Staying Home: Day 72

I woke up at 4.30 this morning with a headache and took a while to get back to sleep again. I then  overslept and started work later than I intended, which put me behind for the rest of the day. By lunchtime my eyes needed a rest, so I ended up putting in an extra hour after we got back from today's walk. H went to Homebase (DIY and homeware store), mainly to get paint for the bathroom. While she was there I remembered we had decided to buy a BBQ they had in stock, so texted her to ask if she could get that while she was there. That meant she had to leave the store to pick up a trolley, which she said was slightly complicated as they now have a one-way system to make social distancing easier. Anyway, we now have a BBQ, which I am hoping she will manage to assemble later in the week.

We went for a walk after lunch as I needed a break. Although it was warm it was slightly overcast so unlike yesterday we didn't overheat. We did a nice three mile circuit through the woods, along the canal towpath and back up through the woods again - a much nicer route than yesterday, when most of our walk was through built up areas. A daily dose of countryside is such a good mood lifter. The swans we saw nesting on Day 52 have hatched their cygnets, and the whole family - two adults and six babies - were paddling along the canal.

We have noticed over the last week or so that more boats are moving up and down the canal. Usually it would be busy at this time of year with rented holiday boats, but now it is only privately owned narrowboats. The number of permanent canal residents must be pretty high, and most do not have permanent moorings, but move up and down the canal. At least some movement is necessary to pick up water, empty waste and so on.

H went for a run this morning but only did part of her usual circuit - it was too hot and she tried to run on an empty stomach which didn't work well. She had been struggling with shin splints, but after resting and adding in extra stretches she has managed her last couple of runs without any problem. This afternoon she and TG did a power abs yoga class.

As we had just finished watching all the Harry Potter movies we moved on today to Fantastic Beasts, with a break in the middle to cook and eat dinner (prawn stir fry and noodles). After the movie M and I watched the first episode of a new series of A House Through Time, looking at the history of a house in Bristol and its occupants.