Thursday 23rd January 2025

Another dull and grey day, this time with the promise of winds building in the evening to gale force after day. Kent was to be spared the worst, but up here on the cliffs it would still be lively.

But that is for Friday. Before then was Thursday, and a full day at work.

For reasons, this was Jools's last working day of the week, so she left early to ensure she got tasks done, but she now sees increasingly she is being side-lined by others in the office, and on Monday, her replacement starts.

So, in a way, the end of times.

I work from home, with the cats, and with the birds in the garden, them being so hungry I had to put two lots of seeds out.

But that's about as exciting as it got for Thursday.

I am really struggling for shots of the day, so saw that a new cultivar hellebore had flowered, so that'll do.

Word has now got round that I am leaving, and I am getting very positive feedback and folks saying its a loss to the company.

Which might be news to my old manager.

I highlight serious issues to my new manager and says it is up to management to decide on how to fix them. He asks, but what do you think, Ian.

Good question.

So, I offer suggestions and we talk of my leaving and that I am entitled to a trip to Denmark, work reason or not, to say goodbye to my colleagues.

That was a very nice thing to say.

I finish work, outside rain comes down, so I pack up and tidy up. Jools brought home battered sausage and chips. I made brews.

And at six she arrived, so we sat down with a plateful of crispy, golden fried food.

Unhealthy, but good.

Man Utd v Rangers on the wireless in the evening, with Utd scoring seconds are Rangers levelled to win 2-1.