19 September 2009
The Griggs’ and Ensoms came to lunch and we were able to eat in the garden. A rare event for summer….
28 August 2009
Last Tuesday we drove up to Shropshire to spend the night with my parents. We took them out supper and left early the following morning for Bwlch Uchaf where we stayed until returning to Nan and Richard on Friday and home on Saturday.
15 August 2009
Spent the last two or three days finalising the memorial address I am to give on the 23 September in Dublin. To make it more interesting I have prepared 71 PowerPoint slides. Quite an effort with my weak hands but nevertheless, thank heavens, the task is now completed. A last-minute invitation to supper with the […]
7 August 2009
A nice young auxiliary nurse, Kelly, came and cut my fingernails. What is even more encouraging is she has agreed to pop in every 3/4 weeks to repeat the process. However, she accepts that this is not an ‘as of right’ service provided by the NHS, so I have now written to my MP on […]
1 August 2009
The third day of the current test in the Ashes series with England being in a strong position but sadly, as I write, the start of today’s today has been delayed by rain. My literary executor and good friend, Dr. Julian Critchlow and his partner Lucy, will be here shortly for the weekend. Sadly the […]
30 July 2009
Dropped off my Australian friends mid-morning. Michael heading for Gottenberg and Kate for Paris. This was the evening of the dinner given for me at the Atheneum Club in Pall Mall, organized by my good friend John Tackerberry QC and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. There was a wonderful turnout of 50 plus in a […]
29 July 2009
My good friend Dr. Michael Long arrived today with daughter Kate for an overnight stay. It was lovely to see them and we enjoyed a pleasant lunch at the local pub the Axe & Compasses. The important thing to come out of this visit was Michael’s total commitment to assisting me to go to China […]
18 June 2009
To of my oldest friends came to lunch in the garden today, Geoffrey and Jessica Hanscomb, both in their 90s and in splendid form. I am supposed to be Geoffery’s executor but it looks more likely to be the other way around.