Speak up and thank goodness for the NHS. Nick has been helping out now and again on a couple of Robert’s sites, predominantly lifting & shifting or concreting. He had done a day’s concreting and returned home hobbling and when he took his sock off I nearly died, as did he, because who knew if…
The pubs re-opened a number of weeks ago, but as yet I haven’t been tempted back, preferring to keep the Friday Night Field Drinks going instead. When we started the initiative with the Ashworths, we had a lovely view of the river and Greenlands from our hillside vantage point, but the maize has grown and…
Who would have thought that we would discover a passion for darts during lock-down! It started as virtual darts matches via Teams with the Hoares and the Ashworths. Then once the lock-down rules were relaxed a little, we move to meeting in person every Saturday evening, to see who would win the medal and who…
It has been a number of weeks, in fact approaching a couple of months, since my last post. The hiatus started with a couple of days slipping by towards the end of my furlough leave, because I felt I had nothing much of interest to say – trying to make got up, exercised, ate etc.…
DAY 30 Tuesday started with a walk with Anne, but no Milo this morning as Anne’s husband is home today and so he has said he will walk the dog. We had a gentle stroll round, finishing up at the cherry tree I had spotted on my Sunday morning walk with Diane. I have lived…
DAY 25 It was what can only be described as a slow start for me on Thursday morning. During lockdown I have become unused to late nights – my midnight finish made getting out of bed something of a struggle. Robert departed for a day’s fishing and I read the paper before mustering a short-lived…
DAY 22 Monday has rolled round again and I enter a second three week furlough leave period, probably, and hopefully, the last, though to be honest, while the sun shines it isn’t too tough a gig. I kicked the week off with a walk along the river with Sarah C-S, a civilised start to the…
DAY 17 Today was a day of mixed emotions – the morning started with a lovely walk with Sarah and Albie. I had planned to ride my bike to Munday Dean Lane, but it was threatening to rain, and I have decided I am a fair weather cyclist, so I drove to meet them and…
DAY 14 The weather is relentlessly glorious and today we are helping a friend celebrate her 50th birthday, only she doesn’t know we’re coming. She had organised a lovely summer festival type party, with the option to stay over camping. Clearly not something I will be taking her up on, unless the offer comes with…
DAY 10 The bike has 2 normal tyres – no flats. So I set off for Marlow Common and a walk with my friend, Sarah. I made it up Danesfield Hill (admittedly slowly) without stopping and arrived 10 minutes early, which was just as well because I was more than a little sweaty and needed…