Another miserable wet and windy day today. They’re not all like that, but it seems to be a good 50%. The only good thing about it is that it’s fairly mild, but I understand it will get a lot colder from this afternoon. Dot is borrowing my car to drive to King’s Lynn, where she has a Religious Education Quality Mark assessment. She should have left by now, but unfortunately she had too much time to get ready… Now she’s gone. It was tipping it down as she got in the car.
Yesterday was a bit better, in that it was mainly dry. Carrie was supposed to be going to Emmaus at Ditchingham with us to look for a table for us and a side cupboard for the church, but she wasn’t feeling up to it; so Dot and I went. Had a bit of trouble finding the right entrance, but eventually had a good look round and photographed four cupboards. No appropriate tables, though they had a pine one that came from Canada.
On the way back called in to see my Aunt Thelma, who is 90. She looked and sounded surprisingly well. I mentioned my visit on Facebook and was taken to task by Sandra for not taking a photograph. Oh well.
Later we went to North Walsham to see Jessie and found her asleep. She woke up while Dot was out of the room, and I helped to get her out of bed and into her chair. She has a cold; so clearly we’re both worried about catching it. I do feel a bit under the weather, but nothing debilitating.
After we got back Dot went to a Safeguarding meeting at the vicarage which went on for over 90 minutes. Needless to say, Howard didn’t make it. My attempts to keep track of Dot’s movements were thwarted by (I think) an O2 problem that meant 4G was not working properly.
On Wednesday Howard came round early to take measurements for the installation of an extension to the bed in the study, so that Oliver can sleep more comfortably. Later Dot went with Paul to a DSSO lunch at the Showground – a farewell event for one of the other DSSOs. I finished the PHS magazine (Edition 7) and sent it to Rob and Peter for checking. Since then it has gone to the printers and is now awaiting collection.
Tuesday was the monthly Archant coffee morning – another big attendance, with David Wakefield the latest new face. Maryta came round to ours after having been to the doctor’s, and we walked up together. I noticed on the way that she had parked at the side of the road with no permit; so with some misgivings I put a permit in. She did leave the coffee morning early (though not as early as I thought she would), but astonishingly she both found the car and put the permit through the door as requested.
The previous day I had taken Dot up to the URC on Chapelfield, where she and three other violinists were performing carols for what may have been the WI. She walked back afterwards, doing some Christmas shopping on the way, and I met her halfway down Prince of Wales Road to assist with the carrying.