17 December 2009
I am ashamed to admit that I was off to London again today for yet another luxurious lunch. This one with Dr Julian Critchlow of my literary executor and a jolly partner, at Fenwick Elliiott’s, Simon Tolson – both solicitors. This time I was escorted to the train in a less dramatic fashion and hopefully […]
16 December 2009
Some months ago, Â someone from the NHS came here to assess what environmental control systems they could provide, bearing in mind the continuing loss of the use of my hands. Today, an engineer came as a result of that visit to fit some equipment, basically touch sensitive light switches, a hands-free alarm telephone from the […]
15 December 2009
The geriatrics were blessed with yet another beautiful winter’s day chilly, but sunny and thankfully no wind as I was determined to make this the final appearance of my kilt this year. I wore it, as much as anything, because this was the day of Christmas lunch and it added a touch of colour.
14 December 2009
Another scrummy lunch today – pity my poor waistline. This one was at the Coq d’Argent, No.1 Poultry, in the City. My hosts were Mark Jenkins and Simon Walker -stockbroker and wine merchant. I arrived early and decided it would be prudent to visit the loo and elicited the assistance of an elderly waiter who […]
My Introduction to Golf
A short while after I arrived in Australia one of my new found friends asked me if I played golf. Regretfully I had to admit that I did not. “That’s a pity”, he said, “because I belong to one of the finest clubs in Melbourne, Kingston Heath and I heard yesterday that they are looking […]
13 December 2009
A short interlude at the village hall today with the neighbourhood watch annual Christmas get-together over a glass of wine and nibbles. Time for some more irrelevant material. I have added a new anecdote My introduction to Golf and under the video section, the following America’s got talent. You really have to see this bit […]
11 December 2009
Lunch today, at the Groucho club in the Dean Street, with my old friend Dr Snowdon Barnett, poet and lawyer. I had an extraordinary stroke of luck. On the journey to London a neighbour and friend,who wishes to remain nameless, sat next to me on that train and finding that he was going  to Oxford […]
10 December 2009
On Friday I went to London and had lunch with two old friends in a rather smart London restaurant. I met them at their office and before we left to go to lunch I asked the senior partner to accompany me to the disabled lavatory to give me a hand. I managed to undo my […]
8 December 2009
Went on the usual walk around the golf course with the geriatrics today. Still wore my kilt and thermal draw is which I may have to abandon in favour of my plus fours, which I have just had adapted with Velcro and loops, as frankly, the kilt was getting a little bit chilly.
7 December 2009
Last night I slept with the Oximeter clipped to my forefinger in preparation for the respiratory and expiratory lung tests at Papworth Hospital today. I went through the usual test and nothing much seems to change except the oxygen level in my lung blood has gone down from 95 to 92.5 which may or may […]