Sunday 24 May:

Moira and I went walking around the harbourside before streamed church this morning. Lots of joggers about… good to be out walking together, but I find other walkers, cyclists and joggers difficult to cope with.

I spent most of the rest of the day (I know!) finishing my excellent book (‘Purple Hibiscus’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)… and was delighted to have done so. A stunning book.

Rosa rang me during the afternoon and we had an excellent, amusing chat. I told her I’d been imagining cooking macaroni cheese for them and that I couldn’t wait to be able to do that again (she enthusiastically agreed… oh, how I miss them).

Johnson ‘chaired’ the afternoon’s government briefing and, despite the huge criticisms and calls for his ‘special advisor’ to either resign or be sacked, the PM maintained Cummings “acted responsibly, legally and with integrity…”. Give me strength.
The Guardian included this response from an A+E doctor:
“I became sick with #COVID19 in March. My wife was also sick. We have 3 kids & stayed home to look after them. Because that was the rule. Back at work I dressed in full PPE to look after the sick and dying. I didn’t do all of that so #DominicCummings could flout the rules."

Lamb steaks for supper… followed by another Montalbano!

Image: Sparkling water on the Cut at high tide.