Some wintry weather this week. Today it’s very cold indeed, and Dot is at Carrow Road, watching City trying to win for the first time in half a dozen matches (and failing: another 1-1 draw). The Evetts departed after breakfast, having been with us since Dot’s birthday on Wednesday.
They arrived quite late, and we barely had time to walk into the city and wander round before returning for the evening’s events. Howard was supposed to come round with some “surprise” champagne, but got the time wrong; so we drank pink fizzy supplied by the Evetts. Philip and Anne had also come round early for the “surprise”; so that went well.
We walked up to Bishop’s for 7pm and had the customary excellent meal. Food, service and conversation were all really good.
On Thursday we braved very strong wind under a blue sky to travel to the UEA by bus. Went to an exhibition by Roger Law, which was excellent – not so much for the Spitting Image puppets as for his drawings and much later ceramics, which he created in China. I’ve never been much for ceramics, but these were superb.
We had lunch in the restaurant before venturing out to tour the trail of sculpted figures round the campus that included Moores and Gormleys, some of which were quite hard to find. Again, impressive, but the very cold and blustery wind persuaded us to abandon our plans to walk up to Cringleford, and we had another hot drink and caught the bus home.
The next day we went to Wymondham Abbey, had a hot drink there and then walked by the river and eventually to the railway station where we had lunch at the Station Bistro, which was very good indeed. I had left the car in a car park and time was running out; so I walked back to fetch it and picked the others up at the station before parking on the street near the Abbey and doing a little bit of shopping in town, much of it a lovely shop called Ebony. Julia also bought a jewellery tree, which made quite a lot of itself.
In the evening we went to Prezzos and got a free bottle of Prosecco as well as reduction on the price of the meal because Julia has a Gourmet card. Again, a very nice meal and good service. Again, weather cold, though not quite so windy.
At the beginning of the week Dot injured her shoulder by slipping off the stairs while holding the banister. She consulted a chemist, but was told that rest was probably best. It has varied in pain since then, and I had to drive her to Diocesan House on Monday; she would not have been able to play violin on Wednesday, but the Evetts were here then anyway: we’re still not sure if she’ll be OK by this Wednesday. Hope so.
After taking Dot to Diocesan House I had my blood test, but haven’t really had time to get the results yet. I have booked an appointment with the doctor, though. Later I picked Dot up from Diocesan House and went with Dot to see Jessie in hospital. She seemed surprisingly well, considering. We’ve just heard she came out of hospital today.
On Tuesday we went to Cake and Compline at Judy’s, and Judy made Dot a cake. Another nice evening.