Monday Feb 3 was dry and not too cold. Actually went outside in the afternoon to clear up a few leaves and put bins out. Tried to get small tree out of ceramic container, but too difficult – ended up very tired and had to lie down for a bit. Generally feeling a bit better, I think. Watched quite a bit of TV including a couple of Wessex Tales from way back – 1973, I believe. Good stuff. Young versions of actors we know well.
Tuesday was again dry but mostly dull – clear sky in the evening. Dot drove me to hospital in the morning for an ultrasound on my kidneys and bladder. All seemed ok. Bit of a wait, but the process didn’t take long. Got a 26 bus home. Felt pretty chilly in the afternoon, for some reason. Tidied up my room and got bins in. Quite interesting end to the season for Silent Witness, but a bit smarmy. Very interesting piece on the Balkans by Katya Adler, who I discovered is half German. Really well done , and frightening.
Wednesday – Sunshine, a bit chilly but not too bad. Bridget came to do some cleaning about 11am, but at about 11.45 we left her to go to church for Bible study (Acts 18), which went pretty well. Then home for a quick lunch and walked up to Vue cinema to meet Leanna, Nikki and Luke for a viewing of A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan. Comfortable chairs (an innovation) and a good film, very well acted, about the outset of Dylan’s career up to Newport 1965. Chalamet was brilliant at Dylan’s singing style (and guitar playing). L, N and V loved it too. On the way home we called in at the travel agent to show them Dot’s passport, then caught a 25 bus from Orford Place. After supper Dot went with Janet as usual (and Nova) to orchestra rehearsal. Chose hymns for Sunday. Felt quite a bit better today.
Thursday was sunny but cold. Frost in the morning. Drove to charity shop, deposited some jumpers and bedlinen and then moved on to Morrisons, where I met Dot, who had walked it. Stocked up fairly heavily , then I drove home and she walked. Took some time to unpack. After lunch watched a documentary on Mary I with Lucy Worsley, which was quite interesting in terms of phantom pregnancies. Felt very tired afterwards for some reason, and lay down for a while. Better in the evening: had some mushroom soup, which is not my favourite, but it was ok. Then watched Top Gun: Maverick, which was surprisingly good. So two first-class films in two days.
Friday – Pretty cold, often overcast but mainly dry. Drove to Swaffham for lunch with the Higbees – really nice: haddock pâté starter, variation on cottage pie with chicken and ham; and pears and yogurt. Journey both ways fairly straightforward, though a big stretch of the A47 is now closed for the weekend. Not tour fault.
Street meet in our house, with Des, Chris, Sarah, Mary. All told stories of how we met our other halves! Afterwards watched a Yellowstone documentary and Death in Paradise: not sure which was harder to believe. As we were going up to bed David FaceTimed and we had a chat with him and Chrissy. Very cold over there, but they seem fine. John and Tara moving into new house at Stoke Holy Cross today.