Interrupts

 Ellie slept through and got up soon after me this morning. She asked for egg and bacon for breakfast, which surprised me but I knew it would set her up for the day. Once the clock had ticked around to 8:30 we walked her to school. Di headed straight home, and I set off on my walk.

My walk was supposed to follow my usual pre-breakfast route, which involves two big loops around the estate and the lake. I was listening to an audiobook through my AirPods. The weather was chilly, but bright and dry, making it a pleasant temperature for a walk. As I was nearing the end of my first loop, I was interrupted by a message from Chris about the installation of his broadband fibre. I had to cut my walk short and go to speak with the engineers to explain how to manage the feeding of the fibre into the cable duct. After that, I returned home for breakfast.

Later in the morning, I decided to go for another walk. At the spot I had reached earlier that morning, my phone rang. It was Zoe, and she was expecting the delivery of a mattress for Ellie. Could I please go and wait for the delivery? My walk was interrupted again, so I quickly headed back to grab the keys. Then, I went to Zoe’s house and waited for the delivery. When it finally arrived (packed tightly in a long box), I carried it upstairs for her and then headed home.

Back home, I had lunch. Diane had gone to the vet to pick up some medication for Jasper and would be returning some Amazon deliveries that didn’t fit. I took advantage of a quiet 30 minutes in the Orangery before setting off for another walk. 

Fortunately, this walk wasn’t interrupted. After a loop of the estate and lake, I walked down North Bersted Street and crossed the bypass. I managed to time my route so that I arrived outside the school just in time to collect Ellie. On the way home, we stopped off at the park so she could let off steam.