Lockdown Weekend Diary

Friday night kicked off with another episode  of BBC2 Between The Covers book club with Sara Cox.  I’ve almost finished reading This Lovely City by Louise Hare, which will be reviewed next week.  I’ve romped through the book enjoying this London based story and I’m excited to hear what they thought of it.

We then went onto watch the lovely Monty Don on Gardeners World.  I love our tv evenings, they are pure escapism.

Saturday mornings are spent in the company of Tony Blackburn and his Radio 2 show Sounds of the Sixties.  With no plans to go out until mid afternoon and the rain pouring down outside we flicked through the papers and then decided to have a proper lazy morning and watch the new version of Daphne Du Mauriers - Rebecca.  It was gripping and the costumes and settings fabulous. Worth a watch if you’ve got Netflix.

I’m in my Narnia wardrobe here getting ready for an outing to the pub for a late lunch.  I bought these rust urchin cord trousers from Toast a few weeks ago and love them.  They’re teamed up with a retro blouse I’ve had a few years and my Fly London Chelsea boots.  Autumn/winter are my favourite seasons for clothes.

I found these urchin wool trousers in the charity shop last year and the brown cord coat is another charity shop find costing all of £8 a couple of years ago along with the basket and waistcoat.

Two tables were booked at our local The Oxford for lunch.  We sat on one and our friends sat socially distanced on the other.  We booked for 3pm knowing it would be quiet at that time and we wouldn’t have to shout across to one another.

We were celebrating John’s birthday and instead of a cake he went for one of Ella’s wicked Halloween sundaes.  It was a lovely couple of hours chatting even though we were sat apart and had to order our food and drinks separately.  

We giggled all the way home, not because we were tipsy,  I don’t drink alcohol at all (daft  enough without it ) but because we had another cosy evening in front of the telly to look forward to with the heating on, lamps lit and thinking we like this retirement malarkey and our simple way of life.

At 65 and 71 and working from the age of 15 we are beginning to settle into this new phase. 

Things are not great globally right now but, as the saying goes, ‘This to shall pass’.   Let’s hope it passes soon.

Lynn

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