Monday 17 August 2.15pm I am sat next to my mum. We are each in an armchair and she is sleeping now. There is plenty of physical space between us but I feel closer to her now than at anytime in the past few years. Dementia not only drags the person you knew away butContinue reading “Day 150”
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Day 149
Sunday 16 August Today has shown me how the weather can really affect how we go about our lives. It has been very ‘close’ today. I have never properly understood what that means but I do get it, I think. When the cloud is thick and relatively low it can feel oppressive. It gives meContinue reading “Day 149”
Day 148
Saturday 15 August A pretty quiet day compared to my quite extraordinary day yesterday. I spent most of it at home, as did Lisa and the kids. I am back to refereeing football tomorrow morning. A pre-season friendly under-18 game will be the first game back since lockdown. I’ve been getting my head round theContinue reading “Day 148”
Day 147
Friday 14 August “‘Tis the eye of childhood that fears the painted devil.” Lady Macbeth to her husband who chastises him for showing fear. He fears facing the scene of his own murderous crime. The irony is that she herself is afraid of the dark and of the demons that lay within. The point, ofContinue reading “Day 147”
Day 146
Thursday 13 August There is a real anger bubbling inside our household today just as the thunder clouds bubble up outside. The heat and humidity are pouring fuel on to both. The A-level results have come out today for England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Scottish students received theirs last week. The anger building stems fromContinue reading “Day 146”
Day 145
Wednesday 12 August It has been officially announced that the country is in recession as a result of two quarters of negative GDP. It’s no surprise of course, but still pretty sobering. There is certainly worse to come. I am reading a superb novel at the moment. ‘Wykenhurst’ is set in 1912, in west SuffolkContinue reading “Day 145”
Day 144
Tuesday 11 August 8.20am Started the day with a little unexpected excitement with barking from Mabel downstairs. She was barking at the TV which wasn’t on. After flashes of recalling various scenes from the film ‘Poltergeist’, I discovered that rather than Carrie-Ann stuck in it, there was a blue tit stuck behind it. After aContinue reading “Day 144”
Day 143
Monday 10 August There have been a few topics for my blog that I had been saving up for when the weather turned too stormy or wet, preventing me from venturing outside for a walk. I had no idea that I would kept inside because the weather was too hot and sunny! It has reallyContinue reading “Day 143”
Day 142
Sunday 09 August A quieter day today as we returned home after our eight nights away in Norfolk. The usual post-holiday chores on our return; washing clothes, putting cases back in the loft. We spent some time in the garden this afternoon and evening. I had a go at the grape vine which has spreadContinue reading “Day 142”
Day 141
Saturday 08 August The Gents Film & Leisure Club went on another walk today. Fourth leg of the Norfolk Coastal Path; a rather humble 8.5 miles from Cley-next-the-Sea to Sheringham. The weather had changed from baking hot yesterday to pleasant but a little windy today. A gusty northerly was now blowing onto the beach fromContinue reading “Day 141”
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