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16th March 2020

I may not have mentioned the boiler room – it’s very large and has staging all round. The toys we’ve […]

17TH MARCH 2020

Texted Dave this morning to ask if he’s coming and to tell his wife, Carol, (our estate agent) that there […]

France Lockdown 2020

How did we find ourselves locked down in mid-March in a tiny village in the Poitou-Charente department of France? It […]

Wednesday 5th, big tour day

Despite feeling grim went to the gym – the bike saddle’s  gone, good job my bleary eyes noticed that before […]

4th August

Forced husband to gym this morning – it’s small but mercifully empty so can turn tele to CNN. Yesterday we […]

3rd August

Mike went to register for his conference after breakfast (lemon drizzle cake and coffee cake) and I’d put the ‘Do […]

2nd August

Sunday Lou’s birthday – hope she has a good party. Must get up and finish the report for a colleague, […]

Saturday 1st August

It’s stopped raining, sun’s out, pools being cleaned – good sign. Went to Rio on the Barra Express presided over […]

Friday 31st July

Still raining, not particularly cold but not warm either. Washed hair to feel bit more human, switched on hairdryer, thought […]

Flying down to Rio

Arrived in Rio after a bumpy but otherwise uneventful journey, BA must be on an economy drive as we didn’t […]