What’s Comforting You In These Scary Times?

[BrandyandBabycham]

Making lists
The BBC
Familiar things around me
DH & DD11
Phoning my Mum & Dad everyday & knowing they are well & have everything they need
Knowing all my extended family & friends are well
Cooking & baking. DH is doing lots more than usual & it’s great!
My wonderful bunnies
Living in Cornwall where ( for now at least) our case/death rate of CV is relatively low
Sunshine
Playing the piano
Still being able to laugh
Turned out I wasn’t an alcoholic as I’m doing ok without wine. Was getting dependent though which was worrying
A good old cuppa!

Ddog
Pop master on radio 2 Still crap at it though
Jigsaws
Colouring
Keeping to some sort of vague routine

Strong cups of tea.
Funny lockdown memes.
The thought that one day this will all be in the past.
Walks in the park when its quiet at dusk.

Mostly gardening in the sunshine
But also:
Reading
Family film nights (taking in turns to each choose a film)
Tea, lots of tea
Watching Trump's press conferences aka mad rants (it's comforting to know that however badly our government have handled the situation, at least we don't have anyone who's remotely as deranged as that in charge).

Having to work full time from home although even that is annoying as so many people seem to be off work.

My cats carrying on as usual sunbathing in their favourite spots.
House sparrows squabbling on my rooftop
Bird song

Prayer
Reading
Cycling
Meditating
Wine
Cooking
Music
Combining the last two and dancing round the kitchen while cooking
Learning to play guitar

I've loved reading these 🙂 Thanks to all who've posted. For me:

Cooking and reading about food. I have never loved Nigel Slater's calm adoration of food more.
Long family walks in the woods and along the river.
Regular messages and weekly Zooms with my oldest girlfriends, scattered about the world.
My daughter's beautiful singing.
Watching our daft cat in the sunshine.
Kind, supportive and funny neighbours and the way our community has rallied.
Actually quite liking school at home.
Running past the wild garlic, listening to Tales of the City in the morning sun.

And FloconDeNeige had reminded me- the thought that when all this is done we will sit on my father in law's chalet balcony and watch the view over Lake Geneva. Sadly, it looks like he won't make it through ( we had bad news from the care home today) but we will raise a glass of the dodgy Haute Savoie plonk he so loves.