Sunday (28th) was dry and much calmer, with a bit of sun. Drove to church – Candlemas – and gave sermon. Went quite well. Didn’t play in music group. Good congregation. Afterwards took Ray home, then watched football on TV. Norwich lost 5-2 to Liverpool in FA Cup. David FaceTimed, and we had longish chat. Wanted to watch Vera but were disappointed that it had finished; so watched Wilderness documentary instead, on Patagonia, marred as usual by climate alarmism. Then the same thing on BBC news as usual. Apparently it’s the warmest January day in the history of the universe. Or Kinlochewe, anyway.
Monday’s weathers quite pleasant: dry and relatively mild. We drove to North Walsham and bought some flowers from Sainsbury’s, then put them on graves: it was Dot’s mum’s birthday. Afterwards drove to Gunton Arms and had a drink and sandwich (Dot was driving). Very pleasant. Then called at Erpingham to see Rosie’s grave. Also looked in church – nice. On way home felt more and more tired. Started watching football highlights, and Amy FaceTimed. Felt totally shattered. After we spoke to Amy I lay down upstairs. Eventually read the rest of my book (The Return of the God Hypothesis – very good, disposing of Dawkins and Hawking), with Dot reading her book in bed beside me. Had very late meal – salmon with bread and butter – and watched Call the Midwife and Silent Witness. Earlier Roger Mason rang and had a conversation with Dot while I cleared up and put bins out.
Tuesday was not such a nice day. Very overcast, much cooler and with occasional drizzle. Caught up with e-mails in the morning. Got two books from Kristine as a Christmas present – both by Meister Eckhart. After lunch drove to the Rosary and put flowers on the three graves as well as telling a guy he shouldn’t be walking his dog there. He ignored me. Had a rest before lunch and then cooked some lamb chops , which weren’t so great. Afterwards I drove Dot up to the theatre – again – where she went with Kim to see an Agatha Christie play. I wrote a poem and cleared up. She walked home. Apparently it was cold in the theatre and hard to hear.
Wednesday was very cold. Woke early and got up ready for nurse (Katy) to remove my catheter. She arrived around 9am and did the deed, which was very easy. Not much coming out for the rest of the day, which made me a little nervous, but it turned out OK. We went to Morrisons to stock up on food, which was fine. In the afternoon Paul H came round for a chat, and later Bridget to do the cleaning. Had long conversation with the Evetts and made a date for going to Buxton – March 19, if I remember rightly. In the evening Dot went to orchestra rehearsal.
Thursday was quite a pleasant day, though still chilly. Dry. In the morning drove to Helen and Chris’s for a sugar collection celebration. Not too many of us, which was good. Sue and Roger there, plus Louise and the two Americans. Good chat, some fizz and some lovely food – so much that we took some home and finished it at the end of the day. Started watching Trigger Point – very exciting. Cooked some breast of lamb that yielded very little lean but tasted delicious.
Walked up to Vue, where we met Eleanor and Kim and watched the first two episodes of Series 4 of The Chosen. Excellent. Had a little to eat afterwards and did some newspaper puzzles together. Actually did more than 5000 steps today – first time over 4500 for weeks. Possibly for that reason woke up halfway through night with severe cramp in foot – had to go and sit in the loo for about 15 minutes to straighten it out.
Friday was a pleasant day, though cold. Street meet in evening with Des, Chris, Mark, John, Jonathan, Matt and Angela. Fish and chips. Watched a couple of episodes from Series 3 of The Chosen. Dot’s head funny. I had a bad night: not sure why. Red wine?