29th Jan – My son and his fianc\u00e9e showed us a circle of firs in a park, a green cathedral, where they will get married.\u00a0 If it doesn’t rain.<\/p>\n
30th Jan – Tonight, just after falling asleep, I woke screaming. A large heavy painting had fallen off the wall behind my bed and slipped down behind a chair.<\/p>\n
31st Jan – A woman in the Housing flats opposite my window just bought one heaped-up ice-cream cone from the Mr Whippy van.\u00a0 She’s holding it out for 5 children from the neighbourhood who take licks in turns.<\/p>\n
1st Feb – I crossed the line today to congratulate another couple in the flats on the birth of their baby.\u00a0 They were gracious, grateful and clean-mouthed.<\/p>\n
2nd Feb – A short walk from my house, in a small university run by the Dominican Order, monastic buildings enclose a round cloister and a garden, in which I found rose beds and a sign:\u00a0 No Smoking in the Rose Garden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
29th Jan – My son and his fianc\u00e9e showed us a circle of firs in a park, a green cathedral, where they will get married.\u00a0 If it doesn’t rain. 30th Jan – Tonight, just after falling asleep, I woke screaming. A large heavy painting had fallen off the wall behind my bed and slipped down … <\/p>\n