Good morning Micheal and all GN's from an already warm and sunny North Yorkshire. I am gradually getting back to more normal waking times, and need to get out for some necessary shopping as soon as I can, as want to be back and out of the sun asap.
Yesterday felt a little better but rather washed out and anything I tried to do took ages as I creaked around. I had said I might try to g o to the meeting, but it was far too hot to go and so I stayed at home, with curtains drawn etc, and taking my own advice, drinking cooled water and using cold wet flannel to cool face and neck etc.
The cleaners came early, and said that mine was the coolest place they had been to. I was glad that they came as things looked worse than usual, between feeling ill and not being able to pick anything up, so they sorted and hoovered and checked stuff in bottom cupboards etc. They were not looking forward to their next job as the house is very warm and the lady never shuts the curtains. I gave them some bottles of very cold water to take with them.
So one thing I found on the tv was Canal Diary with Rob Cummins. He was up on the northern canals. Before we went sailing we used to canal and I have done many canals , but realized that that was 50 years ago. Could it be so long ago? So I have been right up to the top of the Llangollen canal and down the trent and Mersey and the Leeds Liverpool and down the Ouse to York. York even then was a very busy place and so to arrive by boat and be able to moor up near Lendl bridge was the easiest way into the city. Lots of memories , good and bad of cruising around, but very peaceful and calming. You went through the middle of towns and then up on aqueducts where sometimes people had no idea there was a canal going across above them. Anyone else done any canaling around?
Today is my birthday but I have no plans to go anywhere or meet anyone with the weather as it is, but waiting for a cooler day to get together . Amazingly I actually received some cards yesterday, which is a miracle, as the post has been appalling taking days more than they should and arriving in batches , which looks as though they are not doing daily rounds. That makes me feel ancient, as I remember NOT sending cards too early as you knew when they would be delivering them.!
Well looking out, there is a little breeze so need to make the most of it and get the yellow peril out and brave the town, so I will come back to read more later. Have the best day you can and hope you can keep cool
Patricia Greene who played Jill Archer has died
