Dave and Julia have been with us this week – arriving on Tuesday for lunch and leaving just after lunch yesterday. The weather was mediocre, with plenty of rain and the air definitely chillier.

After lunch on Tuesday we went for a walk along Riverside and into the city, stopping off at the Britons Arms in Elm Hill for coffee or, in my case, a spiced hot apple drink, which turned out to be very pleasant. We also booked a meal for Wednesday at the Côte Brasserie in Exchange Street, which has taken over from Café Rouge.

Wednesday was not promising, but we went ahead with our plan to try Walk With Me at Felbrigg. This was originally part of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival: it consists of walking round the grounds with an i-Pad and headphones, receiving auditory input and a kind of map on screen. The sound was quite good, but the latter consisted of just a rather confusing diagram of the grounds, and we struggled to know where we were. The rain didn’t help, although it was intermittent.

We spent about 90 minutes on this, which was par for the course, and on the way home called in at nearby Beacon Hill, the highest point in Norfolk. While at Felbrigg we were given our equipment by Trevor Thurston, a friend of Fred Riches’, who Dot recognised.

Our meal at the Côte Brasserie was very good.

On Thursday I lingered at home after a bad night with indigestion while the others went into the city. I met them in M&S for lunch, and afterwards we went for a walk on Mousehold before having a meal at Prezzo’s. Dot had possibly the best pizza she’d ever had, and I had one of the worst. Afterwards we watched Bridget Jones’ Baby at the Odeon, and I have to admit that it was extremely well done, and very funny. Renée Zellweger is perfectly cast, but the minor roles were also spot on.

On Friday we walked to Kett’s Heights, and were just emerging when we ran into Rob Knee, who was doing some research for a talk. We came home through the cemetery, and then drove to Costa at Riverside, where we bumped into Mairead and Richard Batson (not together). We also had lunch, after which the Evetts departed for Nottingham and Dot and I went in search of a throw and duvet cover for Amy’s birthday.

The rest of the day we spent dealing with computer-related issues and watching a fair bit of catch-up TV. Today will probably be the same, except that Dot is going to Carrow Road this afternoon. The rain seems to have abated for a while.