Author Archives: justjuliet

Mum’s spent her first night at home and is very poorly. She’s developed another chest infection and temperature. She’s not really eating and her sugar levels are heading skywards again with ketones beginning to appear, though so far just on the borderline of needing extra treatment. With her so ill, there’s a bitter irony toContinue reading “Juliet, Holloway, 24 April 2020”

Short version of today’s news: Mum was discharged and the district nurses sent her straight back to hospital as they judged the situation unsafe. Dad’s just phoned to say that the hospital are sending her back home again. Stop press: the hospital diabetes nurse has just phoned me to try and sort out the bestContinue reading “Juliet, Holloway, 23 April 2020”

Another gorgeous day. Up at Dethick church with no friend to chat to but I’ve passed more dog walkers than normal today. Yesterday got a translation about training back from a client complaining about my use of terminology in a translation about training (his phrasing): “aptitudes it is not even an English word”. Sigh…where toContinue reading “Juliet, Holloway, 22 April 2020”

Another lovely day. I almost think it’s the hottest, clearest day yet – and that’s saying something. Last night I caught up with my VAT paperwork and this morning I finished my assessment reports on the two Translation MA students I’ve been mentoring at Cardiff University. We started meeting in person before the lockdown andContinue reading “Juliet, Holloway, 21 April 2020”

Another beautiful day with a slight breeze and cloudless blue sky today. It’s almost uncanny. Trending on the DLH WhatsApp support group: getting hold of yeast for home baking. Plus another scarecorona. News from Italy: Debora posted a photo of her and baby Valerio in hospital. Rosina (Wachtmeister), my famous neighbour in Capena has producedContinue reading “Juliet, Holloway, 20 April 2020”