Up early or lie-in? Now our youngsters are grown up, I by no means fail to understand a lie-in. I drink copious quantities of tea, learn the papers and chat to my spouse, Jane. It’s nice.
Sunday breakfast? Jane has taken to egg-white omelettes, so I take advantage of the excess yolks to make very wealthy scrambled egg.
Sunday morning? We’ll be out on Wandsworth Widespread strolling the canine. I say stroll… We’ve a chihuahua, Dolly, who prefers the backpack, so it’s extra of a carry.
Sunday get-together? Our two daughters reside domestically, our two sons a bit of additional, however we’ll handle to get collectively as soon as a month.
Useful within the kitchen? I desire cooking exterior in my clay oven barbecue. I cooked the Christmas turkey in it.
Sundays rising up? Very conventional: Sunday college till we didn’t wish to go any extra. Seconds at Sunday lunch was bread and gravy. The leftover meat was used in the course of the week.
Sunday house responsibilities? I backyard, which is exterior house responsibilities. Each spring the petrol mower fails to begin, so I’ve received a battery one, however now it’s not working.
Sunday tip run? You need to ebook now, which is barely pathetic – my garbage doesn’t get VIP entry. Even so, a tip journey is therapeutic.
Sunday wind down? We attempt to not watch telly earlier than 6pm, as a result of I by no means did rising up. Final Sunday we performed Scrabble. I like doing crosswords, too.
Monday dread? If I’ve received to make a giant journey, I’ll go to mattress with a heavy coronary heart. Beforehand, I had a tour supervisor. This time I assumed: I’ll hearken to audiobooks and podcasts. It’s been lonely. As Barry Cryer mentioned: ‘I’d do the gigs totally free, nevertheless it’s the journey you pay me for.’
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