Day 5

DB rang very late last night, they have changed his medication to try and dumb down the headaches and it had made him sleepy, think he may need a lower dose, although he only has to have it once a day. Will have to see how he is this morning when he rings. He did say that the Dr who saw him yesterday did agree when DB told him about his previous 'headaches' after he fell off the stool in the garden a couple of years ago and his visit to the neurologist.

Today was horrid pill day for me, I took it early and fell asleep sitting up, I feel dreadful now and look even worse. Cleaner is coming this morning and also the gardener, so mask wearing time again. I will be shutting myself in my sewing room or our bedroom.

We had rain yesterday morning and it looks like the forecast was right, we had more overnight, its very grey this morning, supposed to get better in the middle of the week. It needs to the grass needs cutting badly, especially in the front.

I sat and knitted a bobble hat yesterday, will finish it and sew it up today, found the wool when I excavated my knitting bag, it will go well with the coat I bought in the sales earlier this year. I got the coat from Edinburgh Woollen mills, one of my favourite shops, Saturday there was a piece in the paper, apparently they have gone bust along with another shop in the group. I am very sad, we have had a number of shops close in the town including Argos, which is owned by Sainsbury the grocery chain. So many shops have been forced to close their doors because of the lockdowns. Such a shame, the town centre has been decimated. Even our market has suffered.

I realise that internet shopping may well be to blame, but if you needed something and were isolating you had very little choice. For me a trip into town is a painful business, there are a number of seats in the town centre, they are a welcome sight when my back is giving me problems.

No plans for today except to get through it in one piece, I may well go back to bed after the cleaner has gone. I need to sort out my supper, took a beef and bean casserole out of the freezer last night, too much for one meal so will have the rest on Wednesday. There is a raspberry sponge in the fridge will have that for dessert. The sticky toffee pudding I had last night was a bit too sticky and sweet, there is one left.