23 May 2011

 At last I have received a reply from my local MP, The Rt.. Hon. Sir Alan Haselhurst, re. my idea for a nationwide scheme of one-to-one mentoring for children from deprived families. (See my letters to the Deputy Speaker of the House Of Commons, Sir Alan Haselhurst and The Prime Minister, 11 February 2011 entry) […]

22 May 2011

Whilst agreeing with me that monitoring is a a powerful tool to help young people understand the world of work and the opportunities available to them, this minister referred me to the Education and Employers Task Force which the government recently announced as their Social Mobility Strategy. This Task Force,, amongst other things, is already […]

21 May 2011

‘ My lovely’s ‘birthday and also, ironically, according to one small religious sect in the USA, Judgement Day, Armageddon, the Apocalypse – or whatever you wish to call it -when simultaneousa giant earthquakes would destroy the world. . Fortunately, as I sit here writing this blog there doesn’t appear to be much evidence of this […]

20 May 2011

Started the day with a wheelchair shower administered very ably by Sally, from Ross Nursing. All worked very well and we only had to use the standing hoist once to move me from the wheelchair to sit on the bed to be dressed. The shower was.very welcome as we have been rather sparse on the […]

19 May 2011

Late morning, Karen, the aromatherapist came and not only to rub my tummy but also gave me a neck massage, all of which was very pleasant and I hope is doing me some good. Once we get our Continuing Care I’m hoping that the nurses will be prepared at least to massage my stomach with […]

                         18 May 2011 I have assiduously avoided mentioning anything vaguely political or issues dealing with colour, race, class or creed, for the obvious reason that I do not wish to give offence to any of my readers who come from all corners of […]

17 May 2011

The electricity was turned off at nine o’clock this morning until 5.10 late afternoon. The electricity board were working their way down the road trimming any branches from the trees that might be overhanging the electric wires that, in a gale, might fall on the wires and cause the electricity to be shut off .. […]

15 May 2011

With a chilly wind blowing and an overcast sky, I deferred yet again venturing out in my electric wheelchair. As a result I spent some part of the day ,at last getting to the end of Anna Karenina and am no less impressed than I was when I last made mention of this book Anna […]

14 May 2011

Late last afternoon an enormous bouquet of flowers arrived from Alice from Richard, as yet another thank you for arranging for him and my mother to be driven down from Shropshire to come here for lunch. I think Richard must have been something of a dark horse as a young man, every girl’s dream, flowers, […]

13 May 2011

Another red letter day, my darling daughter Chloe’s birthday. I know she won’t mind me saying that she is 44. I remember the day she was born as if it were yesterday. She was a homebirth baby, born in our four-poster bed. Like her brother Miles she did not hang about, which is not surprising […]