Today,
the sun is shining a warm and comforting heat,
today,
the greenhouse is full of promising small green shoots, quietly growing and bringing hope,
today,
Eldest and GF are repotting all their plants, quietly chatting and laughing, sowing seeds and making plans,
today,
Youngest is working on his car, quietly giving it the attention it needs,
today,
Himself is tinkering with our van, chatting with a neighbour at the required safe distance, drinking tea,
today,
the cats have dozed in the greenhouse and the dog sat on the bench, happy to be with us,
today,
friends have rung, emails have come, texts and messages have pinged in - all sharing love and concern for each other,
today,
today, despite the unsettling greater outside world, despite the restrictions, the horror, the news and the awful virus, we have discussed that 'what was' is not what we want to return to. We know there are those that are not as blessed as we are, and we feel for them and hope that things will improve soon.
We want a simpler, quieter and more holistic life - we have quickly become used to the quieter roads, the wonderful bird song, the clear blue skies uninterrupted by jet streams.
Is that too much to ask?
