Monday 25th November 2024

Thanks to travel I have had thee short weekends, this last one not beginning until I got back home at nine in the evening, so I thought I would start the day slowly, laying in bed until I was ready to get up.

Which meant I heard Jools leave in the car for work at five past six, and I lazed in bed with Cleo at my feet for half an hour before getting up and going down to make a coffee.

Before work, I had a shave and shower, some fresh clothes and some liberal use of after shave made me feel human again.

So, to work. And I am pretty much up to date, but require some time to file mails away from the inbox, by which time I had breakfast and brew.

Outside, the sun shone from a clear blue sky, the wind had dropped and was a fine day, if chilly.

I have reports with ayes to dot and tees to cross, making sure the report looks good as it now gets circulated high up in the company.

At two, I decide to go for a walk.

I have had sciatica on and off for over a month, and was pretty bad on Sunday. But the taking of pain fillers and use of the massage gun had eased things, so I thought a walk might be a good idea.

Just along to the end of the road, along the track, before taking the slope to Collingwood, careful in the mud not to slip over, then after checking on the Heliotropes, back along Collingwood, into the rays of the setting sun, then turning down Station Road and back home, just as the sun set and temperatures dipped.

I thought I had a quiet evening with Jools going to aquafit, but Jools was tired, so cancelled, meaning we had no dinner. Other than other half of party food, which took just twenty minutes to cook/warm though.

After clearing up there wasn't much to do, other than wait for the Newcastle v West Ham game to start, so while Jools went to bed early, I sat with Scully on the sofa watching the game.