It’s Friday, and it’s been a busy week. Dot has had a lot of trouble with her knee, but is able to drive, and is now at Taverham School on a DSSO visit, hoping to avoid chaos caused by the closure of Sweet Briar Road to put right some kind of flooding issue. Still, only “a few weeks”. There seems to be no kind of urgency to deal with road problems.
On Monday I managed 8500 steps! It was mostly dry and cool, but rained in the evening, when the water went off because the very competent workers making a mess of Riverside Road managed to break into a water pipe, spilling huge amounts down the drain. It was fixed by the time we went to bed, though. In the morning Dot went to practise violin, which now costs her £25. In the afternoon we went to Sainsburys because there was a traffic jam on the way to Morrisons. Dot then dropped me off in Tombland, and I walked up to Essex Street to make some revisions to my story on Alan Harrison. Had a cup of tea with him and we talked about Israel and various other things. Then walked home, taking in The Crescent off Chapelfield Road, out of interest. Had mussels in the evening and watched a film, Internal Affairs, which was quite good.
Tuesday was St David’s Day and Shrove Tuesday. Dry most of the day, but some rain later. Dot and I went to the Town House for our monthly Pensioners’ Breakfast – had a full English, which is a bit shocking. Usual suspects present, plus Ian Gray, a former printer. Spoke to him at length, then sub-editors. Brian doesn’t seem too good. Rewrote Harrison article and sent it off. Dot went to a Carrie pancake event at church. In the evening we had our Cake and Compline group round – minus David, who had a choir rehearsal – for pancakes and compline. I wrote an extra compline page relating to St David and a bit about Ukraine, where the situation is getting worse. Nice atmosphere in group.
Wednesday was mainly dry, but some light rain in the evening. Not too cold. Dot feeling down about it her knee, but we went to the cinema in the afternoon and saw the new Death on the Nile, Amazingly I remembered at an early stage who did it and not only why but how, but it was still an excellent film with great photography. Later on Dot went to orchestra rehearsal. David FaceTimed – Chrissy’s birthday.
Thursday was quite a pleasant day, not too cold, and sunny. Dot went into the city on the bus for foot and lip work, while I walked to the church hall for our weekly chat with Carrie’s female recruits and Graham. Eventually I did a Bible study with Nicky and Leanne, which was a lot of fun. They are very bright and slightly crazy, and have a clear connection to God. Both in their early 30s. Dot drove to pick me up at lunchtime.
Later took Dot up to the walk-in centre and left her there: she eventually rang and I picked her up and took her to Boots to get some gel. She now has a diagnosis, which has taken a bit of weight off her mind: she has a sprained ligament in her knee cap, and it will eventually get better. Still painful, though.
Meanwhile Bridget had arrived to do the cleaning. I sent the final approved piece on Alan Harrison to the EDP, and at 6pm Dot and I – after being held up in traffic – met Anna and Phil at the Ten Bells pub in St Benedict’s to talk about the music group. Moved immediately to The Plough because TB was too noisy, and chatted for an hour – and a bit more with Phil after Anna left because Bethany was arriving. Home for a late meal, then watched another episode of The Holiday, which is pretty awful in terms of plot and especially script. But feel compelled to see the end. Don’t know why. Second day of reading psalms for Lent. Now on 44.