Had my first proper haircut in 3 months today! The barber seemed pretty unphased by my home haircut. He told me that that he’s been having to fix a lot of home haircuts gone wrong recently. It’s been an interesting week with bars and restaurants reopening. On Monday it was pretty chaotic as it seemedContinue reading “Jack, Sevilla – 16 May 2020”
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Juliet, Holloway, 16 May 2020
Things going a lot better with Dad since yesterday, I’m glad to report. He’s getting his appetite back and coughing less. He seems much better in himself. I’ve explained the situation to his cleaner Tracie (“Wonderwoman” as he and his friend Bill call her – she’s a kick-boxer in her spare time). She’s wary ofContinue reading “Juliet, Holloway, 16 May 2020”
Juliet, Holloway, 14 May 2020
Two things happened yesterday evening: we failed to complete Dad’s coronavirus test procedure because Dad misplaced the piece of paper with the required barcodes on it (or it never arrived) and I got a second letter from the Welsh authorities extending my recommendation to stay at home until 15 June, and possibly even longer (I’mContinue reading “Juliet, Holloway, 14 May 2020”
Juliet, Holloway, 13 May 2020
Still a bit chillier than recently, but walked up to Dethick church as usual. On the way, both the people I happened to stop and chat to had recently lost elderly relatives in local care homes. It sounded as though there’d been a horrible inevitability about the end in both cases. With nobody going inContinue reading “Juliet, Holloway, 13 May 2020”
Juliet, Holloway, 12 May 2020
Today I spoke to the funeral celebrant and sent out the details for anyone who wishes to stream Mum’s funeral live or watch a recording within 28 days.