under another sun

Marginally brighter today, and didn't sleep during the day. Mainly lying about like a slug in the afternoon. Certainly no walking. Sylwia gave me a little mug with Pete needs coffee NOW! written on it, which was very sweet of her. At my desk this morning but can't focus. A few emails though, one to the people who had rejected Gordon Road, they were quite nice about it though, so it is only civil to reply nicely thanking them.   Jason and Derek with Pat and Maureen today, having survived their horrendous journey. Lorraine at home for some of the day, but involved in all kinds of admin for them. I am enjoying reading though. I bought the physical book of Powsels and Thrums by Alan Garner, having listened to it as an audiobook.  Some of what he writes about his creativity I find very interesting. Began reading The White People and Other Weird Stories , by Arthur Machen. I bought the book a while ago and read a story or two from it, now can feast on the whole thing. Was listenin...

Most of the day in bed.  Trivial symptoms other than fatigue -- sore throat, ears, puffy eyes etc. The negative covid test made me feel a charlatan. Also feeling glum about my writing, and wondering what I should do with myself instead.    A text exchange with Keith this morning. Nice to hear from him. Lorraine at Pat and Maureen's this morning. A busy day for them, with Louise and Will coming in the morning. Meanwhile, the new bed Maureen had ordered for herself, wouldn't fit up the stairway. The local outfit, VR Flowers where brilliant however, replacing it with a different model later in the day.  Beth and Enzo came around in the afternoon. Beth doing an afternoon's work for her employer, while Lorraine had some Enzo time. I meanwhile slunk back into bed and was soon asleep.   Derek flew in from Finland, was collected by Jason at Heathrow. But they had a puncture on the motorway. It was some sort of a pool car or hire car, and for various reasons, they were i...