Since the past week, came and left without so much as fizzle never mind an actual bang!!!,Really it has been one very strange week, ….Sleep being that still ever illusive creature, that I’m convinced the whole world enjoys except me, I believe if I had ever got round to count sheep as often as I’ve been directed while laying awake, I think not only would i be on New Zealand,s or even Australia,s woolie population by now but Peru,s Alpaca population, I mainly give up trying nights now and watch Britbox, listen to music or both some occasions, we were watching The coroner this week, well I kind of indulged ,while Jesse slept a while, laying listening to songs that I had freshly downloaded, I slowly drifted in and out of a restless sleep for a few minutes at a time, it got a bit spooky when I awoke suddenly ,there was a character lying dead and Bruce Springsteen sang away in my ear oooooooh ohhhhhh ohhhhhh I’m on fire!!!!!!, for the briefest of moments I thought it had turned into some Macabre musical….on fully waking I remembered though …..
Until this morning I hadn’t bought any groceries for over two weeks,opting to use food I already had in my stores, I’ve become quite used to strange and new ways of using up things in my freezer or cupboards, last night,s delectation was a slimming world Lasagna, which I can’t even remember buying now , could it possibly have been a carry over from the lady who owned the freezer previously, ( didn’t know and if honest it was food so really didn’t care) but in any case it was hot , tasted okish for one of those diet microwave cardboard meal,s, .least wise you could eat it anyway ….I broke down late last night or early this morning ( I’m unsure anymore ) but I craved fresh green crisp salad, I could taste the crunchy leaves, peppery Rocket, sweet Gem, Spinach , Cos and strands of carrot, beetroot. my mouth watered at it,s mere thought, I’m not ashamed to say I caved into its seductive call,(I know only I can be seduced by a bloody lettuce leaf) ….I hurriedly ordered four big bags of salad leaves, tomatoes, carrots,beet,s, tiny garden peas, peppers and bananas , Anything remotely green, remotely fresh, when in my basket before I had time to rethink.
While there though I also ordered a small Gammon joint to make Bacon and pea soup, plus some fresh chicken, ……I had missed fresh food so much , everything being of the microwave persuasion, tinned or packets , when sleep allowed ,I had actually dreamt of big containers of every kind of salad leaf you could imagine, but it was always just out of reach , oh yes it was salad porn and I awoke hot sticky, left weak willed n wanting…..so I feel no shame, or regret at my giving in to temptation despite having enough food in for another week(with yet more inventiveness that is), I arranged for it to come at 6 am!!!, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the bags and tear each pack open and feast on its goodness, ( plus it was the only delivery available others being much later or the next day, I was NOT!!!! Waiting another moment than necessary)……I had just dozed off and it was indeed morning and I was still picturing that day,s repast to come, oh sweet sweet salad of mine !!!!!! ……
As I lay in the no man’s land of sleep and semi comatose , I dreamt I heard a loud banging sound, Firstly thinking it was on the program we had left on, or Jesse moving about, I snuggled further down covering my head with my fleece blankets, but no there it was again!!!! , but this time only louder and more urgent, with a purpose, …..it finally penetrated my sleepy muzzy head, without thought , I clambered out of my bed still rubbing my gritty eyes to investigate, Was Cinnamon ok?( My house bun) Bunny,s thump their hind legs to warn their Warren of any imminent danger, was the house on fire? , had the log burner self combusted , burst into flames( with my luck this was and indeed is possible , I could never get it to light for me but burst in flames, yeah I could see that !!!, no matter I was going to find the cause of being rudely awakened) …..as I walked out into my living room , the cold laminated floor sent shocks through my bare feet, waking me up totally from any remaining sleep that was clinging bravely to my mind, I looked up to see a dark silhouette outlined at my front door, still rubbing sleep, and dare I say any vestige of last night’s make_ up from my eyes, . I was greeted by a far too cheerful Iceland delivery man for half past night time, ok 6 am.., I think I grunted some form of greeting at him, well I could have.., one can never be sure. Taking the proffered bags , I thanked him, wished him a good night ( he looked at me quizzicaly as i shut the door quickly, leaving behind it a very bemused chap and the cold out there with him , I’m only so glad, I had out pj,s on and hadnt gone to bed in vest and knickers as usual. (I have answered half asleep like this before)
I put away my precious cargo of green leafy heaven, and while doing so made myself a huge mug of steaming coffee to warm myself up from the dawn’s chilly air., As I walked back into my room I fully expected Jesse to still be asleep, But the knocking had even stirred him, he sat his eyes half open trying to peer on his phone for emails, …..with coffee safely perched on my bedside cabinet, I clambered back under the nest of still warm blankets . I tried hard to let sleep over take me, but despite my best efforts it wasn’t to be,
I gave up showered , dressed and got ready for the day to begin, after cleaning out my bunny, making sure the kitchen was tidy , I sat and relaxed a while playing my games , but I tired of this soon enough and wondered what mischief I could find to get myself into, Sun’s rays warmed my room and spring has been calling me out to play for days now, Dressed just as I was ,( huge baggy shirt, legging,s I decided to go before I could talk myself out of it) I hurriedly shoved on my shoes, grabbed my wallet and keys, And began to stroll down to the Lidl , it’s only about five minutes from my home, Buds are appearing on trees and shrubs, Daffodils trumpeted in the coming of a new season, life is begining again( and I had be blissfully unaware), my eyes that have barely seen the outside in a year, now drank in hungrily everything around me.
I made it to Lidl , ( nothing remarkable your thinking, but it was for me, since the long haul Covid, symptoms have taken its toll on my health, with it away any fitness I had, again nothing remarkable, but just two years previous, I had gone from virtual cripple too much pain to move , to a long long journey of losing 50lbs and walking upwards of six miles daily, I had built it up over many months of exceptional hard work, now move to where I am today , the struggle badly to catch my breath, walk for five minutes, or be without seeing distance of a bathroom.
On making it though , I decided to go in to buy some newspapers, one… so I could read them , two..for Cinnamon,s cage..I put on my mask first , the heat greeted me as I walked through the doors, it was busy , noisy and I found it difficult to be around so many people, it really was a huge shock to my system , all in used to us seeing the odd delivery driver weekly, ( but not even that in too weeks) I wasn’t panicky , but felt odd …..But then In two years I’ve lived alone , with only Jesse to keep me sane ,( his finding it a struggle LOL ) . It’s ok this self isolation malarkey but it’s sure a culture shock ,when I leave my bungalow island , there’s people everywhere yah know 😲😲😲😲😲,
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