Change of plans?

It almost comes as a shock to discover this morning a blue sky, no wind or rain. Al, our gardener, came round yesterday. As he arrived, the skies opened once more. The rained poured down. Needless to say he didn't stop, didn't so much as get out of his vehicle. We only knew he had been when he told us at the Pub later in the afternoon.

We ourselves had a quick pop to Morrisons before going to the Pub, to find the gale blowing with full force in the car park. The car door was almost whipped out of my hand. It was quite an achievement to get out of the car into my wheelchair with my Blue Badge parking card still visible on the dashboard.

I see one of our neighbours seems to have broken his leg. He's going around on crutches with a pot on his leg. I find myself wondering if his Norton motor bike has finally won. He's only a very slight man. His bike is so big & heavy. When he wheels it out into the road, it almost pulls him over. If it does get blown over, he's hard push to lift it up again without assistance. He's still got his L plates on, but, oh dear, I think the bike's mastering him rather than the other way around.

As for us, life is going quietly by. I was surprised yesterday. Yet another holiday brochure came through the post. The Fox idly flicked through it. Suddenly he says "That's looks nice". He doesn't usually so much as flick through the brochures unless he's positively feeling the itch to get away. And where was this? Kerala, India.

Much as we had decided not to book anything more this year, the grey, damp & increasing chill is making us begin to wonder if there isn't going to be a change of plan. The one thing we still remain resolved on is that, once this carers' course is finished, we're hoping to get away to see our friends in Harrogate for a couple of days. That is assuming they still fancy seeing us.