Easter Monday – Lovely day. Warm, clear and sunny. Had a bath and cleared up before travelling with Dot to North Walsham (she drove). Bought some flowers and fruit at Sainsburys, then went to the cemetery to put the flowers on the graves. Really beautiful there, Drove back and had lunch while listening to Norwich beat Millwall 1-2 in what sounded an excellent match. Then Dot did some more patio cleaning while I wrote up my blog. Felt quite odd: it would be nice to feel normal. Head seems full of gunge and blocked up, but not like a cold. Still onwards and upwards, or possibly downwards. As usual, felt better towards the end of the day. Cooked pies, and we watched an episode of The Capture, which may not be real, and a couple of other things, as well as football highlights. Trying out Dot’s pillow again.

Tuesday – another lovely day, sunny with a slightly cool wind but warm sun. Bit of a cock-up at the outset: because I hadn’t entered the pensioners’ coffee morning in the diary, I also arranged for a surveyor to look at the back door at 10.15am! So no coffee morning. Walked with Dot up Bishop Bridge Road to Cathedral and eventually found plaque commemorating Timothy Dudley-Smith, which was half-hidden behind some daffodils in the north transept. Had lunch in Refectory – very nice. Goats cheese on brioche bun for Dot and scone for me. Both excellent. Back home, assisted Dot by opening the Patio Magic faulty container and she used most of what was in there to clean the back garden patio. I contacted the people who remove medical equipment, and they’re coming soon to take the commode and walking frame.

Had trouble reaching Nikki, Bridget and Claire to sort out our giving a lift to Claire, whose foot is painful after her operation. It turned out Nikki was coming to Cake and Compline at Judy’s with Danny, who has a car. Meanwhile Bridget was at A&E after getting pricked by contaminated needles left in a waste bin.  She has to have three preventative injections. C&C was interesting – Danny is an Orthodox Church (Antioch) aficionado and gave us loads of information about it: not sure it was all accurate. Nikki was bubbly. They were late, and Vicky and Phil didn’t make it. Took song video to play on iPad, but it didn’t work: however, it did work on phone. No idea why. Quite late home. Earlier had salmon. 

Wednesday – Warm and sunny. Had a bath and read a bit more of Hawk book. After lunch (fried potatoes for me) we went to Morrisons and stocked up. Dot took time out for a coffee as usual. Spoke to Mark on way back about Norwich City (he went to Millwall) and eating in Norwich – a frequent topic. Had quite a long talk with Nikki on the phone. Washed spare room bed clothes and Dot redesigned her room as well as the utility room. Both look good. Watched quite a bit of TV including a brilliant 2026 on the model of 2012. Then caught Liverpool’s 2-0 loss to Paris St Germain, which should have been about 5-0. Cooked more salmon. And had blackberries. 

Thursday – Still quite warm, but cloudy with a little rain later. Met Sue and Roger Eagle for lunch at Rivolo, just over the river. Nice food, and enjoyable conversation, much of it to do with our various ailments, both current and historic. Actually Dot is progressing well – she walked there without a stick – and I am feeling quite a bit better, I think. Meanwhile Amy was arriving in Canada and is now safely ensconced at Anndale Court. We got home shortly after Bridget and had a chat before she resumed cleaning. Later I did avocado and egg on sourdough, and we watched an old episode of Vera and a couple of other things, including part of European football, part of Race Round the World (Greece) and University Challenge. 

Friday – Much cooler, grey but dry. After a bad night (heartburn because forgot pills c/w can of Coke maybe), I had a bath, then caught up a bit. Crackers and Parma ham. Turned on Des’s solar panels around noon: he’s due back late on Monday. Very poorly attended street meet: Ciara mysteriously claimed to have looked out but no-one was there. In fact it was Dot, me and Matt, plus a few minutes of Sam when she got home. While we were out there David FaceTimed with Amy, who has a cold. Oh, dear. Cooked smoked cod. Watched episode of The Copenhagen Test which, like The Capture, is impenetrable but somehow compelling.