I have been getting around. On Wednesday I drove to London to see David C, who needed someone to talk to in view of recent health-related events. I had intended to go from there to Coventry to see Andrew, but I hadn’t been driving long before I realised I was too tired for that. It worked out well, because I was able to spend nearly four hours with David.

Instead I drove to Coventry yesterday afternoon, following church (where I was preaching). The vicar was in the congregation, but it went well. Anne T came with Chris and Zoe – home briefly from Australia – and we also had a couple of foreign visitors.  The drive to Coventry was quite good, but Andrew was not in a very happy  state: he was in his pyjamas and dressing gown and was even more disconnected than usual, moving around a lot and not able to focus on anything. I stayed for about an hour and a quarter and then drove home – not such an easy journey as the one in the other direction, but not bad. I stopped at Cambridge Services for a sandwich.

On Friday and Saturday Robert Fruewirth give his two days of speaking and silence on Julian of Norwich. I stayed at home on Friday because Baggageman were delivering our suitcase: they were supposed to be delivering it the day before but “were unable to gain access at 5.50pm”, which presumably meant they were tired and went home. I was here all day. As a result the Hendersons came round for drinks instead of us going there.

Anyway, the suitcase showed up at lunchtime on Friday, and Dot spent some time at St Luke’s. I also took Phil to the hospital for his neurology appointment, which went surprisingly well. He’s still in a lot of pain, but certain issues were clarified.

I went on Saturday alone, because Dot was preparing for an evening meal with Rob, Penny, James and Ann. Mr Fruewirth was good when he spoke, but there was a feeling that he didn’t speak enough. After one 40-minute talk on the Saturday morning, he followed up with an hour of relaxation, followed by a period of meditation, followed by lunch. Easy money.

Anna had her daughter and granddaughter there, but was not well on Sunday. Ayla made it with Howard , though, and paid close attention to my sermon.

Today it’s rather rainy, which is bad news for Dot and Anne, who are walking round Norwich as part of their health regime. I have been at home, getting very angry with my computer, which was funereal for an hour or so. I have given up completely on Apple TV. I’ve tried everything, and it still tells me it’s not connected to the network, when it clearly is. At least the TV is working.