Deirdre Geraghty

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.

I have had a visit from my son and his partner who came and, as always, helped me with a lot of things, gave me hugs and gifts, and shared pizza with me. What a lovely time it was.

I’m finding this really hot weather (35 etc) very difficult to do anything. Just sitting in front of the television but nothing new about that.

We have had a death and people have been sending good wishes which is very kind. It will take a while before everything gets back to normal. Probably not until after the funeral. Very sad.

I was thinking quite strongly of returning my new coffee table and exchanging it for a paler wood. By the time I had heard what it would entail including taking apart etc and building the new one I decided it is all too complicated for me.