Week 12 - New Life

When Dr Anne first started writing these pages she had in her mind 12 weeks.  It would take her to June.  Here she is entering week 12.

She has walked miles all around Portsoy.  How many times has she been able to get out the braes?  The weather has been fantastic. She has done regular pilates classes with Wendy and is really happy to be back enjoying her three/four times a week classes.  She has taught dancing virtually with Eloise, Niamh and Lucy.  They are there when Dr Anne buzzes them and are keen to progress.  She has played the piano, regularly and is still waiting to send off her recording of grade 8 pieces to Trinity.  Will she, will she not keep recording the pieces or should she abandon it now.  The garden is well established with the roses in bloom and the ericaceous plants giving a delightful display.  Dr Anne continues to enjoy her Sunday Service at St Columba's, Pont Street, London.

Was watching Andrew Marr just now on Good Morning Britain.  He said he saw spring this year. You know, he is right.  Out the braes, there has been a change every other day and Dr Anne has been aware.  In the beginning,  Dr Anne took pictures but now she just stands and stares at the sea, the fields the trees, the birds.  The other thing, she had was the best Easter ever from Palm Sunday right to Pentecost. There was nothing new but the significance has been more prominent as life is quieter.   Andrew Marr said he missed the galleries. He picked Monet’s lilies as his favourite picture. Dr Anne loves art exhibitions.  She was at the Money exhibition in 2016 with SS when two of the paintings of the lilies were on show.  

Day 78:

Dr Anne had pilates then music.  The weather was cool so she headed for the piano and spent some hours practising.  One day she will be competent.  Dr Anne went for a short walk around the links and the harbour - 2897 steps and 1.8K.  The weather was cool and windy and she met nobody.

Day 79:

This is a busy dancing day.  After pilates there was Eloise, Niamh, Ruby, Fia and Lucy.  The girls are all working so hard.   It took most of the day.  For a rest there was the binging of series of Spanish programmes set in Morocco in the early 1920s. Dr Anne just appreciates the weather in March, April and May as this Artic rain and wind would have been so depressing.

Day 80:

The weather turn for the worse, rain, wind, cold.  It wasn't a day to go out.  Dr Anne had a sore back from overdoing the pilates.  Wendy Pilates soon sorted that with stretches.  Dr Anne tackled the cleaning out of her filing cabinet.  This took most of the day.  Dr Anne's friends phoned for a chat on this dreich day.

Day 81:

The sun was out.  Dr Anne did her teaching with Eloise and Niamh then set out for a walk around the circuit 5339 steps and 3.1k.  When she came in the rain came on and there was another stormy night.  Luckily JSS what's appd so the wind and rain were forgotten for a while and Wendy Pilates zoomed for a chat.

Day 82:

The weather is still stormy so another day in the house was forecast.  The service at St Columba's was its usual thought provoking.  My message was put your things in order and live in peace.

Day 83:

Dr Anne went off to Huntly to Tesco for the second time in lockdown.  The aisles are wide, the stock is good and the ambiance is friendly.  The sun came out so she headed for the garden to get the grass cut and the edges trimmed.  The Zoom dancing is becoming more successful.  A walk round the circuit took her to 6368 steps and 3.7K.

Day 84:

It was 8184 steps and 5K today.  Dr Anne had an early Skype with her dancer Steph then it was pilates and teaching until lunch time.  The gardener came and one job is now complete and the garden looks the better of it.

Week 11 - New Life

Week 11 of lock down,  Dr Anne can't really believe the new world.  The weather is good most of the time.  The garden looks good although Dr Anne has not really devoted time to it.  She has been preoccupied by pilates, dancing and music.  Her walking this week has been minimal as she has stressed about recording pieces for her music exam.  At 70 years old she knows that she need not stress as nobody really cares if she can play the piano at a high level.  She never performs.  However her internal mechanisms say do it again, and again, and again.  She sweats, she has a pain in her tummy, she shouts, she cries.  Submission date is Friday so it will pass.

Day 71:

The day started with pilates.  This was followed by the weekly music lesson.  Ruby says record now and get rid of it.  Dr Anne went a walk to the coastguard point 7366 steps and 4.7K.  She came back, put on her performance clothes and recorded.  All went well in pieces one and two then she messed up piece three.

The evening was spent on a Google Teams Meeting.  We are due to be awarded the Queen's Award for Community Service.  It will be announced on June 2nd.  A number of candidates have applied for our two posts.  Policies and procedures were discussed, particularly financial procedures.

Day 72:

Today was spent dancing and music.  The video had to be compressed.  Dr Anne waited all day for an email from Trinity to find that it might take 7 days or even more to receive it.  It was stress, stress, stress.  Eloise supported Dr Anne during her lesson and even offered to come and help.  Niamh, Lucy and Ruby were in good form.  Fia lay on the foam mats at Dr Anne's back door sunbathing and telling stories.

Dr Anne delivered her sorbet to Moya on her short walk. She walked to Soyburn then down the railway line, down to the harbour and round the links.  It was 4681 steps and 2.5K.

The daily briefing today said that Scotland moves into phase 1 of the breaking of the lockdown.  Dr Anne can go into someone's garden but socially distance.

Day 73:

The weather was warm and sunny so after Pilates with Wendy Dr Anne headed for the garden to cut the grass, trim the edges and start weeding.  Miss Ellen delivered the fish and Miss Fia came with chips from the Chinese Take away.  Dr Anne was invited to Suzi for drinks in the garden so she dressed up for the first time in months.

Day 74:

Dr Anne went for a 5K 8509 step walk out to the Coastguard Point.  It was a beautiful day, warm and sunny.  She felt that she really needed a big shop so she took out her car and drove to Tesco in Huntly.     It was a beautiful evening so she headed to the garden to weed.

Day 75:

Sunday again, Dr Anne tuned into the service from St Columba's for pentecost.  The Holy Spirit is what drives me.

The afternoon was spent in the garden weeding and tidying.  Dr Anne then had a good walk around the hill circuit then the harbour and the links, 7443 steps and 4.5K.

Day 76:

Dr Anne headed for the White Lodge Nursery.  When she got there she panicked as there were so many cars.  However, after sitting around for a while she went in and managed to get her bedding plants, compost and fleece for the cherry tree.

The weather was warm and sunny so Dr Anne headed for the dell to weed and cut back.  The garden is beginning to look good.  The roses are in bloom and the rhodies and azaleas are in full bloom.

Dr Anne just went up the hill and down the cistern brae as she was feeling a bit weary.

Day 77:

Portsoy Community Enterprise has been awarded the Queen's Award for Community Groups in the Queen's Birthday Honours.  This is the first in Banffshire.

Dr Anne was awake very early so go up and set to work on the leeting for the Development Officer and Marketing Co-ordinator.  She spent most of the day reading and collating the information.

There was the pilates class, and dancing with Eloise and Niamh.  Mike planted Dr Anne's pots.

Week 10 - New Life

Now it is Week 10.

Dr Anne is now in a spin.  She has to record tunes for her music exam this week. She will panic but she knows that she can do it. She has tried it and when she thinks she is doing well she makes a mistake.

There is dancing to be done.  Dr Anne has solved the problem of zoom by ensuring that the dancers have muted their screens.  The girls are working on their teachers certificate with enthusiasm.

The walks have been shorter this week as the weather has been variable.

Dr Anne hasn't really gone near the garden except to cut the grass.  With the rain there will be lots of weeds.

Day 64:

Day one of week 10 was a whirlwind with pilates, music, gardening and a long walk up the hill and down the cistern brae, round the back of Kirkies Wood then round the circuit 11797 steps and 7.1K.  It was a beautiful warm evening.

Dr Anne has a freezer full of red currants.  What else could she make was her cry?  Morag suggest red currant sorbet so Dr Anne found a Nigella recipe for red currant and elderflower sorbet.

Day 65:

Dr Anne didn't sleep well.  She got up at 5 and set to work making the red currant and elderflower sorbet.  It was delicious.  The pilates was cancelled but Dr Anne had three hours teaching theory and two hours teaching dancing by zoom. There was no energy for a walk.  She also cut the lower green edged it and did some weeding.

Day 66:

There were strong winds and the likelihood of rain.  Dr Anne cut the upper green as it was growing quite 'rank'.  After her 1:1 pilates she did some tidying of weeds in the dell.  There was a delivery of fish from Suzi for supper delivered by Ellen and chips from the Chippie delivered by Fia.  This was the best meal since lock down. She was about to go for her walk when the rain spitted so she backed into the conservatory and binged on TV.  She watched The Soloist and When Harry met Sally.

Day 67:

Dr Anne has to record her three pieces for her music exam.  One would think this was easy but it sure isn't.  She spent much of the day trying to do it before blobbing in front of the telly again watching Normal People, a BBC 3 series set in Sligo and Dublin.

Day 68:

Piano again.  She has now recorded two versions of her pieces but neither are suitable.  At least she has until Friday to get a good version.  She will be out of her head but that time!!!!

Day 69:

Dr Anne sat at the piano for hours trying to record her pieces.  She could not do it.  She must have started 30 times with 30 deletes.  She was relieved to dance at four and then walk around her circuit.  She managed 7852 steps and 4.9K.

Day 70:

Dr Anne couldn't sleep so was up at 5 and made red currant and elderflower sorbet.  She practised her piano and shopped all before 0800.  There was then pilates, Eloise and Niamh.  Both girls have been working on their dancing which is really sound.  Mike the gardener was there to empty pots and tidy while Dr Anne went back to the piano.  She has become so stressed and for what.

Dr Anne went off up the hill to draw breath and enjoyed a peaceful time walking 10247 steps and 6.3K.

Week 9 - New Life

It is week nine already. How the weeks fly past.  Dr Anne is into a routine of pilates, music, teaching gardening and walking.  She talks to friends all over the world and the phone is pretty much near at hand.

The weather in week eight was quite a difference from the previous seven.  The weather was coming from the Artic so it was low temperatures and a biting cold wind.  This deterred Dr Anne from her walks.  However, this really gave Dr Anne to increase her piano practice.

Dr Anne's friend GGC was very much in her thoughts all week.

Day 57:

Wendy Pilates cancelled her class so Dr Anne hung around doing housework until her music lesson.  The day was bright although still cold.  Dr Anne went out to the Coastguard Station which is 8031 steps and 5.5K.  It was really mild when she got among the gorse bushes.  Today there were many fairies at the Faerie Gathering.

Day 58:

Wendy Pilates cancelled her class again so Dr Anne had to hang around until it was time for FaceTime with Eloise and Messenger with Niamh, Zoom with Ruby and Messenger with Lucy.  Miss Fia arrived with her foam tiles.  All in all Dr Anne had four hours of dancing, mostly theory.  By the end of dancing, Dr Anne just wanted to laze around watching Grace and Frankie, episode after episode.

Day 59:

Wendy Pilates is still not up to classes so Dr Anne went and did some housework, something she does as little as possible,  She then drove her car to Cullen and back to charge the battery and ensure the car is in good order.

Music is very important just now as Dr Anne wants to record her pieces by the end of May.  Two hours per day is required so Dr Anne has to be very structured.

Miss Fia delivered a half portion of scampi and chips for supper from the chip shop which is now opening on Friday and Saturday night for orders.  Afterwards Dr Anne set of for her daily walk - the circuit plus Kirkies Wood 8027 steps and 4.9K.  Once she was out of the house and round the links it was a beautiful evening and even warm by the time she got home.

There was an incident with GGC late that Dr Anne had to deal with.  The hallucinations were vivid and he could not cope.

Day 60:

It was an early morning Skype with Lois in Australia.  Covid  has not been nearly so serious in Australia.  There have been few deaths and really no epidemic only clusters.  The population can now travel throughout the state and meet up with friends.  Five can be invited into the house or ten can be invited into the garden.  The vaccine is ready for trial and may be available by the end of the year.

There was dancing with Eloise and Niamh.  Both are improving and will be confident dance teachers.

Rain was expected but the sky was blue.  Dr Anne rushed out to cut the grass before it became unmanageable. Expecting rain she headed off for her walk around the circuit.  There were a lot of people out and about so the 8361 steps and 4.7K took much longer than usual.  It was however nice to have chats.  Dr Anne became aware that there are cases of covid 19 in Portsoy which did kind of scary.

Dr Anne cut the rhubarb and took what was in the freezer.  She soaked the ingredients in gin, lemon juice and vanilla.

Music practice was followed by a what's app with JSS and Chdancer.  It was lots of laughs.

Day 61:

Most of the day was taken up on the phone.  It started at 0900 and Dr Anne was still catching up with people at 2200.

There was a nice walk around the circuit 6267 steps  and 3.5K.

The service from St Columba's was on the Holy Ghost and continues to give Dr Anne comfort.

'I will ask the father and he will give you a comforter to be with you forever.  I will not leave you orphaned, I am in you.'

GGC continues to have issues with hallucinations so he and Dr Anne devised a plan.  Dr Anne will keep a diary of the hallunicinations and if they do not settle Dr Anne will take action.

The stories of Grace and Frankie continue to keep Dr Anne amused.

Day 62:

As Dr Anne couldn't get to sleep she then slept in.  She has never been so lazy.  There was music to practise and dancing to dance.  Have finally mastered the zoom if I shut mute the dancers.

It was a warm evening so Dr Anne set off round the loch then down to the beach and the harbour and as it was still warm she climbed the Burnie brae hill and down the cistern brae.  6395 steps and 3.7K. It sure was better than watching TV.

A message came through late that Dr Anne has to present her pieces by May 29.  This fits with her plan but it was still a shock.  She needs to up her practising and cut back on her binging.

Day 63:

Still no pilates so Dr Anne headed to the shop for bread and cake.  There were classes with Eloise and Niamh.  Dr Anne was not at her best today.  She was still thinking of the news about her pieces.

Mike the gardener was in the garden emptying the pots ready for the summer potting.  Dr Anne really wanted to head for the garden but thee was a spit of rain.  She went off on a walk out the East Braes.  She was slow tonight so she meandered deep in thought.  Her pace was dead slow and stop with pauses to sit.  She did 7767 steps and 5.3K

Week 8 - New Life

Now Dr Anne is into week 8 of the new life.  She has slowed up considerably.  She goes to bed late and lies in bed in the morning listening to Radio 4.  She is now into a routine of  Pilates on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and a 1:1 class on a Friday.  Dr Anne is happy Wendy Pilates is back on the scene.  The piano lessons have started but Dr Anne's practice schedule is a bit intermittent.  This needs improvement.  The walking is a big part of Dr Anne's life just now.  She has now walked 160 miles since she went into lock down.  The dancing classes are basic with two girls doing their associate and hopefully up to three more doing their student.  Three are doing classes on Zoom.  The time lapse is a problem.

Dr Anne is doing basic gardening but not as much as she should be doing.  She thought she would be much more creative than she actually is.  The weather has been really good but Dr Anne just can't get the enthusiasm and motivation.

Dr Anne has happily settled into the services at St Columba's, Pont Street.  She finds them spiritually uplifting

Dr Anne has talked to many people on her walks and on the media all over the world - Estonia, Bonn, St Petersburg, Melbourne, Buenos Aires, Toronto, Winnipeg and Portland.

Day 50:

It was a beautiful day so the front windows got washed and polished.  This was after another session of pilates and of course music on FaceTime.  Dr Anne had a good walk around the circuit then through Kirkies Wood.  It was 8309 steps and 4.9K.

Day 51:

It was announce that we are to have another three weeks lock in.  It was yoga infused pilates today.  It was also a busy teaching day with Eloise, Niamh, Fia, and Lucy.  In between Dr Anne cut the grass and trimmed the edges.  She didn't have time for a walk although it was a beautiful day.

Day 52:

Dr Anne and Eloise headed for Durnhythe today.  There were three pipers and two drummers.  We stood at the back of the Care Home.  We alternated dances with pipe tunes.  The residents looked out of the windows.  It was a very special concert and very touching.  When Dr Anne came home there was a very special VE Afternoon Tea on her window sill.  There was pink gin to drink.  Dr Anne's neighbours at number 16 were the providers.  It was very special.

There was a walk round Durn 3838 steps and 2.1K.

Day 53:

Saturday, the days sure rush in.  Dr Anne had two FaceTime classes with Eloise and Niamh.

It was raining and cold so Dr Anne headed for the front room and the piano.  She needs to get the pieces note perfect and rhythm perfect.  She is improving.

The weather was depressing so Dr Anne did not attempt a walk.

Day 54:

Sunday, Dr Anne participated in the service from St Columba's, Pont Street, London.  There were some good hymns which encouraged Dr Anne to sing.  The rest of the day was used up with phone calls.  There were frequent showers of hail which discouraged Dr Anne from her walk.  However, she walked around the beach and the harbour to the Coop, 2874 steps and 1.7K.  She did her week's shopping in the Coop.  Today she had a list...  The quality of the food at the Coop is good but the range is restrictive.  Dr Anne has now had Coop food for 8 weeks but she is not in the mood to go out of town to find alternative supermarkets.

In the evening,  Dr Anne watched Grace and Frankie, a series about two women dumped by their husbands who announced they were going to marry after a 20 year affair.  It's all fun. There are over 30 episodes so plenty story lines to come.

Day 55:

It was still wintery with frequent squally showers.  A little girl has been dancing and wanted some new moves.  Dr Anne had a dance lesson with her on her fourth birthday.  The rest of the day involved piano practice, teaching dance and Netflix watching.  There was no walk as the the weather was foul.

Dr Anne has been eating the fruit from her freezers.  She was pretty fed up with stewed gooseberries so she marinated the rest of the gooseberries in gin and then made gooseberry and gin jam.  All that is left in the freezer are red currants and apple juice.  What shall she do with them?

Day 56:

Pilates, teaching and music practice.  The rain is heavy so no walk.

Dr Anne does random things so she put on her thick trousers and winter coat and went off on a walk. It was Artic at the beach, Baltic at the harbour, soaked in foam at the swimming pool.  As she headed for Soyburn and the Durn Road it was positively mild.  In the end it was 8452 steps and 4.9K and a happy healthy person.

Week 7 - New LIfe

This is the first day of week 7 of self isolation.  How does she feel as she enters the second half of her 12 weeks isolation.  She sees Suzi and the kids fairly frequently. She goes into the yard and tries to keep a social distance.  On her walks, Dr Anne sees a lot of people now on her walks.  There are many new people on the east side of the town now.  Are they exploring an area they haven't been to before?  The shops in town are very empty.  Where is everyone?  Do people shop only once a week or do they go out of town to shop now?  Ah well, life goes on.

Day 43:

Dr Anne had no walk and no video today.  Life took over with pilates, music, and then a meeting with the Care Services to provide support for GGC.  The evening was taken up with a Board Meeting for PCE.

Day 44:

Dr Anne had now walk yesterday so did two circuits today with 11752 steps and 7.5K.  She met a few people on the circuit and chatted at social distance.  There was a yoga class in the morning that Dr Anne found difficult to keep up with and a dance class with Eloise. She had a long FaceTime with SS.  There is no new but lots of chat.

Day 45:

Friday, it is so difficult to keep tabs on the days as everyone is the same.  Dr Anne did the little circuit of 5957 steps and 3.8K as she had already done a 1:1 with Wendy Pilates who had put her through her paces.  Miss Fia took orders for a fish night and delivered a delicious fish supper at 5pm on the dot.  The chip shop has opened on a Friday and Saturday night for phone in orders.

Dr Anne had a 2 hour FaceTime with Charly in Argentina and JSS.  It was good to hear about the lock down in a different country.  If one wants to leave the flat one has to get a permission note and download it.  Charlie's partner has one each week to visit his mum.  The government are releasing prisoners and that is fairly controversial.  Charly feels that some people are now breaking the rules.

Day 46:

Dr Anne went out and cut the grass.  She felt that she would have done much more in the garden than she has.  She loves her walks and today did the little circuit - 5957 steps and 3.8K.  She had a zoom session with Wendy Pilates over a beer and caught up with 2.5 years of news.

Day 47:

Dr Anne lay long and watched TV until the morning service from St Columba's, Pont Street, London.    She walked a bit of a circuit before visiting her friend GGC. It was only 5723 steps and 3.3K.  This was a long day as Dr Anne couldn't be bothered doing anything.

Day 48:

Dr Anne had to rouse herself from her bed to get to her friend GGC.  This was the first day of the carers and there were questions to be asked and papers to be signed.  All went smoothly.

Dr Anne came home practised her music, had a zoom dance class and walked 6599 steps and 3.8K.

Day 49:

Dr Anne was up bright and early today.  She had a Pilates class then two dance classes with Eloise and Niamh both aiming to do their Associate.  The gardener came and trimmed the ivy dyke and mucked the raspberries while Dr Anne practised her music.

It was a beautiful day so Dr Anne headed for the Boyne circuit followed by the circuit to the wishing gate.  10639 steps and 6.3K.  She met Colin then Suzi, then Eloise, Sharon, and Moira George.

New Life -Week 6

Dr Anne is now into week 6 of her self isolation.  How are things different from the norm?  The only thing Dr Anne can't do is go into other people's houses.

Dr Anne is now back at music and feels good about it and she shall practise.  Pilates are on the weekly agenda.  The garden is no longer a chore as Dr Anne can go for short periods of time for relaxation rather than x hours when she has to fit it in between what she sees now as non essential 'stuff'.  She is really enjoying her walks and has now walked 126.6K since she went into isolation.  She has a number of circuits which she really enjoys as she contemplates.  She has found a church that suits her needs - St Columba's, Pont Street, London.  The messages give Dr Anne the necessary spiritual lift for the week.  Dr Anne communicates with her friends SS and Greygranite most days and she checks up on GGC most days too.  Suzi and the kids, Shona and the family are on hand for a laugh over the dyke or on What's App. What else does she need?

Day 36:

As she had no walk yesterday Dr Anne set off early for a 9153 step 5.7K to the Coastguard Station and then round the links and harbour.  It was a beautiful day.

She came back and cut the grass for the first time after the big feed.  The ground is desperate for some rain but Dr Anne wants the sun to keep on shining.

She watched The Leisure Seeker on Netflix with Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland as they went on their last journey together down the east coast of America to the Florida Keys to Hemminway's House.  That's the way to do it.  As that wasn't enough she watched Dressed in Black, an Ozzie Film.

And so it goes on.  She needs to get the Geology Wall sorted and the music for the Children's Book of Dances on to the website but at the moment there seems no rush.

Day 37:

It was an extraordinary sunny day.  Dr Anne headed for the Dell.  She pruned, weeded go things ready for their feed.  It was an in and out sort of day as Dr Anne needed a lot of cups of coffee to keep her on task.

At tea time, she set off on her daily exercise.  She went round the little circuit followed by the big circuit.  It was a beautiful calm night and she met lots of people ready to chat at a distance.  Baine, aged 5 has given Dr Anne a bear called Beary to foster.  Dr Anne has to do exciting things with Beary so off course Beary went on the walk too.  The walk lasted two and a bit hours but she only did 10019 steps and 6.2K in all that time.  There was too much chat.

When she came home, Netflix was switched on with Faith, Hope and Love a mindless movie about dancing.

Day 38:

Today is Friday and the end of the working week again.  It was a beautiful sunny day but it felt cold outside.  Dr Anne didn't feel like gardening today.

Wendy Pilates was on Zoom for a 1:1 pilates class.  She put Dr Anne through her paces.  Dr Anne then took her car out of the garage to ensure the battery was charged.

Dr Anne thought she might go to Keith to do some grocery shopping but she turned at Ordiquhill and came home as she couldn't be bothered.

The walk today took Dr Anne and Beary up the hill and over to the Boyne Burn.  It was 8445 steps and 5K.

There is the piano practice to be done.  At least Dr Anne headed into the living room and put her fingers on the keys.  It actually sounded quite good.  If she does a bit more practice she might make her Grade 8.

Day 39:

It is Saturday.  Dr Anne needs to be reminded.  There really is much to do if Dr Anne felt like it.  A third cup of coffee and she is ready to meet Eloise on FaceTime.  They discuss Eloise doing her Dancing Associate and decide to go for it.

Dr Anne went for piano practice.  Now this is a good move.  She needs to step up the practice these next three weeks.  She feels more at ease doing it during the day than in the evening.

Dr Anne decided on the short circuit today (7868 steps and 4.6K) as she intended heading for the garden.  The sun was shining brilliantly but there was a cold wind off the Moray Firth.  There was haar out at sea.  Dr Anne certainly hopes this is not the end of the good spell of weather.  It has been glorious and up lifting.

Gardening didn't come into the agenda again today.  Dr Anne needs to draw up a list and work through  it systematically.

Well, it's back to piano practice.

Day 40:

Dr Anne's commitment to St Columba's, Pont Street continued.   She has found the services spiritually refreshing and the the message has carried Dr Anne through the weeks.  'Keep right on to the end of the road, though you are tired and weary, keep journeying on.' Dr Anne needs this just now.

This was a good walk round the short circuit (3855 steps and 2.7K).  This was probably the shortest walk for the whole six weeks.

Sunday seems to be the day when people want a chat.  Dr Anne was watching Sergio on Netflix about a UN Ambassador who was present at the independence of East Timor and was killed in an explosion on what was to be his last mission in Iraq.

Day 41:

A new working week.  She had a really good piano practice and felt confident that she will do it.  She walked the circuit (7417 steps and 4K).

GGC phoned a number of time as he was suffering from hallucinations.  There was a big fella, a smaller fella, a woman and a child in the living room and the kitchen.  They were moving things.  The moving of things came to a head in the evening and GGC went out and asked someone to come and get rid of the people in his house.  The person suggested GGC call the police but he called me.  Dr Anne decided that something must be done.

Day 42:

The morning disappeared as Dr Anne made contact with health professionals re the hallucinations.  There was prompt help and appointments were made.

Dr Anne abandoned her pilates class but managed an hour with Eloise on her associate course.  Dr Anne walked her circuit  8648 steps and 4.6K and this cleared her head.  She did a bit of piano practice and watched a film - Good Sam.  He gave away his money with no wish for publicity or reward.