Tired

So far the only side effect from my booster is an overwhelming tiredness. I slept until noon and could easily have gone back to bed but didn't. I don't even have a sore arm to speak of. That, I believe, is often down to the technique of the nurse. I gave good injections.

The ACF rang. Mother in law is still in a lot of pain and bed bound. They are turning her regularly to avoid pressure areas. Someone is going out tomorrow from Peninsula Health (the health network that runs the hospital she was in) to do some rehab. She is still in isolation from the assumed covid contact so no visiting her yet. It will be interesting to see how her memory has been affected by this.

I have just got off the phone from The Mermaid. She is terribly lonely. She has a son and a daughter. The son is married with 3 kids and his in-laws are very controlling. The don't want the Mermaid involved in anything they do as a family. They went on a two week holiday at a beach resort and not only was The Mermaid not invited, it was made clear this was THEIR holiday time and she was not welcome. Not even for an afternoon to spend time with the grandkids. She voiced her pain to her son and they caught up for some mum and son time but it's a shame it had to come to that.

Last night we had sausages and mash. Himself makes the best mash ever. It is full of butter and cream! The sausages were Cumberland pork sausages as they were the only variety left on the shelf. They were so good he went and bought another couple of packets and we will have the same tonight but with onion gravy as well. I have a batch of dough on the go. Hopefully it will be ready in time for dinner. I will freeze most of it for other meals. An Aldi key lime pie for dessert and all is good in my world.

Tomorrow is our first craft day at L'arte. Unfortunately our numbers will be down with people isolating and dealing with other health issues. It will still be good to catch up and forget about the world for a few hours.

Another use for celery: