Hello isolating friends , I hope the day is proving manageable and with happy periods despite the frustrations of it all.
Today when walking with my little spaniel it occurred to me how many little things I now notice , and I wondered if we all do this when there’s not a time constraint ?
Most days walking is uncomfortable with hip and knee pain and numb feet but today was amazing , as no side effects at all to spoil the walk. Little things I noticed today were the interesting bark patterns on the pine trees in the park ; the odd pink bluebell amongst all the common blue ones ; the wild forget me knot covering the ground; the sensible swerving away of approaching walkers, the lovely smile from a young runner as he thumped past, and the little green buds on the oak trees.
Apart from talking to friends, and children both here and in NZ. And watching a couple of news programmes I’m avoiding clinging to tech and trying to read more often in between cooking for myself and a couple of others nearby, and cleaning , cleaning, cleaning!
Wishing you all a stress and pain free day and hope that we can hang on in there as long as we need to . With love Denise x
Early New year wishes 
Complaint from the new tenant