Coronavirus
A solemn, relatively low key service, the Order of Service all pre-arranged by the DofE himself. Only 30 attended due to Covid rules, but the entire programme was brilliantly organised and carried out as would have been his wish. RIP Prince Philip. . I have just heard of another sad death today. One of our […]
Our little boy is 48 today, wow he is middle aged! He liked the garden lounger that we bought him, we just hope the boys don’t use it as trampoline. Natalie is still feeding the robins, they don’t look like being in a hurry to leave their cosy home just yet. I decided to stay […]
Now I am not one the complain….much, but for the past few days the right side of my face as been giving me a lot of jip. Not sure if it is a tooth or the jaw so I think it is time to contact the dentist. It hasn’t helped today as I seemed to […]
Today queues formed at shops and some pubs opened at midnight to serve drinks for outdoor consumption only. Yes, this is the next stage in easing the lockdown. Non-essential shops can open and pubs can open for drinking outside. However, the lockdown has had a great impact on businesses and many either haven’t opened yet […]
After our two days at Blackthorn, Sue has reverted to her banking days and has counted up all the money raised by donations given by patients after their vaccination for GAVI Alliance, the organisation working to control distribution of vaccines to poorer countries. So far we have raised £850, with £10 of it raised on […]
He died peacefully in his sleep at Windsor today just 2 months before his 100th birthday. What a way to go. Not a bad innings and a remarkable career. He was certainly a character and will of course, be missed. Life goes on and I did my shift at Blackthorn this morning, without Sue! She […]
Sue and I had an update meeting with the new manager at Barty House today. David seems very nice , capable and enthusiastic and has already picked up on staff comments of how much they like Mum. We felt comfortable knowing that David is someone we can talk to if when the need arises. We […]
Yesterday we went to visit Stuart’s family in Woodley. Different weather than Beckenham 2 days before. This time we had lunch in the garden in high cold winds with blasts of snow showers! This didn’t deter us from having a good time. It was nice that Ollie was around and playing with the younger boys. […]
Great day yesterday, weather was lovely and warm. Philippa did us a proper Sunday lunch which we enjoyed sitting in the garden. The boys were excited, James beat me at table tennis-no surprise, but he was less happy when his Mum beat him! We went for a lovely walk in Beckenham Park. We had never […]
One in 10 people in UK now have had both vaccines and new cases are low but levelling out. Deaths and hospital cases are also staying low which is good news. Sue and I did a 3 hr shift last night but the numbers vaccinated were low. It was very quiet and we let Nick […]