Thursday – the day after the funeral – was drizzly, generally damp but not too cold. Glad funeral was the day before. Slow start. Caught up on e-mails, thanking people etc. David went out for walk when he got up, and I had a late bath, but went to sleep and dipped book in bath. Bridget came round and cleaned. In the evening Kevin came for chilli con carne and lots of chatting with David (and us). Oliver and Amy arrived shortly after 10pm. I was very tired, and my eyes kept closing; so I went to bed.
Friday – Better weather: quite mild. All rather late up. Dot and Amy went to shops. Oliver and I played a number of chess games through the day at quite fast speeds. Honours shared. After brunch we all walked up to the Rosary and looked at Andrew’s grave. Also showed Oliver and Amy various other aunts and uncles, plus other notable graves. Out on street at 5.30 with Des and Chris, Mark and Matt. Oliver went with Des to pick up fish and chips. After meal we looked at various slides after fetching them from loft, and saw old videos on computer. Amy very appreciative. Very tired again.
Saturday – Quite mild. Linda came to cut our hair in the morning, and I had a bath after that. Phil and Jane Coomes arrive around 12.30, and we all walked down to Gem for lunch. Very nice, but felt I’d eaten too much. Back home for birthday cake for Phil; then Oliver and I (O driving) took Dot to St Andrew’s, Eaton, for concert rehearsal. Back home, then Phil and Jane left after a chat. The rest of us went to concert at 7.30: very warm in hall. All usual suspects there, including Adrian and Jane O’dell. Amy and I got lift home with Des and Chris in their electric car. Also at concert: Bridget and David, Neville, Graham, Jaya’s daughters, Rachel from church, Angela and Rodney.
Sunday – Cooler, but dry. Concocted a quiz and delivered it – won by Dot, probably because she is the same age as me, and my knowledge coincides with hers. Astonishing (to us) what Oliver and Amy don’t know, but I guess we would have been exactly the same at their age, faced with questions from the preceding 50 years. David and Oliver went out and generously bought us a new Apple TV for the lounge, then David set it up, as well as transferring the old one to downstairs, where we now have a new screen (his old one from the garage). Quite excited about using both. While they were out we showed old videos from Photos to Amy, which was quite fun. Had pizzas for evening meal (Dot had gone to shops in the morning), and Oliver and Amy had left by 9pm.
Monday was mainly bright and not too cool, though with a bit of wind. Felt pretty ropey most of day – not sure why. Much better towards end of day. David left on 9.30 train, and I had a bath, interrupted by phone call from valuer, who was early for appointment at Phyllis’s house. Dot drove me there – his assessment only took about 15 minutes, and I walked over to church for tea and chat, then walked home. After lunch watched Death in Paradise, then wrote a Parish Pump article on the first people to fly over Everest. In evening drove Jude and Eleanor to Archers for cake and compline, which went well. Claire also there, but Vicky fainted in city and then tested positive for Covid. Ray was also quite bad yesterday. Home and watched Marie Antoinette.