Saturday 15th August
And on our screen this week........
We've had our solar panels about seven years now and very quickly doves took to nesting under them, as they had to all the others around us and beyond according to all the local fb pages. We didn't mind the noise they made or the usual flurry of white feathers constantly floating past the windows. We learned to live together. Gradually the houses nearby started adding measures to evict and block further nesting under their panels..... so more and more birds now happily and prolifically reproducing had fewer panels to colonise. Our roof got busier and they were definitely more of a nuisance. When any perched on the satellite dish our signal was interrupted. Guttering and downpipes were getting blocked and overflowing by their waste etc.
This week we had our panels blocked, although I felt bad making those beautiful birds homeless. Hubby took before and after photos but typically he went out when most of the birds had flown away.
Daughter and O had done some paid filming work, in period costume, quite a long time ago and she suddenly let us know it's on TV now. She's in a field this week as her Tudor self so won't get to see it until she's home, so we are recording it. It's a narrated historical documentary and O was the young Henry with Daughter in support in a group scene and as one of his nurses.
Very proud grandma😊More disruption on our forward planning as another pandemic economic casualty caused Easyjet to shutdown their Southend and Stansted Airport side of the business. Our April flights had already been transferred to October. This was our usual Six-to-Spain holiday and it was nice to have it to look forward to. One couple are still too nervous to even consider travelling again yet so they've cancelled. FriendM has put in the refund request and we can hopefully get Ryanair flights to replace them.
Get well sunflowers from my lovely coffee morning neighbours
We still played the Thursday night Virtual Pub Quiz even though most of the family are away. R was home alone and set up the zoom room Hubby and I set up here as usual. R had also invited her US friend to join us. We all watched the quiz on YouTube, the three of us on zoom and the girls messaged answers back and forth (R types really fast) and it all worked really well. Our 37 out of 50 score was no disgrace.
And today after 154 days (22 weeks spanning six months) of only leaving home five times for medical appointments, my shielding/ self isolation/ quarantine or whatever they are calling it this week, ends. So as soon as I feel mobile enough, as I'm only 15 days post-op, we'll be thinking about getting out and seeing what the new-normal world looks like.
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2 comments:
They were great in that film. Loved how frequently they appeared as had not been given an impression that they were seen for more than a fleeting moment.
Yes very proud Grandma. Think Daughter had the impression it would be fleeting glimpses similar to when her and R were costumed extras, but this time O had a major role. He was also shown briefly in episode 2.
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