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Am well overdue for a blog post, but no news is good news. Everything is on an even keel, for now. Am settling back into a more relaxed Cardiff life after the first tiring few days settling back in and getting my garden into shape. I’m a bit too late to get much established. NextContinue reading “Juliet, Cardiff, 22 June 2020”

My drive back to Cardiff last week went well. Actually it was just like a normal run between Cardiff and Matlock. There were more vans and trucks on the road but still plenty of cars. The last 11 weeks have been totally given over to the crisis with Mum and then getting Dad back onContinue reading “Juliet, Cardiff, 10 June 2020”

The weather broke yesterday and I spent the afternoon packing up in preparation for leaving today. In the morning, Dad, Richard and I spoke on speakerphone to the solicitor about applying for probate on our behalf. Everything is taking much longer to deal with at the moment because of the virus. We managed to makeContinue reading “Juliet, Holloway, 4 June 2020”

Just three more nights in Holloway and then I’m off back to Cardiff. So much has happened in these 11 weeks. Was relieved to hear that the Welsh government is relaxing the rules for people who are shielding today. I haven’t been able to stick to them because of the situation, but it’s good toContinue reading “Juliet, Holloway, 1 June 2020”

Yesterday I went into Dad’s house for the first time and started clearing and cleaning. I didn’t get much further than the kitchen. It was like excavating through the strata of the last three months’ events: Dad’s mostly uneaten 90th birthday cake still on a plate from the start of lockdown, discarded disposable gloves, theContinue reading “Juliet, Holloway, 29 May 2020”