Lockdown 3 - day 32

 

Friday, I woke thinking it was Saturday.  Are you struggling with the days of the week?

It’s been a glorious day, well it’s a bit cloudy now but we saw the sun which just makes the world feel a bit more right.

Above is the back and left front of my cardigan, I’m so pleased I knit the band as I went, so much easier. 

We walked today as usual, deciding we would carry on from the common to Godmanchester. We wanted to see what the flooding was like through The Parks.

We fed the swans on our way out of Hemingford, they really have no concept of personal space coming far to close for my liking! As you can see we are still very flooded.

This was the state of my boots after crossing the final section of Hemingford Abbots common. I had wet feet. My walking boots have mesh sections on the sides not ideal for sloppy mud!

The Parks - Godmanchester 

The total round trip was 8.2 miles, we had to walk back the way we came so our boots got another dosing of mud and by the time we got home I had wrinkled toes, not the most pleasant feeling walking in wet boots.

Peter got a message yesterday afternoon inviting him to book his Covid vaccine jab, we were very surprised at the speed of this, he is in the 65+ age group, and didn’t expect an invite yet. As I type he is there now.  Our doctors surgery seems to be really on top of the game, so it will be interesting to see when I get a call.  I will be 65 next week 😢

Dinner tonight is steak and kidney with dumplings. We decided we would have takeaway night tomorrow for a change

Lockdown 3 - day 31

It’s raining, it’s pouring, 

yes folks it’s raining again. 

We had not long been out for our walk when it started. 

We should have gone this morning we knew it was in the forecast. 

 

Never mind it was a productive morning. 

We finished the puzzle

popped to Lidl in Huntingdon for plants..... I came out with a slow cooker and a stick blender as well. I needed the blender as our other had packed up and our slow cooker is very small and 40 years plus old so past it’s best. 

Planted up the hyacinths in an old chamber pot

Then did the ironing. 

So as I say a productive morning. 

The primula will go into the garden. I’m planning a new border round the edge of the patio under the pergola. It will make mowing easier. Well that’s what I’ve told him indoors! He says as long as the plants don’t grow over onto the grass it’s ok, so I will keep to low growing plants and plant them closer to the patio edge than the grass. Mind you it’s me that mainly cuts the edges so I’m not sure what he’s moaning about

We did managed a 3 mile walk despite the rain so at least we got some exercise today. Which is just as well because a 6 pack of Portuguese custard tarts fell into the trolley at Lidl too!

Lockdown 3 - day 30

Happy days ........

Another dry day which was a bonus, not that anywhere is drying up as yet. 

We walked again this afternoon, another 5 miles. We did see the sun for a while which was good. 

We went along the farm tracks over the main roads towards Hilton again. A bit muddy in places but mainly paved so not so bad. 

There is an area by a small wood which is full of emerging daffodils and snowdrops, it will look a picture in a few weeks. 

Evidence of the buds starting on some of the trees and plenty of catkins. 

It was interesting to see how the water has eroded part of the bank away on one of the curves in what is normally a quiet stream. The power of water is incredible. 

Dinner this evening is Kofta meatballs and roasted pepper and feta couscous 

I’ll leave you with this beautiful sunset  I just looked up and saw the sky, so ran upstairs and snapped these photos. Isn’t it great to have instant pictures?

Lockdown 3 - day 29

 

I beat Blogger today, I selected my photos in reverse order and got them put in correctly. Little things. 

Our day started with a trip to Morrison’s, we thought we would change supermarkets this week just to add a bit of variety. Let’s face it you have to get it where you can. 

A bit more time spent on the puzzle and then after lunch we donned our wellies and headed out. 

The river is still running high and well over it banks, we had hoped to walk over to Houghton Mill but even with wellies it was too high. Instead to headed for the common towards Godmanchester but took a side walk through the fields. It was a bit hairy in places and then we got to the gate to the lane and it was running like a river. Turn back?  No he ploughed on I kept well back making sure it was safe, no point in us both getting wet?!  As it happens it was fine if you kept to the edge and then crossed to a high spot. As you can see after we came out another couple tried it in the opposite direction. We are all mad but we did stay dry. We then walked the perimeter of the common which was very soggy but it was good to have foot ware that kept us dry rather than worrying that the mud would go over the top of the walking boots. Mind you wellies aren’t the best for walking in (5.7 miles) and we will pay for it later. 

We are having burgers for dinner this evening, quick and easy. We got some lovely big mushrooms to go with them and maybe some salad on the side.  You would think with all the walking we do that we would be getting some weight off but it doesn’t seem to happen. Must be our age ......

Lockdown 3 - day 28

Hello February! It’s been an average sort of day here in lockdown world. 

What have we been doing?

Laundry day - we decided to treat ourselves to a new mattress topper and pillows which arrived this morning. We striped the bed and turned the mattress for good measure. I’m actually quite excited for bedtime as the topper feels very thick and cosy. Anything to make me sleep better. 

I spent a while working on the latest jigsaw puzzle

After lunch we saw the sun for a while. Peter went for a walk and I spent some time in the garden. It was good to start the tidy up and I managed to get just under half of it done before my feet got too cold and I started to loose the light. No pictures I’m afraid but hopefully I can finish off this week then snap some photos.  The hellebores are coming out a treat and now I’ve cut back all the old leaves they are putting on a show.

The back of my cardigan, there is about 5” more to do. It’s quite a long one. The pattern is from Yarnspiration and is the Caron Dropped Shoulder Knit Cardigan.  Of course I am making some changes to it.  I’ve done a 2x2 rib rather than single. Added stripes. The front band will be worked as I go rather than sewn on after. Instead of a garter band it will be ribbed to match the welts. I saw this on a blog the other day and liked the look so decided to give it a go. 

And finally an Amaryllis bulb springing into life. A gift from a friend