Last Thursday (8th) was wet and overcast. Quite cold. Second lot of antibiotics, and after bath felt totally exhausted; couldn’t stop yawning and had to lie down for quite a while. Bridget came round to do some cleaning – she was a bit down; so we had to cheer her up. I chose some hymns for Sunday and lay down again while Bridget did some cleaning and Dot get ready to go up to Jarrolds. Sh left just after 5pm: it was one of this evenings with special offers: Bridget drove up after she’d finished and joined Dot for a meal. I made myself sild on toast and felt a bit better. Dot and Bridget had good time: Dot bought me a sweater and cheese.
Friday was quite damp and mainly grey, but the odd bit of blue sky – and it was dry enough at 5.30 for us to meet in the street: Des (Chris had a bad cold), Mark, Jonathan, John for a few minutes and Ciara, plus Matt and Angela. Earlier had a brief but meaningful chat with Michael about near-death experience. We’d stayed in bed quite late – both of us – I was still feeling effects of antibiotics. Read quite a bit of Ursula K LeGuin’s The Dispossessed. In the afternoon went to Morrisons and after seeing Des in car park we went for the wine offer, which went wrong and we got in a complicated sort-out with a nice guy on customer services. Later had a long FaceTime conversation with Amy on various topics including food and make-up. She looked very well. Saw last two episodes of The Chosen in Series 3. Still impressive.
Saturday’s weather was not inspiring, but we walked down to the Nelson to look at the exhibition giving details of construction plans. Just in time – they started taking it down while we were looking at it. Seems quite good though: I think Dot’s attack of diarrhoea was coincidental. Felt pretty ropey most of the day, but better towards evening. Norwich drew 2-2 with QPR away, and Scotland would have beaten France at rugby if they’d had a decent referee. In the evening watched Living – a brilliant film starring Bill Nighy. Beautifully directed and highly recommended. On Amazon Prime. Afterwards Jonathan dropped off tickets for next Tuesday. Naomi is in hospital and not at all well. Amy has got on to her course at Southampton.
Sunday – If it’s not one thing, it’s another. My UTI seems to be clearing up, but now we have another central heating problem – or probably the same one again. The system wouldn’t turn off and we had very hot radiators, despite my turning the boiler off and opening a couple of windows. So it was a warm night. It’s been a mainly dry day, fairly cool (outside). Went to church this morning and managed to do the new version of Amazing Grace to end with. Went quite well. Discussion with Anna about Phyllis’s estate – bit worried about the way she filled in a form for stonemason… Missed the refreshments. Howard was supposed to lead service but didn’t: Graham did. Dot had long and convoluted discussion with Debbie about Taizé. Spent most of the day watching TV because we were tired, but had a good conversation on FaceTime with David. Also read a bit – LeGuin book very interesting, sociologically speaking.
Yesterday was sunny but with a chilly north wind. Dry. Juggled with heating to get house at reasonable temperature and booked gasman to come tomorrow morning (which he did, but am not totally convinced he has sorted it out). Wrote to solicitor after yesterday’s conversation with Anna, and later dropped off signed document re Probate. This was part of a walk with Dot up through the Close. After drop-off we called in at the Refectory for tea and doughnut (great jam) and bumped into Graham Drake. Walked home, but Dot went further, down to Riverside and lingered in Boots. Earlier I had driven up to chemist’s to get statins: all went smoothly. Took last antibiotic pill – feeling better. In the evening we took Jude to Claire’s for Cake and Compline (Phil and Eleanor had family commitments) and we had a really good evening. Claire did pancakes, and there was a nice loving feeling all round. House was coldish when we got back, but we went straight to bed with a hot water bottle.