How Quickly Things Change...

It finally happened! I finally succumbed to covid! I had hoped that I would be able to avoid it after 2 years but on Sunday morning those two little lines appeared on my test. Like many other people all my plans suddenly had to change. Unlike in the UK, I have had to self isolate and will stay in quarantine until I test negative. Fortunately Cornhill has finished for the Easter holidays and I was due to be visiting a friend in a different city over the weekend so the only thing I've missed has been my language lessons for the week. Of course I was disappointed but to be honest I've felt so ill with it I've enjoyed having an excuse to stay home in bed for a week.

In Slovenia, Good Friday is like any other work day. Despite this I have managed to make some hot cross buns and was encouraged by being able to tune into the service this morning from my church in Swindon. Every Sunday evening I log into the service and feel very blessed to be able to hear God's word in my own language each week.

Having spent the week in isolation, not too much has happened but I am grateful to have a bit of outdoors space. Two weeks ago we were coming to the end of a glorious March where we had had sunshine and warmth for many days. Coupled with the fact that the door to my balcony was finally fixed (it had broken in October), I decided that the time was right to finally get some furniture for my balcony. I was very excited to finally be able to use the space. As I don't have a car here I managed to sign up for the local car share scheme and prepared to drive to IKEA. I knew in my head that the cars were electric and automatic but I had never driven one before. It felt a bit like a comedy of errors. My feet didn't know what they were doing, my arm didn't know what it was doing. I should add that it was the first time I had driven since I came back to Slovenia. Oh, and did I mention? It was snowing! Somehow I made it safely there but then I had the fun of trying to fit several boxes into a reasonably small car. I'm sure I'm not the only person who's felt the panic of thinking a large box won't fit in the car! I eventually got it all in but because of the boxes I couldn't see out of the rear window. So there I was on my return journey in the snow in an unfamiliar car on the wrong side of the road and unable to see clearly. I was definitely praying through that journey! Since then I've been able to enjoy the sunshine and do some of my work outside. I look forward to be able to use it more through the summer period.