Category: December 2023
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Sunday, 31 December, 2023
New Years Eve. To be honest I can’t wait to bid farewell and fuck off to 2023. I have no idea what 2024 will bring but I just need to draw a line under this year and call it done. We spend the morning cleaning and tidying the house. It’s been 8 months since we…
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Friday, 29 December 2023
I have a bad night and hardly sleep at all. I am trying my best to stay positive but I’m finding it increasingly difficult to ignore what’s coming. Susannah commented yesterday that I was very quiet and asked if I wanted to talk about anything. In my head I’ve been going over and over various…
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Thursday, 28 December 2023
I took a zopiclone last night so finally got a good night’s sleep. When I wake I lie in bed watching the sunlight as it filters through the window, projecting shadows and light on the wall opposite. It’s windy outside so the images flicker like a black and white, silent movie, continuously changing. It reminds…
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Tuesday, 26 December 2023
Shit. Auntie Ka and Uncle J have both tested positive for Covid. I spent some time in the kitchen last night talking to Ka and sat at the same table as J for a short time later in the evening. With so many people at our family events conversations are a bit like speed dating…
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Monday, 25 December 2023
Merry Christmas! We wake early, have coffee (fantastic coffee from fantastically smart machine) and exchange gifts. Mine to Susannah are tea related (Japanese teapots and cups) and hers to me are slippers and a Nutrient Rescue starter pack. The Nutrient Rescue pack was purchased to help kick start my immunity system, get me stronger and…