Dot has just left to visit her friend Carrie. This afternoon we went to see the latest Harry Potter film, which was everything you would think the latest Harry Potter film might be: pretty good without being stunning. Of course knowing the plot doesn’t help. The weather has turned a bit cooler and very windy; nevertheless we went to the camping shop and bought a couple of camping stools with Greenbelt in mind: apparently the seating there is not up to much; in fact there’s quite a lot of standing. Also bought a pretty cheap picnic set on the spur of the moment. On the way back from the cinema we noticed that the last bits of the new Wensum bridge were being put into position. How exciting is that? To give you an idea of the delay involved in building it, I had been hoping when it was first announced that I would be able to use it to get to work. I retired in 2002.

On Monday we went to see Ira Levin’s Deathtrap at the Maddermarket with our friends Menita and Regis. Pretty well done as always, and in this case a beautifully constructed play. Pleasant evening. Since then I have completed my tax return on line (yes!) and the last piece of the street light jigsaw has been put in place – the new tarmac nicely levelled off with the path. More news: the Royal Mail has finally delivered by Barclaycard cheque, taking only 17 days to do so. This has cost me over £40, so I will not be using the Royal Mail again for paying cheques. I wonder if I could sue them.