urday
Breakfast time and Anne is tucking into a healthy porridge with grapes or some such fruity ingredient. I’m just biding my time before a bacon sandwich. Bit of poetry there. I’m not going to elaborate on the bacon sandwich other than to say it will also have mushrooms.
A little stiff this morning after our perambulatory efforts yesterday. Today I have an appointment at the bank and I also need to pop down to Coops’ with the Citroen docs. The insurance is cancelled. Just need to cancel the tax now. Anne is picking up her car at 9am this morning.
Other than that we have nothing planned for today. Meeting Adie and Zara in the Star for early doors. John is playing hockey at the Lindum. It’s a wet day so it will be an indoors day. You will likely see lots of ritin from me. Maybs.
We also want to chat with the Isle of Man today. Jose and Charlotte have gone over to see Tadcu. Last night they were eating at the Creek and this lunchtime it will be the Boatyard. Cramming in the culinaries. Joe was also talking about cooking tonight. The issue I imagine is whether they will be able to fit anything else in. Anne has also given them a cream tea bogof voucher for the Harbour Lights Cafe. That might have to wait until tomorrow. Their flight home is at around 4pm I think.
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Back from the bank. Looking at a four year fixed rate mortgage. I think it makes sense considering the uncertainties this world is facing. Also dropped off docs though Coops not there.
This is real “funeral in Berlin “ weather. Totes miserable. Not quite sure why there were so many people downtown. They can’t all have had a bank appointment. They were getting ready for the civic remembrance ceremony in front of the cenotaph on the High Street. Didn’t know they did a separate one – MP, mayor, judges etc. Seems to me they could have all gone to the main on in the cathedral tomorrow. Whatever… Weather was suitable for this activity too. Remembering those who sacrificed their lives for us doesn’t need good weather.
It is interesting to consider that their sacrifices all happened because we had rogue leaders pushing their countries towards war. Kaiser Bill. Adolf. Nothing to do with the common man. This is still a relevant observation today. We as a species are particularly aggressive. Why can’t we all just live and let live.
Got the perfect free parking spot this morning btw. At the end of the row outside the telephone exchange. Result. Maybe there weren’t that many people in town really.
In other news there seems to be a bit of a leak in the conservatory roof. At least there is some water on the table. It’s not much and I can’t quite see where it’s coming from other than it’s dripping off one of the struts.