Marks Grans Blog

I met the Art Girls yesterday for the first time in over 2 years!  We've had Zoom meetings throughout lockdowns and we've had art challenges and to be honest the other girls have already met up twice in the past few months.  Both times were down at the coast where one of the girls moved to last year and I didn't feel ready to make the journey by public transport.  The first time they went I'd planned to go but I got myself in a right old froth before it and pulled out the day before.  The second time was just before Christmas and I really didn't fancy it so I pulled out long before the trip took place.  The meeting yesterday was in the city in a fairly busy restaurant.  To begin with I felt quite uneasy but we had such fun I soon relaxed and enjoyed it.  However a strange thing happened later!  At the restaurant one of the girls warned us that a fraudulent text is being sent out telling you you've been in contact with a positive covid person and t...

 Well, we're plastered!  It's looking good.  As I sit here typing this hubby is at my door vaccuming some of the dust.  He's been going round smoothing off the bits that stuck where they weren't supposed to be and I've just watched him lol.  I feel I've hit a bit of a brick wall today.  I think we were so busy preparing for this and today is the first day I've really stopped and it's hit me and I feel exhausted!  I think hubby must run on Duracell batteries - clearly my batteries are cheap and nasty ones! While the plasterer was here we were 'trapped' outside the dining room which is effectively the middle of the house.  We call it the dining room but its the main room in the house - almost like a dining kitchen would be as the kitchen is off the dining room and the living room is off the dining room but we use the dining room most of the time, its where everyone congregates so it was awkward not having it in use.  Fortunately we can get out ...