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32 degrees centigrade in Maidstone, Gatwick 34. Viv went to visit Mum. Bad experience, unfortunately. It was very hot, Mum was extremely upset, she couldn’t hear Viv. I think Mum reacted the same way as she did for me plus the heat was all too much. She was in a wheelchair as she was afraid […]
I have missed a few days blogging, been rather busy clearing Mum’s flat. Viv and Steve joined Sue and I and we now have everything bagged or boxed up ready to be taken away. I am waiting to hear from a local clearance company for a date to clear but hopefully we can empty the […]
After a lazy morning sorting odd jobs at home I decided to do my longest and hardest run for many years. I record all my runs on Strava but unfortunately I failed to press the start button on my phone so I had no permanent record of the run. The stats would have put me […]
Today the powers that be reduced the level of risk from Covid 19. It is now down from 4 to 3. This means that the virus is general across the country and action will be taken to continue to reduce the risk further. There will be concentration on test and trace in areas of hotspots. […]
Dame Vera Lynn died today at the age of 103. An amazing life and dearly loved by everyone. On the final night of the 1983 Royal Tournament, she took to the centre stage of Earls Court surrounded by the troops and bands of all the armed services including the display teams from the London and […]
Today was the day I was dreading. I was to visit Mum in Barty House and it would be the first time I would have seen her since three weeks ago when I left her there looking bewildered. I had told her that she would be there for 4 weeks. Subsequently, it became clear after […]
Hooray??!! Today non-essential shops were allowed to open. Queues formed mainly for Primark and Sports Direct. From the news not a lot of safe distancing whilst waiting and a few scuffles trying to get in first! The world has gone mad! I did a bit more tidying and sorting Mums stuff at the flat today. […]
Today Sue and I took the bikes to Tonbridge to ride the 5 or so miles to Penshurst place and back. This is a National no 12 Sustrans route. I have ridden this many times to meet my Wobbler friends for coffee at the Penshurst Place Cafe. Today however, was unlike anything before. It was […]
Nice switch off day today. Went for a 40 mile ride, met friend Mike and off we went into East Sussex, including some roads new to me. Lovely warm sunny day. Stopped for a nice coffee at Bells View Green. Took some of Sue’s home made cake with us. Very nice till a gust of […]
Today my friend Ray died. He has been in a Home with Dementia for a while now but he caught Covid19 and he could take no more. Our thoughts are with his family and especially Diane his wife. She has had so much to deal with over the past few years as his dementia grew […]