Andrew is safely back in Coventry, and The Langleys have just rung to say they’re getting him a new bus pass and would like his National Insurance number. The rest of the weekend passed in a bit of a haze as far as I was concerned. Three of us made it to a really excellent meal at the Rushcutters (Andrew, Phil and myself). Dot was too ill with tonsillitis and is only now on the road to recovery, having been to see a nurse practitioner on Monday morning. The latter was shocked at the state of Dot’s throat and prescribed her some penicillin, which she has been taking and which seems to have worked efficiently.

It was with some trepidation that I embarked on Sunday. Phil didn’t feel able to take Andrew to Surrey after their plumbing ordeal had left both him and Joy very tired; so he came with me to St Augustine’s, and this went surprisingly well, even though I was the sole member of the worship group as well as preaching and leading the intercessions. He sat himself away from me and chatted to other members. I didn’t feel I had prepared the sermon very well, but I got a good response from people, so I presume God had been acting independently of me, as it were. Spent the rest of the day looking after Dot and Andrew, though he and I did venture out for a walk up to the Rosary. Didn’t walk very far, but he seemed quite tired.

On Monday after taking Dot to the nurse (which consumed over an hour), I took Andrew for a drive to Winterton. We fitted in a two-mile walk, but again he seemed tired, which is surprising for someone who apparently does long walks at home. Phil had recovered enough to drive us to Coventry, which was a bit of a relief, and the roads were good, probably because we didn’t leave till after 3pm and had a meal at Thrapston; so our return journey was in the evening, and traffic was light. On the way out we dropped off some sugar at Ethel’s. Sweet, or what? She looked surprisingly well.

Worked on financial matters most of yesterday, but did manage a two-mile walk. I’m trying to fit in a walk every day: today I went to the bank and would have taken a more circuitous route home if it hadn’t started to rain. Dot is up and has done some washing, but I am keeping a close eye to make sure she doesn’t overdo it.