Friday 21st February 2025

 

Woke around 0800. Descended to the kitchen to make tea. Mum and dad already pottering about…Kath had gone off to work. Porridged with Aki. Dad had to pop down to see his GP…returned to report that his PSA reading was zero! I nipped out in the car to buy food for this evening. Drove down to Darras to put air in my tyres, but found the machine only took cash (after I'd unscrewed all the caps!). Decided to try the garage at the Airport...the machine took contactless payment, so got that sorted, and filled the petrol tank ahead of Sunday's drive home. 

Drove on to Kingston Park and did the food shop in M&S, then headed back to mum and dad's. Jim and Emma rocked up in their van. We drove in convoy down to The Blackbird for lunch to mark dad’s 95th birthday. We were seated in the vaulted annexe...the pub was packed. The food looked great, but tasted rather ordinary...the fish and chips were good. Drove back to High View afterward for chocolate cake and prosecco. I was a bit surprised when Jim and Emma drove off in their van...had bought them a load of food for the evening meal! Prepared a buffet style evening meal, which we helped ourselves to at the dining table. Watched a bit of telly before retiring for the night...exhausted!