I have a bit of a disastrous morning… I have a speech therapy appointment at Norwich Community Hospital so, after taking the dog for her morning walk, I get in my car and drive to Norwich. My appointment goes smoothly, and we identify some areas (by watching a number of my weekly vlogs) that I can work on to improve my clarity of speech. When I get into my car to drive home, I wind down the electric windows – with a creak and a twang the cable on the passenger side snaps, and the window is stuck in the open position. Cursing (liberally), I decide to fill up with petrol and then pay a visit to Autowerke (the garage that does all of the work on my car) which happens to be on my route back to Southrepps. I fill up at the local Tesco petrol station, and then discover that my car won’t start because the battery is flat. Luckily I have some jump leads in the car and I manage to persuade a very kind young lady (who was filling up at an adjacent pump) to permit me to jump start my car from hers. Next stop, Autowerke! I book the car in for repair, a service and a new battery – it looks like it’s going to be an expensive week. I leave the car at the garage, and my wife collects me.
This afternoon we take our two senior granddaughters to the circus at Northrepps, accompanied by my wife’s parents and her niece. Our granddaughters enjoy the show (in the main) although the 2 year old finds the clown a little frightening – I hope we haven’t scarred her mentally!