Anne has just arrived for coffee: she and Dot will go into the city in due course. (They did.) For a change it’s not raining at the moment, but more is forecast before we get some settled, dry weather next week. I hope.
Yesterday it rained a lot, but we made it to the cinema to see Official Secrets, about a GCHQ employee who revealed the secret pressure exerted by the US to force a war with Iraq, and the lies told by Bush, Blair and others. Very well done. The GCHQ woman was charged, but I can’t tell you what happened because it would be a spoiler, despite the fact that it’s a true story and everyone should remember. Oddly, no-one does.
The previous day I went to Sillars orchestra practice again and spent an hour and a half in the Farmhouse pub with Neville, who is making very good progress. Turns out he was a pretty big wheel at Aviva, travelling the world, but he is very straightforward about it – plays it down if anything.
On Tuesday we had the first Cake and Compline for some time. The Archers gave us a lift to Judy’s, and we had the usual pleasant evening. Vicky and Carrie both made it, which is unusual. It’s been quite a quiet week for me – I did go into the city on Wednesday to buy some acidophilus; it was a sunny for a while, and I walked round the Cloisters on the way back, but was pretty tired afterwards.
Dot had a massage from Verena on Monday. My arm has been gradually improving. There is still some swelling around the wrist, but nearly everything is functioning properly.
Paston has been quiet. They had the Yarmouth symposium last Saturday, but I didn’t go and heard nothing about it. Sunday, of course was Amy’s 15th birthday, and we had a chat with her on Facetime after church, but she wasn’t feeling very well.
In the afternoon we went to Blofield Church for a concert by St Gregory’s Orchestra, conducted by Martin Wyatt and including Vicky Ellis on flute. Angela, Rodney, Andy and Donna were there and saved Dot and me a seat on the front row! I enjoyed a close-up of the violins, though the feeling may not have been reciprocated. Excellent concert, including much Tchaikovsky. Chatted to Martin about A, who had been disruptive again at church, and to David and Barbara Pilch about Paston events at Blofield, and exactly what was wrong with my arm (David is a GP). All good.