Monday was cold but dry. I wore my rezipped thick jacket for a walk up to the Rosary. Dot went to the garden centre, and Peter Stibbons came round for a coffee and biscuits, but mainly so that I could sign off the accounts. He left just before Dot got back. Dot cleared up the garden while i walked. Watched Trigger Point, some rather tedious Winter Olympics, full of non-sports like freestyle snowboarding, and an excellent documentary on Daniel Barenboim, the conductor/pianist. He came over very well. Wrote to Alan and Rosemary: the former apparently is not so good, the latter better after having the tube in her stomach removed.
Tuesday dawned much warmer and sunny. Drove out on the Spixworth road to see Rosie. She was in good form, though she has a lot of back pain. Had tea and cake, then looked round the garden with Dot. Rosie has lost eight dogs and gained three. Current total = four. Had a good chat and promised to go out in April. Afterwards went to look for Roughton Heath, where Einstein was hidden in the late 1930s, but access was going to be difficult; so we postponed it and drove home.
In the afternoon we walked into the city, and I bought a couple of things but failed to find suitable shoes. Left Dot looking round M&S, and she eventually bought some slippers from Hotter. I walked home. Both pretty exhausted; so when she got home we lay down for a while. In the evening we watches two episodes of Chloe, which was quite mysterious and well done; then a bit about Ben Fogle living briefly with a head teacher who had upped and gone to be a crafter in the Shetlands. To me, being a head teacher looked a lot less stressful. Have been getting some strange head pains in my left ear region. Bit annoying.
Wednesday was not too col. Dry. Didn’t feel too well –- same as yesterday. Wrote most of sermon. Had bath in the afternoon and took paracetamol before going to football match in evening. Helped quite a lot. Went with Paul and met Jonathan there. Norwich drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace but could have won with better finishing. Met Des on the way back – he’d been to match too. For some reason single file traffic had been reinstated at lights. Huge tailback from Riverside.
Thursday was colder; didn’t go out except to post papers through Des’s door. however did 4500 steps indoors. gradually felt better during day. Rewrote part of sermon and chose hymns. Dot went to Worstead School but I stayed in case her new trainers from Hotter were delivered. Actually arrived after she got back. Bridget came to clean. Watched end of Screw – which was very good – and a short film by Laurel and Hardy (Oliver the Eighth) that was very funny.
Yesterday was cool but quite pleasant. Dot visited Phyllis and then went to shop. I completed my pointless DBS thing and sent it rather nervously, with passport, birth certificate and driving licence – together with a letter for Andrew and a birthday card for Dave Evetts. In the afternoon I edited some of my poetry book and sent it off to Paul, then Dot and I went to Bishops for a Valentine meal, which was delicious. Afterwards watched Vera and a programme about a river in Spain. Having an e-mail discussion with Carrie about worship music.