Tuesday 16th Apr

Bacon sandwiches for breakfast this morning, a nice crisp flavourful way to start the day. Then once I’ve seen the teenagers and Mrs P off the premises I walk down to the library. It’s a breezy morning but warm, which tells me that maybe summer is really just around the corner. As I walk I listen to the radio, and at the moment I’m listening to Smooth 70’s, and whilst I don’t particularly like the adverts, the music, to my ear, is so much better and more fun than what’s on offer today.  Is it possible I’m getting old?

At the library I help a woman to apply for her passport online, which until today I didn’t know you could do. You just type in your details and the passport office print off the form and send it back to you to sign and return with the required documentation. It seems an easy way to do it, which makes a nice change, especially given the cost of it these days.

After lunch I have to learn the speech I’m giving to one of the local Towns Woman’s Guilds on Thursday; I’ve agreed to speak for 45 minutes which should be ok, but I really need to get a better handle on what I’m talking about. In this case practice will make perfect, so I’ll try it again tomorrow. After a quick cuppa the teenagers are home, so I get them settled then knock off the ironing. It may be breezy outside, but it’s great weather for drying clothes.

The youngest is running for the school so we need to get him down to the local track for 6’ish which Mrs P and I do as we are both staying to watch. He’s in the sprint relay and runs well, but we are both bemused by the previous series of boys and girls 800M relay races. 4 x 800M is not a spectator sport I’d recommend, the poor kids looked shattered before they started, and the races go on for what seems like forever.

Yours speaking slower

Jay