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A bit of gardening, a few online Leisure Trust Meetings and a 4 mile run today. Nice chat with Mike online with some help from the boys. Viv phoned Mum but sounds like she was busy playing bowls in the lounge! I just hope she continues to settle by next week for my visit. We […]
Yesterday we went to Reading to see Stuart and family. Roads not too busy so a good journey both ways. However, the weather was really cold with some heavy showers. This put pay to us sitting in the garden as we did last week at Mike’s place. We are glad that both families are taking […]
After the excitement of my run on Wednesday I had a gentle morning yesterday doing the housework. Much safer pastime. In the afternoon I had a Zoom meeting to attend but like on Tuesday it failed to work. With help from a colleague I downloaded Microsoft Team, which worked fine. So after the meeting I […]
The weather is now cooler and cloudier so a bit of light gardening was the order of the day. In the afternoon I decided to do an elevation run, which takes in as many hills as possible over a shortish distance. I extended my route from Loose to Linton X roads and then down to […]
I phoned Barty House today. Spoke to Donna, a nurse and enquired after Mum. Mum is OK but still in isolation till Thursday. She is sleeping well, which is good, but apparently she does try to wander off from her room. Surprise! surprise! It must be hard for her. Hopefully on Thursday she will meet […]
The weather is due to change for in the next couple of days so we spent a bit of time in the garden before winter returns. After dropping off some paperwork at Barty we went to a nearby nursery and bought some bedding plants. Not very good condition. It has been hard work for all […]
Not strictly true. Sue had a “Me” day for herself as well. She started with a short run, then a few home tasks and then read the Sunday Times from end to end including the adverts probably. I on the other hand, went for brilliant 43 miles ride on my bike with nearly 3,000ft of […]
After collecting James’s new bike from Senacre Cycles, Sue and I headed off to Beckenham for afternoon tea in the garden. This was the first time we had seen the family since before the lockdown. We kept our 2m distance but it was difficult as we all wanted cuddles. However, the boys fully understood so […]
The last few days have been a nightmare. When Viv went home I took over staying all night with Mum. First couple of nights just bearable, but only snatches of sleep. The final night was awful. Mum up and walking about approximately 10 times to the hour. At 1.30am I sat her down with a […]
With Viv spending her last day with Mum, Sue and I drove to Reculver and cycled 18 miles between Westgate and Herne Bay. A brilliant day out along the coast. We kept well clear of the idiots having beach BBQ parties along the way sometimes with up to 20 or so people together. Obviously social […]