A lazy day because of the wet weather. There was a dry spell this morning so I walked down to see our Maureen, to buy some batteries and to shop for cards, which I decided not to do. Jenny always wants cards for a gift but I didn’t see any I thought were worth buying.
It poured this afternoon so I brought Janet’s pepper plants out from the greenhouse so they got a bit of a wash. I’ll have to remember to put them back tomorrow.
I thought it had stopped raining around 5pm so I decided to get dressed to walk over to see Barbara in Edenthorpe. When I stepped food outside I realised it was raining steadily so I tried on one of Janet’s waterproof jackets but it was too tight and I couldn’t pull up the zipper. I decided to stay home so I phoned Barbara and told her I’d like Brian to take me to the station tomorrow at 10.30am - the end of my time here.
I’ve watched some television; I love the programmes that the British do on the UK. Today I saw a programme on the low tides of England that cover ancient items from years gone by. I was amazed that the shoreline at Rye used to be 3km out into the channel. There was a 40m deep shaft dug by people of the Bronze age to get water for the animals grazing on the cliffs. A Dutch East India company ship, the Amsterdam, rests in the sands on the shore. A fascinating programme.
Our Barbara phoned and so I was able to say goodbye formally.
And so my time here ends. It’s been good seeing the family and knowing that they are reasonably OK.
