Thursday comes around and I am relieved that I can get in to my website after the maintenance has been done. I spent my Wednesday evening reading and watching the Great British Sewing Bee. Yet a gain I have read a book in a day, I am clearly hungry at some level for something. The Gourmet by Muriel Barbery is my third book in as many days, it seems that my old habit of reading everything by an author once I have discovered them is still with me. Just one more of Muriel’s to go so I need to getting ordering. My one strange act before bed is to order a jacket pattern, inspired by the Sewing Bee. A jacket that I order arrived today and disappointed me with its lack of promised pockets so I decided that I will make my own and add as many pockets as I want. Can’t be that difficult can it?

So I wake on Thursday in time to check the website and then have breakfast with the all important coffee before logging on for a work team meeting. I spend about two hours chatting and listening. I do my update and then join in on the relevant discussions. I admit I am slightly distracted as I realise this will be my penultimate team meeting. Much of what is discussed goes beyond my time and of course I have the odd pang of regret, but I know it is the right decision. During the meeting I confirm a lunch date with friends in mid July. Post meeting I chat t a colleague about football, hotels and holidays until lunch comes onto the horizon. I heat and eat soup and get started on the blog. I am not sure if I am getting better or not but the kidney pain seems to be subsiding. I look forward to watching a video this afternoon of how to search a room. Don’t ask.

The video turns out to be quite interesting in the context of Enabling Environments and there is some thoughtful discussion afterwards. It as an unexpected diversion which was fun. I immediately settle into watch a quarter final in the world ice hockey championship. Its Sweden v Canada. Canada go two goals down and then 3-1 down with two minutes to go. They equalise and the game goes in to extra time. The Swedes give away a penalty and in the following power play Canada score and win. The Swedes look sick. An excellent game, such speed across the ice and real physicality .

I clear the kitchen and feed the hedge hog and take some photos of the flowers that are appearing in the garden despite the cool and dank spring so far.

Then settle back on the sofa however the garden guy arrives so I am on coffee making duty. I go out and chat to him and we discuss what needs doing. Always an interesting conversation about how we develop the garden and the various beds. Tea time soon comes round as I order another Muriel Barbery book. I then have another treat a second ice hockey quarter final between USA and Switzerland. I wonder how my inline roller blades are and I am tempted to have a look at them, I still hanker after seeing if I can still skate. I am aware that I am putting of going back to training and eating too much sweet stuff. I need to do some exercise to break the avoidance. It will either be okay or it wont, either way it needs to happen soon. The quarter final continues as my partner does her singing lesson. In the end the USA win. I sink into an evening of TV and reading before retiring for the night. I do however get my rollerblades out and check they are still in good working order and WD-40 the wheel bearings. They run beautifully smoothly. I might just give them one more run out.