Prophetic utterance

Thin hazy cloud today with sunshine breaking through occasionally. I posted today's link to Morning Prayer on WhatsApp when I woke up early, and listened to the news while dozing before getting up. In the news, a report that a group of thirty six members of the Board of Jewish Deputies has published an open letter denouncing the Netanyahu government's action of resuming hostilities in Gaza, and the departure from the liberal inclusive social and moral values of the founding fathers of the state of Israel. "What is happening is unbearable, but our Jewish values compel us to stand up and to speak out" says the statement. It's causing contention in the wider Jewish constituency, as many consider British Jews ought not comment on the affairs and policies of another state, but it is a timely prophetic statement.

A good night's sleep, but I found the middle fingers of my right hand numb and tingling. A nerve trapped in my shoulder joint is what causes this if I sleep in an awkward position. It can take hours of varied arm movements for it to return to normal.

I went to the Eucharist at St Catherine's. There were fourteen of us, one less than last night. I couldn't stay for coffee long afterwards as I had to collect this week's veggie bag and then take Clare to UHW for another surgical procedure on her eye, intended to reduce pressure in the eyeball and slow down her loss of eyesight. Traffic on the return journey was slow moving and heavy as the inside lane next to the WJEC building is closed at the moment by a gas leak investigation. I cooked lunch and left Clare's food to warm on a plate over a pan of water for when she returned from UHW by taxi. 

Our broadband connection went down after lunch. Our domestic network was working normally but the internet connection stopped working, once for half an hour and again later for ten minutes. We get a 4G phone signal in the front room, but mobile reception is as poor now as it was when we moved in fifteen years ago. Our mobile phones rely on wi-fi calling, and this isn't as seamless as it needs to be. Lose your wi-fi when you're in a poor reception spot in the house and your mobile connection can drop as it tries to get a 4G mobile signal in a place where coverage is always poor. Fortunately we have an active landline for the time being, not that we use it much. We keep it because between us we have hundreds of contacts who have to try the landline number if they can't get us on our mobiles or don't use them.

I walked in Llandaff Fields listening to Choral Evensong on iPlayer on my phone. I  spotted a Jay and a long tailed tit in plain sight, but wasn't quick enough to take photos. The wind was cold and stronger this afternoon, so it was a relief to get home. After sup,per I continued watching episodes of 'Cold Summer' and then finished the day with a brief glimpse of Semana Santa in Malaga processions returning to their respective casas cofradias at the end of their recorrido.