Deirdre Geraghty

I have just watched an episode of Miss Marple. I don’t know why I enjoy them so much but I did read Agatha Christie when I was growing up. Maybe it’s the glasses of wine l have just had this afternoon. Not long before bed, but Brokenwood Mysteries just beginning on the television which I will finish watching upstairs in bed a little later.

That’s all I can say – hot hot hot

I really do feel for all those poor men who all have the same haircut, shirt tie and suit and the same shoes. Really very sad!

It seems that after the church funeral service there’s another thing at the crematorium which I am hoping won’t be religious at all and I am starting to look forward to that. Hopefully not just a different religion. But we will see!

I have eaten too much chocolate. I have been given some and shouldn’t have been so greedy. It’s warm weather and I should have put half of it into my fridge instead of consuming it before it melted. Oh dear!

One of my sisters has died and I have to decide whether I can get to the funeral. It’s going to be a Roman Catholic affair and I find it all pretty primitive – something left over from the past. And, of course, there’s the journey. But I will do my best.

So l opened my fridge and a bottle of rose jumped off the shelf and smashed on the kitchen floor. Broken glass and wine everywhere. I bent over it but quickly got out of breath. Messaged friends but everyone busy. So I tried again with pan and brush and kitchen roll. Thankfully I had some old newspaper l could put it in. Forty minutes on l could relax and be proud of myself.

So I haven’t felt 100% today but not too bad considering. Had a really busy day but spent much of it with different friends. No alcohol today!

I was given a chilled bottle of rose and it went down really smoothly. Excellent!

It’s so hot and a bit of an effort. Although there’s now a bit of a breeze which helps a lot. The most difficult thing seems to be peeling one’s clothes off and putting back on. Really difficult.