Lockdown Diary - Saturday 17th October 2020
Woke up to a full house and a plan to go shopping with both son #1 and his gf. It's the twins birthday, so I had been planning to do a deal with son #3, so neither of the twins had to join me, however son #1 was keen to come as his gf is planning to make a banoffee pie today, so who am I to argue (answers on a postcard please to: The Argumentative Bastard, PO Box 9999, London, WC4 2PP)? There's an additional advantage as son #1's gf has a staff discount card for the store in question, which is an unexpected bonus. Did all the usual stuff then came home to eat breakfast and get various chores done while we waited for all three sons to be up, dressed and ready for card and present opening. We had a meal booked at the local Italian restaurant for lunch and, for a change, I'd planned we'd walk there and back - if nothing else, a way to ensure I did more than my quota of walking for the day. Presents opened, it was time to head off! As we don't normally eat our ...