Thursday 26th January 12

Up early as had been invited to go to Malton for lunch with my friend Antonella.  However, I had a bit to do first at home, and set off at 11, got back home about 4 in time to get the front room warm for the boys to use this evening.

During the evening I was trying to sort out whether to go to Liverpool tomorrow, and if so, how.  But, I had a dreadful attack of the sneezes and felt really snotty and grotty, so whether I'm able to go to the exhibition tomorrow remains to be seen.

Friday 20th January 12

Kinda mixed day, felt tired for quite a bit of it, but hardly surprising after a bad night's sleep and a very busy day.  I did however do at least two lots of washing up, jarred up two jars of apple rings and cycled round to the chemist to pick up a prescription for one of the boys.

In the afternoon I went for a coffee with Antonella and her daughter and grandson, and came back home via Freshways.

Later, before 6 I cycled into town again to meet David, who hadn't been out all day due to foul weather, and was itching to go to City Screen and meet his friend Elizabeth, who had just come back from Paris where she's been to an art exhibition and was full of tales of Matisse and Picasso. 

Richard Sheils popped in, and amongst other things, told us he was having an art exhibition at City Screen next month.

I took David home and did his meal and came back, collecting a Christmas tree I'd spotted earlier in the day.

Later in the evening, Gill persuaded me to watch Empire of the Sun with her... it was a good film.  She's seen it before and warned me that I'd find some of it upsetting, but it was worth seeing.

Wednesday 28th September 11

A fun day with good social interaction.  I got up fairly early but spent quite a time on the computer.  Gill went round to Maria's and I had an early lunch before heading off into town to meet a new friend Antonella, whom I'd offered to show the Millennium Bridge.  She's not from York and didn't know the walk from the centre down to the bridge and up through Rowntree Park, and it was really nice to be able to show her.

We parted in the Clifford's Tower car park and I foraged a few sweet chestnuts.

Came home via Richard at Country Fresh.  I then had a final session picking walnuts off the tree.  Those I couldn't quite reach from the stepladders, I whacked with a stick to make them fall.  Later, I laid out most of them on trays to dry... and there were over 300.

Robbie came round, with a bottle of home made cider, as last year I'd given him a load of brewing equipment, and this was a thank you!

Philip came round at 8pm and we had 3 happy hours chatting, me shelling hazelnuts, and catching up as we haven't spent an evening together for a very long time.