Strange times - week 1

We, like everybody else, are trying to keep away from other people. It feels really strange because we lead really busy lives with the church and suddenly not seeing people is just weird. And no coffeeshop to cook for, do shopping for etc. I am going to have to do some cleaning and housekeeping because I have no excuse not to : )

We (and others) are trying to sort church out. Most of the congregation have computers so we will have a service on /Sunday morning which we will follow along on the computer. Some of the oldest folk won't be able to join in but it is the best we can do right now. And of course there are the finances. Sunday giving will drop a lot but there are still salaries to be paid etc...… Hum...….

Like many people, I have quite a good stock of things in the house but we may have some quite creative meals because I can see now that there are a few gaps in my stocks. We'll cope, though : ) I have always bought things when they are on a really good offer and stashed a few extra away. But if things did not come up on offer, or at least, not for a long time, that is when the gaps happened. I called in to Lidl yesterday, my first time in a shop in over a week and the shelves were not as empty as I had expected. Of course, they had none of the things I wanted, just the things that I would not have bought anyway.....

My grandchildren are all gutted. Their parents are key workers so they will have to go to school when all their friends are off. I suspect that they will really enjoy it once they get used to some of the differences. Five months is a long time to fill. Not all parents are able to help their kids learn at home. I saw one parent of a primary schooler on the news looking at the sheet of work and saying "phonics? what are phonics?" Hum.....