Day 4

It was a fabulous sky this morning, but as the folklore suggests we had rain by lunchtime... but I'm not going anywhere! I've got a bit of a sore throat and a slight cough now and again, but that's all.

I think I'm only on day 4 as far as the NHS is concerned, but did a lateral flow anyway - very strongly red. Does anyone really get out of isolation early, or is my sister right?

I hoovered, cut up an old t-shirt for rags, finished messing with the click and collect order that my son's picking up later. It's from my local Tesco but I've no idea where the click and collect area is, I've never done it! I've emailed a cousin, texted a friend, found out that there's a good train service from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Carlisle, and booked a night in the same b&b Hotel we start from and they've said we can leave the car there. But it's not until June so I can't book train tickets yet.

And now I'm going to take one of the new rags, add white spirit and hopefully it will clean the handrail on the stairs.