What a miserable day yesterday, chilly and rain all day. We had to have the light on most if not all of the day. My watercolour online workshop was a success. The paints and paper more or less behaved, although I didn’t have one of the yellows and the one I did have was a bit overpowering so the final picture, for me was a little too yellow, and as you know yellow is not my favourite colour( the dreaded yellow top comes to mind !) As I was painting at the kitchen table under artificial light, I opened the back door to try to get better natural lighting. After three hours I was frozen. It was interesting where everyone came from. There was a lady from Coventry ( my eldest lives in Coventry) a gentleman from Rochdale, a lady from Grantham, where one of my friends lives ( well close by) and believe it or not, one of my friends who use to run my Thursday art group. It was a surprise as she never went to Jeremys classes and now lives in N Wales. The others were scattereed around the country. The lady from the States didn’t log in, perhaps her4.00 am alarm was too much for her !
After a very late lunch I could not motivate myself to do anything. Bob was busy tidying his workshop after finishing the rails for the railway, and after finishing lining and painting most of the walls in the old grain store, now my art room. He has run out of wood to finish the other panels on the wall, and must therefore wait for the return of DIY shops in France. Having said that our local DIY store is selling bargain boxes of disposable face masks at a special discount price for card holders. As we may need them to cross France at least , Bob took up the offer and will collect them on Monday.
Anyway, being rather apathetic in the afternoon, I did some family research for on of Bobs second cousins. Bob had been doing it whilst we have been here. I got quite involved and it was soon 6.30 pm. Time to eat before our wine tasting at 8.00 pm. This was the usual hilarious event. A nice social couple of hours. Next meeting the 16 th, we hope to be elsewhere, ie driving up from Portsmouth.
My GPs surgery got back to me on Friday afternoon via there website messaging. However the receptionist also telephoned it was about 7.45 pm here. From the time I think it was from home and the number came up as PRIVATE not the normal withheld. Anyway, apparently because of Brexit there was so e doubt as to whether prescription could be emailed which she wanted to explain, and she wanted to confirm the dosages of two substitue medications. The receptionist was lovely and we had quite a chat. Of course I then looked tge substitutes up. I didn’t like the sound of them. The one I am taking, I take for the side effects and not the main purpose of the drug ( as prescribed for me by my gastroenterology specialist ). The substitutes seemed to not have the desired side effect
anyway I did another search on the tablets I do take that the pharmacist couldn’t find. I found the french literature and the french name, so I shall take that to the pharmacy i stead next week.Its a dull cloudy day today, drier and warmer than yesterday. I may plant out my beetroot, and pathetic aubergine plans then I can tidy my makeshift cold frame away. I may finish the weeding and see if we can have our accidental garden fire if the wood is not too wet now. As I no longer need my art and sewing stuff that too can be tidied away for another stay. I may clean the study. I haven’t done it for a long time, pulling furniture out etc unless of course you count doing it in my dreams all night last night.
No yoga today, the teacher is still not available
So as we enter weeks 8-9 for us
Think positive, stay cheerful, keep busy, stay safe and have the best day that you can
