My team is playing. Manchester United. But it's not a Premier League game ~ they are playing in the FA Cup tournament. And I want so badly to see this game! But I don't have the streaming site it is being aired on. So instead I sit here watching some urban exploration videos on Youtube. I will have to be content with catching up on the highlights after the game.
I usually start with the news to see what has gone on overnight in the world while I was sleeping. I have always enjoyed my news. I like to know what is happening outside of these four walls I am trapped in everyday. The news is my window to the outside world. But today,... it's all about the California wild fires. And I am finding this hard to watch. It's just too devastating. And watching all the horror videos just seems to be making me spiral into depression. So after two videos I turned them off.
Now I am following "Vacant Haven" as they explore an old Lakeside abandoned mansion in England. I tend to watch the old tudor or manor homes and castles and insane asylum hospitals on these channels. Not so interested in modern North American buildings. I just can't believe that these houses are empty. Left,... abandoned,... why? Some of them are absolutely beautiful. It amazes me that there are so many homeless in this world when there are thousands of these old abandoned places. Why aren't they being converted into housing?? Some have been abandoned for 50 or 100 years or more. Where did the inhabitants go? Why did noone else take them over? It's sad to see such majestic buildings just being left to rot and decay. I don't know how I stumbled upon the fact that I love old buildings. Sometime when I was a teenager. Infact I used to say I wanted to be a curate of a museum or something as I have a deep love for history. And old palaces, castles and mansions fills this love for the past. And so everyday I sit in my chair with my coffee and I wake up by exploring. I sit while the explorer sneaks into these places and films it. To walk through rooms that are 200 years old is fascinating to me. I can't help but picture who lived there and what their lives might have been like.
I have a grocery order coming today. I only buy groceries once a month. My friend Trish surprized me with a Walmart gift card over the holidays. But with the postal strike I didn't receive it until last week. With that extra money I was able to buy a lot of meat. Something I dont' normally buy. I bought chicken,... and pork chops and ground beef. I got real food. And that along with the money my cousin L******e sent me in December has allowed me to fill my fridge my freezer and my pantry. And I am so appreciative of that. So thank you to both you ladies as it has saved me! I also got a hamper of food from Becky and Robs friend who owns the Elora grocery store. So even though I didn't actually celebrate Christmas,... I was still blessed. With all the hate and gossip and negativity I have in my life, It's refreshing to know there are still really good people in this world. And I definitely appreciate them.
Having a full kitchen is going to be a blessing. As I have been watching with nervousness the new epidemic that is supposedly coming. I have seen videos out of China and they are overwhlemed with a NEW HMPV virus. Normally you dont' even listen to these news stories. But after Covid I think we are all a bit more aware. I suffered during the first mandatory lockdown as being poor, my kitchen was almost bare. I had no way to get food. Everything was locked down. So I have this fear in the back of my head that I ahve to be more prepared if there is ever a new outbreak and lockdowns follow. NOW,... I can feel better as if anything were to happen today I would have a good 3 months of groceries and basic needs. I am very grateful for that. Very grateful. I'm hoping this new virus is just sensationalizm - but if it isn't,... I can't go through what I did in 2020. I need to be more prepared. And now,... I am.
Urban explorers "Vacant Haven" exploring an English abandoned mansion
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