Crumpet. I think he looks a little scary.

Day 104 - April 14th

 Today we put out the Easter Tree and hung the decorations.

Day 103 - April 13th

Whilst in the supermarket we picked up a packet of Krispy Kreme Easter doughnuts.

Day 102 - April 12th

This afternoon we made our first visit this year to Wrest Park. 

It was the first time we had visited in nearly a year and were interested to see that more of the house was now open to the public.

Outside the gardens had been planted up for summer.

Another change was in The Old Diary which is now a sculpture gallery housing some of the estate's most beautiful statues, now restored to their former glory, whilst replicas are on display outside in the grounds.

We walked round the grounds.

We visited The Orangery which fans of the TV show Bridgerton may recognise as the orangery where Prudence Fetherington and  Lord Jack Fetherington are caught alone forcing them into marrying.

In the Pear Orchard the grass is left to grow naturally until summer but it is also full of heritage varieties of crocus and narcissus.