A better night's sleep. Another sunny day, although it started with a thin layer of cloud which dispersed as the temperature rose in the morning. After breakfast a trip to the surgery for a blood pressure check and a blood test. Having heard a nag on the morning's news about getting a prostate checkout, I mentioned this to the nurse and was offered a consultation with the locum GP later in the day.
Clare went out to an exercise class at lunchtime, so I cooked garlic mushrooms with tomato passata for myself, enough to cover a thick slice of home made bread. It was a delicious snack instead of lunch. We decided to eat in the evening as Owain proposed to eat with us after work. Today he has to report to the office here in Cardiff's Central square, a monthly requirement from those who normally work from home. It's the last time he'll have to do this, as he finishes with the Insolvency Service next week and starts with HMRC on the first of May.
I walked for an hour after lunch as far as the Cathedral, to check service times, then went back to the surgery to see the locum doctor. We had an interesting and useful discussion and he gave me a preliminary internal examination. I'll have another test next week which will determine whether the level of PSA (Prostate specific antigen) in my blood gives cause for concern or not.
Owain was already at home when I arrived. His duty visit ended early, so I found him on his work laptop in the dining room when I arrived, just finishing a query on one of the projects he's completed. We had a salmon soup with veg and added prawns for supper. He brought me a birthday bottle of Pinot Noir from the Cote de Nuits but it won't be opened until my postponed family birthday celebration on Easter Sunday. Having a birthday celebration in Lent, especially Passiontide, never feels right to me. He left at half past seven for a train back to Bristol. I spent the rest of the evening watching more episodes of 'De Dag', so full of unexpected twists and turns/
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