I woke up earlier than usual this morning. That is usually a harbinger of a lacklustre day ahead, and indeed, no matter how hard I tried, I seemed incapable of venturing out on my walks. After getting up, I had a few things to take care of around the house. The main telephone had been out of action for almost two weeks, and this morning, the internet “crashed”. Thus, I was tens of minutes “on hold” as I tried in vain to reach Sky Customer Services on my mobile. “All the information you need is on our website, the recorded voice kept reassuring me. I would have to go somebody’s house to get on line, and this is not allowed at the moment! That was a big load of time wasted.
The inclination to set off walking had left me today. Not even the thought of returning to the lovely places I had explored this week could entice me out of the house. Eventually, at around 4pm, I did don the walking shoes with the intention of walking locally for around 3-4 miles if only to keep ahead of schedule. Then came a knock at the door. “I’ve come to fix your phone and internet connection,” explained the gentleman from Openreach. Around five houses on our Lane had been affected by an external technical malfunction. It was the repair man’s last port of call.
At around 6 o’clock I set off again on my travels, only to be summoned by a neighbour who had acquired a number of gorgeous plants for my garden, which I purchased and carried home. Eventually, at around 8.30, I set off on, and completed a two mile circuit of the estate, taking around 52 minutes, including stopping to take photographs.
All of a sudden, it’s the weekend and on Sunday, I have my first task to perform at St. John’s Church since being Churchwarden, i.e. operate the sound system. For some reason, I’m a little nervous about this!
Thanks for reading, David 00.23hrs Sat 15th May 2021.
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