Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 16 degrees, warm, sunny but slightly overcast. It’s April, and my birthday month is coming to an end! And what a month it has been! It marks the close of one year of my life, and fortunately, another is beginning. I have been reflecting on the past year: where I was in April 2023, and where […]
Sunday, the 28th of April 2024: “Complex Family Ties”!!!
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 […]
Wednesday, the 24th of April 2024: “A Birthday Week of Memories and Mundanities”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 10 degrees, cold, grey and overcast. It is the middle of the week, and I’m already tired. It’s been a marathon of a week, my birthday week, and it’s still going on. On Saturday, we visited Stourport and Bewdley with Austin and had lunch at the Hop Pole pub, which was decent but not outstanding. Later, […]
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 […]
Saturday, the 20th of April 2024: “A Nostalgic Day in Stourport”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 11 degrees, cold, sunny and slightly overcast. It’s Saturday, and like most Saturdays for the past month or so, it’s usually something to do with Julie and Austin, the man. The weather is quite nice in England; if it’s not raining, it’s already good. It’s not too warm, but it’s sunny, and at least the forecast […]
Friday, the 19th of April 2024: “A Rainy Day Gesture in Wordsley”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 15 degrees, sunny and slightly overcast. I’m dealing with a cold that doesn’t seem to be getting better, and the weather isn’t helping, with short bursts of sunshine trying to pierce the clouds and showers. I’m unable to exercise because I’m suffering too much from the cold. It’s not that I don’t want to, but I […]
Thursday, the 18th of April 2024: “Curry Night at Wetherspoons”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 14 degrees, sunny with showers. It is curry night at Wetherspoons. Julie likes Indian food, specifically curries, and it is curry night at every Wetherspoons in England every Thursday. Funny enough, there is no discount or special price for Thursdays, and Indian curries are offered all week round during Curry night at Wetherspoons. I woke up […]