Wednesday 18th Sept

The rain stops before I set off on the paper round, and so I enjoy a pleasant walk. I do stop to chat to one lady who tells me she is recovering from five broken ribs, sustained on holiday. She was away with her family, and whilst going downstairs early one morning, trying to be quiet, so as not to wake people, she fell. Why is it you try to do something nice, to show some thought for other people, and it backfires?

After a very nice plate of pasta for lunch, I decide I really should make some effort to start to tidy the garden. It’s been a good few months since I did any weeding, so I start with that. After filling four bucket loads with weeds I’ve pulled out by hand, I think to myself that I’ve probably left this a bit long. I think some pruning is going to be required before I put the gardening to bed for the winter, but that will have to wait for a couple of weeks.

After some ironing, and making what is fast becoming my trademark risotto for tea – it’s actually the only thing I really make, the rest is just heating up - Mrs P the eldest and I take an evening stroll. The youngest being on his xbox again doesn’t join us. I spend the rest of the evening streaming football on the computer. This involves a lot of clicking off adverts, and trying to find a picture you can see properly, that doesn’t keep freezing. I eventually find something acceptable, and my team win (just), so a double-whammy for me.

Yours lacking green fingers.

Jay