The days go by and I was surprised to see that my last entry was 6 April and it is now 11 April - ‘time flies when you’re having fun’ as the saying goes.
We are continuing to do neighbourhood walks and on Thursday morning I took part in the Les Mills fitness programme - I think it was a bit advanced for me but I just marched on the spot when it got a bit much. The music was good and the presenters very fit and enthusiastic so that keeps you motivated. The ‘class’ is conducted from the top of a high rise building in Auckland which in itself was rather lovely instead of inside a studio.
During the day I had a great spring clean of the cupboards and drawers of the buffet in the lounge then decided to move furniture around for a bit of a change. Actually very pleased with the result and both the lounge and living/dining room are looking less cluttered.
Beautiful day on Good Friday - calm and sunny.
View
Had breakfast, morning tea and lunch on the balcony but didn’t do very much ‘work’ as it was a holiday after all.
Made some mince pies yesterday and marked three up with the children’s initials. Also made some Easter cupcakes with yellow icing and tiny Easter eggs nestled on the top. (Only 2 left - the rest went to the grandchildren early this morning)
Cakes
Good Friday we had 5 pm drinks via Zoom with Katherine, Angus and the children. They are all in good spirits and Katherine is doing an amazing job of keeping their day varied and interesting with sport activities as well as crafts and TV - movies come with a quiz to be answered afterwards to see what they have got out of the story.
And now it is Easter Saturday and currently is foggy and cool but we are supposed to have another nice day - wish it would hurry up and arrive! We had planned to be in the garden today but there are still plenty of things to do inside. This morning I was up bright and early, showered and dressed by 7.30 am and was first customer at the local 4-Square store - a great time to shop and also a great place to shop as they simply can’t have crowds of people in the shop because of the size. While I was out I made an Easter Bunny delivery to Richardson Street and just left the above cakes, pies and wrapped up Easter eggs on the porch.
Tonight is our Saturday night ‘dinner party’ night and we have decided it will be a themed night so are having Indian food and will dress up - photo will be posted after the event.
So we’re in this until at least 22 April - a decision will be made by Government on 20 April as to whether we stay in Alert Level 4 or revert to Alert Level 3. This will depend on the number of Covid-19 cases and the controls in place. Any reduction in levels will be a slow process and Alert Level 3 is still pretty restrictive, especially for those over 70 or with vulnerable health conditions. Not all businesses will be able to reopen at that time and communal areas such as libraries, gyms etc. will still be closed. (I had a hair cut appointment changed from 26 March to 23 April but doesn’t look as if I will be able to have that - my hair is manageable at the moment but I usually have a trim every 5 weeks so trying hard not to pick up the nail scissors!)