Category Archives: Juliet

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”

The weather’s back to being beautiful, and looks like staying that way for a few days. Meanwhile, life goes on… Leon and Lily are still enjoying my garden and the local wholesale fresh fish delivery services. Zach and Chynna’s pups born on my birthday are growing up. Dominic Cummings is making a national ass ofContinue reading “Juliet, Holloway, 25 May 2020”

Dad and I are overwhelmed by the number of cards, letters, emails, phone calls and messages we’ve received, and they’re still arriving! Dad wanted me to thank everyone and apologise for not being able to reply to everyone personally. It really is a tribute to Mum’s charm and popularity in so many spheres.

The weather’s beautiful again now. Am up at my favourite spot by Dethick church. The last few days have all been about paperwork: beginning the process of transferring Mum’s assets into Dad’s name. Mum’s will is very simple and leaves everything to Dad, except for £100 to her godson David. He’s her friend Chris’s sonContinue reading “Juliet, Holloway, 21 May 2020”