I sat in the lounge with Debbie calming her cough, and playing a few games of chess
I sat in the lounge with Debbie calming her cough, and playing a few games of chess

Another night of improvement after settling down and managing to stop coughing. Di brought my morning tea and breakfast in bed and I managed to get shaved, showered and dressed at last. I sat in the lounge with Debbie calming her cough, and playing a few games of chess before helping to sort Christmas Cards with Diana and making several telephone calls about local Sunday trading rules being flouted by Tory District colleagues.

The weather a little milder today and we were all feeling a little better for it and I hope to see my Dad’s new memorial in the morning

A better night still, but was still awake several times before managing to stop coughing and settling down. Di brought me my morning tea and then breakfast in bed and, whilst she went shopping, I managed to get shaved, showered and dressed and was ready awaiting her return. I helped her unload a little and then sat in the lounge with Debbie to try to calm her cough, ending up playing a few games of chess with her. I was up for lunch and tea and, in between these meals, helped sort our Christmas Cards with Diana to see which senders we had forgotten so as the remedy the situation today.

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I also made several telephone calls, being concerned about the newspaper stories of shops opening on Sundays in contravention of the trading laws and with no apparent action being contemplated by the District Council. They will no longer be able to say that they have not had any complaints. I also made other phone calls to my colleagues and received one from Ian James who updated me on what he had been doing over administration staff and office space. Later this evening, I wrote up these last few days journal which make a sorry tale in reading and serve to show how mortal and vulnerable we all are to these common diseases. The weather had become a little milder today and we were all feeling a little better by the end of it. I hope that I am back to something like normal tomorrow and can drop in to see the grave of my father where the memorial should have been installed this week.