Dust settles every day and because I am in the house I am
noticing all those areas I’ve neglected since I retired. Well actually I’ve
neglected them all my adult life.
I am discovering dust and grime in areas of my house that I
have ignored for years!! I put it down to being scarred as a child.
When I was a girl and mum worked, we used to do chores. My
job was to do the paintwork and clean the skirting boards. I never questioned
it then but boy did I question it when I got older. Life was far too short to
clean skirting boards but for some reason Covid-19 has taken me back to my
childhood and once again I find myself cleaning skirting boards!
That's how on a sunny Thursday morning I am on my hands and
knees in my bedroom with the radio playing and I am cleaning the skirting
board!!!!
I am singing along with Michael Ball and Captain Tom.
“Walk On Walk On
With Hope in your Heart
And you’ll never walk alone
You’ll never walk alone
Walk On Walk On”
It's the Coronavirus Song that has taken the country by
storm.
When the song finishes a little man starts talking about
heroes and legends and I am reminded that it’s St George’s Day.
Of course I knew it was St George’s Day. I had been thinking
back to my childhood as I scrubbed those damned skirting boards.
Mum always told us that we had our very own St George and that he would look after us where ever we were and whatever path we chose.
I remember reading about the legend of St George and finding
out that the Patron Saint of our little country tamed a dragon and slayed it
because the dragon was asking for human sacrifices.
How that legend rings true in a world battling with
Coronavirus.
There are lots of St Georges working today to slay the
dragon that is
Covid-19. Every day in
the news we hear stories of people who are going above and beyond to save the
lives of people in hospital and to save our NHS. Communities that are coming
together and businesses that are diversifying to fight this terrible dragon
that is attacking our way of life.
Then I realise that I don't have to look far to find a hero
or a saint. They are very close to home.
There’s the one who sends colouring books from America to
families who are who struggling to home school.
The one who delivers food to local residents because he can’t
go out to work.
There’s the one who visits my dad every day to make sure he
has a home cooked meal, and the one who queues in the supermarket to shop for
those who are self isolated then pops a bottle of fizz to a sibling just to
cheer them up.
Not forgetting the one who pops a little bit of money in
your bank account because they know it will help pay for the Disney channel for
the little ones!
There’s the one making bags for NHS staff to pop in their
PPE after a shift at work and the one who is making head bands for nurses at
the local hospital.
I especially appreciate the one who forwards a funny you
tube clip to put a smile on your face just when you need it.
The one that sets up a zoom meeting and a group quiz because
we can’t meet for coffee and cake.
The one who uses the power of social media to raise funds
for charities close to my heart.
Not forgetting the ones who set up chat rooms and share
pictures of the grandkids I can’t hug and play with.
I realise am surrounded by saints! They are of course my
family and my friends who are keeping me smiling and supporting those I love.
Our family is special and those who we meet are welcomed
into it and share in our highs and lows. I know that my very own St George and
his Sylvia are the reason that I am surrounded by saints.
So on this special St Georges Day I will make the most of
the sunshine and raise a glass to all those saints out there and look forward
to the day when I can get out of the bloody house and give them all a hug and
stop cleaning my dirty skirting boards!!!
Happy Saint George’s Day
April 23rd 2020.
