Wednesday and I am up at a reasonable time. Before anything else I head for the village co-op and gather up sandwiches, egg noodles and a paper Once home I eat my all day breakfast and take my morning meds and work my way through the days crosswords. So a lazy morning leads me to draft an entry for the poetry website. I write about Dante’s Divine Comedy. It can be found at prost8kancerman.com.

After some rugged ice hockey at the Winter Olympics I cook pie for the family tea before watching soem European football. The rest of the evening was marred by my choice of what must be one of he worst films I’ve ever seen, namely The Out Laws, a terrible American comedy (allegedly). Eventually I get to bed having taken my night meds.

Thursday is all about getting ready for the visit of the youngest grandson tomorrow and Saturday. So when I eventually get up I have my breakfast noodles and shower. The morning is about clearing the decks. My partner changes bedding and erects the new children’s cot as I clear the kitchen and tidy up some areas. So when the house is more or less ready its time for a bite to eat and then my partner and I go food shopping at our local garden centre. We tick off items as we go until we have a full trolley and are satisfied we can feed all the family for a couple of days. Once home there is squirrelling to be done and then the watching of the British women’s curling team going out as a result of Switzerland failing to beat the USA in the last round robin match. I take the time to draft the blog and think about the evening meal.

The evening comes and goes amidst ice hockey, football and curling and my famous one pot meal. There are the last things to do before I take my night meds and head for bed.