Friday's Fave Five - 13/3/20

It Friday so it's time to look back and find 5 things to be grateful for from the last week. Our host, Susanne, can be found here along with a linky to other bloggers taking part.
 
Here are mine:

1)  Fine weather with Grandson Rory.  This is a recurring thing for me but it really does make the days easier if we can get out.  The weather has been mixed this week but we did have enough dry spells to get to the shops and the park.  Where we saw these:

They have grown so much since we spotted them as chicks.

2)  Our NHS system.  Poor Grandson Noah slipped and nearly had a nasty fall on the front steps of his house.  Unfortunately, although Mummy prevented him banging his head he dislocated his elbow and suffered a slight fracture.  He's been to A& E (Accident & Emergency) several times this week and hopefully now his elbow is back in place and the fracture should heal in about 5 weeks.  I'm grateful that despite all the pressure the Corona virus is putting on our health system it was still there for our little Noah.

3)  Having quite a lot of supplies in my house.   Thanks to a lot of space I'm able to have a good stock of canned goods, cleaning stuff and things like toilet rolls etc.  Today I've went shopping to make sure I had enough ingredients for meals just in case we find ourselves needing to self isolate.  There were plenty of fresh items but there were no toilet rolls, no pasta or spaghetti and no wipes or hand sanitiser.  I'm very glad I already had a supply of these!  The supermarket was really busy and it was clear some people were really panic buying.

4)  A buyer for our house!  The young couple who came for a second look last week made an offer and after a bit of negotiation we're now agreed on a price.  They have sold their flat to first time buyers so all we have to do now is find a house to buy!

5)  Houses to look at - we're seeing 4 tomorrow.  Hopefully one of them might be "the one" but we'll wait and see.  

Assuming we get to see them all - I received this earlier today from one of the estate agents:

As we are due to show you properties tomorrow, we will be taking extra precaution with regards to the prevention of spreading Coronavirus.

We are requesting that anyone wishing to enter the property will need to wash their hands with soap and warm water upon entering the property. We will be providing individual hand towels for everyone.

Please note, if we feel that anyone is in notably unwell or showing symptoms upon arrival, we have been asked to not allow entry to the property and re-arrange your viewing for a future date. This is a necessary precaution to protect our staff, sellers, tenants and their families.

Following from the Government & NHS Advice, please note we will not be shaking hands upon arrival or departure and as recommend, we asking for all viewers to keep their distance of at least 2 metres from our agents/sellers. 

Of course this is sensible advice but the medication I take often causes me to have a dry cough and Nick is always clearing his throat.   We know it's normal for us but other people might be a wary of us.  Hopefully it won't cause any problems tomorrow.  Wish us luck! 

Have a good weekend all.