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Kristine and Dot on Foundry Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The house is very busy today. As I write (coming up to 4pm), Bridget is just finishing her cleaning and Linda is drying Dot’s highlighted hair, having cut mine. Earlier Anne came round for a chat and tea. Philip is not so good, causing her a lot of worry. It’s dry and fairly warm. I put water in the piano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I last posted on Tuesday morning. Towards the end of that day Dot picked up her pills, and I managed 4000 steps by walking up and down in the evening.\u00a0 Watched The Producers<\/em> \u2013 not impressed \u2013 and a couple of episodes of a documentary on Hemingway, which was very good indeed. Decided his secret was the poetic rhythm of his writing. Quite chilly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday was dry but grey; cool. Tidied up in preparation for Kristine’s visit. Dot went to Morrisons, and I \u201cmended\u201d the bookcase in the hall by replacing tape with screws. Trickier than it sounds, because it was not easily accessible. We watched a Paston talk on Constance \u2013 illegitimate daughter of John II adopted by John III. Fascinating. I was asked to act as question answerer for Paston Q&A next week, but will be in Wales. Watched final four episodes of Hemingway documentary \u2013 very well done. Not sure H was a very nice man, though his (four) wives seemed to be good women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spoke to both ex-wives of David Coomes yesterday. Anne e-mailed first thing to say she couldn\u2019t get Parish Pump info to me till Saturday; I wrote back to say I was going away, which made her ring me. I was in the bath. I am going to try and do the stuff while I\u2019m away, but if not, the day I get back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then of course Kristine came up by train for the day. We took her to the Maids Head for lunch, and I just about managed to restrain myself from having steak. Went for monkfish again.\u00a0 All very nice, and we showed her some Israel pix afterwards, but she had to get the 5pm train back.\u00a0 Watched The Great Gatsby<\/em> in the evening: rather strange characters, but quite well done. Very reminiscent of Hemingway, funnily enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


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