Today I got to open my letter from Germany – with three packets of mystery seeds in it. Looking forward to seeing what pops out of the ground. I wonder if I can eat them.? Nice getting these little surprises.
Reminds me of when I shared a house with a guy from overseas that had just arrived in the UK. He had the habit of popping in to the old fashioned greengrocer on the way to work to pick up some fruit or veg to eat at lunch. One day he arrived with some daffodils and the secretary asked who they were a gift for. The old fashioned greengrocer was also a flower shop – and he hadn’t understood that daffs were not edible. I can’t really blame him – how crazy is it that a shop sells vegetables and flowers?
Tonight I went online to see if there were any delivery slots available – you need to book about three weeks in advance. And suddenly a slot opened in two days. Another pleasant surprise.
It’s amazing how little things can really make a difference to how you feel.
Forgot to add toilet paper to my order – and hand sanitiser. Really must remember I do more than just eat. It was interesting looking at what was out of stock – not sure we have learned much over the last few weeks.
Tonight was another clap for the NHS night. It was a nice idea, and a couple of times an ambulance has driven past during the clapping. I’m sure that little effort meant a lot to them. But I was wondering – are there other little things we can do? One of the things the NHS is good at is producing lists of addresses of clinics, doctors surgeries, hospitals, wards. How about picking one or two at random and sending a thank you card?
And how about doing that for friends? If you are as crazy as me you could even just pick a house a address at random and send them a card wishing them well. There are so many little things we can do.