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Sunday 29th March 2026

I'm off to Oxford tomorrow,  being picked up at Brown Street carpark. But first here's somthing i wrote for mum. It's called one day. I keep thinking about it… not now— but one day. One day you’ll just be a picture in a frame, smiling the same smile, never growing older… while everything else does. One day you’ll be a memory that lives only in my head, and nowhere else. And I’m scared— I’m really scared— that one day I’ll forget the sound of your voice. Like… how do you hold onto something like that? How do you keep a voice from fading? One day I’ll walk into a room and it’ll be too quiet. One day I’ll be on my own in a way I’ve never been before. One day I’ll catch myself looking at your chair— and it’ll just be… a chair. And that thought— that moment— it terrifies me. Because one day… you won’t be here. But today— today you are. You’re still here, still talking, still laughing, still filling the room like you always do. So maybe today… I listen a little more. I stay a lit...
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sunday 7th March 2025

There was a dog show in the market square today. I didn't think it was going to go a head because the weather was overcast with a damp feel in the air. We left Clifton Road in 1980. I remember dad went back one evening to get the last of our stuff.  There was a lot of memories lingering behind. First house my parents moved into after they were married in 68. Gran used to visit, but she stopped after a while and we ended up visiting her. Right up until she died one afternoon. The last time me and mum saw her, was at the hospital fate in Victoria Park.  Everyone wanted to see Lady Chichesters camels, I think there was a baby camel. Gran moved to Hudson road in the 1970s. Grandad didn't want to move and wouldn't help; they had to move because the houses were condemned. He was born in that house in 1899, his parents lived in 71 Windsor Street. Great aunt Kitt used to visit me and mum, then she died of a brain tumour. There are so memories at Clifton Road. I remember i got fasci...
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Monday 23rd March 2026

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Went to the stitching and sewing show with GDO last Thursday. It was gloriously sunny, about 16d. There was an accident on the M3 involving a spillage from a tanker. We went via Islington,  past The Royal British library, the black gate has carvings all over it. Also passed The Royal school of music, Madam Tassauds and Regents park; I saw post office tower which is a listed building from the 1960s. The top is a cafe or resturant which slowly rotates. Took 30m to get through Shepherds Bush, then past King's Cross underground. Stopped at the London business centre of textiles where the show was. An Angela Tours bus was in, they are based in Southampton.  I dont think I will go again,  its mainly for stitches and fabric makers. I found one yarn stall, lots of sewing machines. The bathrooms are wierd, including the hand dryers which are built into the sinks. The flush is operated by waving a hand in front the screen on the wall, the red light turns green. I suppose us country...
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Wednesday 4th March

There was a fog over Bemerton Heath this morning. Went and saw Saving Mr Banks at Everyman yesterday. Went to Ottery St Mary garden centre with mum and GDO, it was sunny and sheep and lambs were out in the fields. Went to Sidmouth afterwards, what a change in weather. It was misty and windy. We found a craft shop, I also showed mum the Fort cafe I went into when I stayed at Exmouth. I always feel like I've come home when im in Devon. Me and mum are going to Cornwall in June, need to sort things out.
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Monday 12 January 2026

 I was talking to dad once about some of my reletives I knew years ago.people like my grandparents,  great aunt Kitt , uncle Mike , Elizabeth , Pat from the RDA . Dad said their all gone which made me sad, now dad's gone himself im frightened of the future.  Mums not getting younger, one day im going to be spending Christmas on my own. All my family will be gone, apart from Karl and Alan . I still want to retire to Teignmouth or Dawlish one day in the future.  Man came to my fuse today, my bathroom door needs fixing as the floors now higher its sticking. I read in dad's journal how he got excited when they got their first colour tv 📺  You have to understand that most TVs were black & white, you only saw colour in guest houses and hotels. We get excited over digital TV, until another fancy gadget comes along.
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Tuesday 27th January 2026

Today marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. A service was held at the Guildhall Hall,  which i went to. Would have got there earlier if the first bus hadn't been cancelled! Supposed to be there by 9.30, but Reds took the 9.00 bus off: gurr! Rained heavily, just made it in time, like sardines the bus. The hall was dimly lite with purple lights, had  readings etc.  Went with Annmaria to Costa then onto the Odeon to watch a film called desperate journey. I was desperate  for the loo!  Keep Pissing every 30 to 60 minutes, hope these antibiotics will help. Sometimes its a trickle, other times its like a tidle wave 👋 (not that sort of wave) Oh well, I better go to bed, before my bladder wakes me up again 🚽🧻
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Sunday 25th January

Aunt Joans new car came on Monday, me and mum walked into town afterwards. I remember me and mum and dad after dinner used to walk into town. We would go up Roman Road, through the cemetery and down Devizes road.  It seams such a long time ago now. Keeps raining, hate getting wet. Washington is under 10ft of snow according to the news, still rough in Devon. I put in my will I want my ashes spread along Teignmouth seafront near the sunken garden area by the pier. Or should I say where the pier 'used' to be.
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