Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 12 degrees, cold, slightly sunny, overcast and with showers. Sunday is traditionally a day when I try to be alone in the morning, enjoy quality time with myself, and do what I want. Today was no different; I exercised alone, worked upstairs in my bedroom, and basically just relaxed. My mother was pottering about upstairs, coming […]
Saturday, the 27th of April 2024: “Our first Lunch at The Old Wharf with Austin”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 12 degrees, cold, slightly sunny, overcast with showers. Our lunch appointment is at 2:15 at the old Wharf Inn pub, in the old Wharf, very close to Lower High Street, Stourbridge. Julie was getting her things together in the morning, and I was doing the same. I exercised in the back garden and enjoyed some gardening, […]
Friday, the 26th of April 2024: “An Eventful Day”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 14 degrees, warm and sunny. Friday marks the end of the working week, and this one was among the craziest days I’ve experienced in a long time. I got up early, had my daily morning chat with Julie, exercised, and skipped— the first time I have skipped for more than a week. Now that I am […]
Thursday, the 25th of April 2024: “Consistency, and its Power”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 10 degrees, cold, grey and overcast. It’s Thursday after my birthday, and I’m still feeling its effects, especially since it fell on a Monday and Tuesday was a bank holiday. The whole week and my routine have been disrupted. Once you break a routine, it’s very hard to get back to the same pace or rhythm […]
Monday, the 22nd of April 2024: “Turning 58”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 8 degrees, cold, grey, rainy and overcast. It is Monday, and it is my birthday. I’m 58 today—where has the time gone? It also feels a little strange that when I look at myself in the mirror, I see someone who looks older. Clearly, I’m not the person I was at 50, 40, or 30, and […]
Wednesday, the 17th of April 2024: “Back to Corbett’s Hospital After So Long”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 10 degrees, chilly, sunny and slightly overcast. Today is the day I am taking a blood test, the first in a long time. The last time I voluntarily had a blood test was when I was dating Jacqueline over six years ago. However, during my emergency appendicitis operation, several blood tests were likely carried out at […]
Monday, the 15th of April 2024: “Cafe Politics”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 11 degrees, cold, rainy and overcast. It is Monday, following a busy weekend spent going to various places with Julie. A visit to the greyhound shelter to see such beautiful dogs, Wolverhampton, that I haven’t been to for such a long time, and finally going to Stourbridge for a late lunch, early dinner. It was important […]
Sunday, the 14th of April 2024: “A Great Day in Bewdley”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 14 degrees, warmish, sunny but slightly overcast. Saturday was an action-packed day, with Julie and me visiting multiple places, some planned and others not. I was tired in the evening, so it was great to get a good night’s sleep of more than six hours, which is really beneficial for me. I was up quite early […]
Friday, the 12th of April 2024: “Cafes, Connections and Amazing Baltis”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 12 degrees, cool, sunny and slightly overcast. Friday is a day filled with movement in the morning and evening. Waking early, a brief half-hour chat on the phone with Julie, then exercise, a blog post, and out into the street. It is Friday, so I don’t usually have any classes early, which allows me to do […]
Thursday, the 11th of April 2024: “Finding Growth Despite A Toxic Legacy”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 12 degrees, warm, sunny but slightly overcast. Thursday, a typical day with classes, resolving problems and online work until late in the evening. Julie sent me a message saying she had just finished her gym classes and would like to pass by to see me quickly. It was already 9:00 p.m., but I said OK and […]