Deirdre Geraghty

I have visitors coming this morning so I am really pleased that I managed to wake up. My knee is still hurting from where I fell quite a few weeks ago now but hopefully it will sort itself soon.

I have overslept this morning and discovered it is -4 degrees here in Norwich. It might get even colder. I will try and sort myself out.

The situation continues with the teachers’ plight being discussed on the News channel this morning. The pay and conditions of public sector workers is dreadful and something needs to be done about it. But the Tories aren’t willing to budge. Not a good situation.

The Russian strikes on Ukraine are now happening without a warning because they are arriving undetected. I do feel so sorry for these poor people… surely the Russians don’t really believe Ukraine is full of Nazis… these are ordinary people who are being attacked!

To execute someone in this day and age is a barbaric act no matter what the excuse. And I include the USA in that.

There is something very special about the first mug of coffee in the morning. Mind you, I now drink chilled filtered water for the rest of the day but that morning coffee sets me up for the day.

I have a fairly new window cleaner but he hasn’t been for several months. I was very surprised to see him this morning. My new neighbour asked me to get him to knock when he next comes which he did but there was no reply.

Meetings took place between government and unions. They were apparently asked if they could work harder like something from a Charles Dickens’ novel. I believe the NHS staff when they say they are exhausted from working flat out.

Are they really going to sack nurses and paramedics and others if they go on strike? We really can’t allow that! What can we do?

I couldn’t get to sleep last night as I was thinking about ordering Covid tests and whether or not I could get free ones. In the end I got up and came downstairs and discovered I would have to pay for them and where to go. Eventually I got to sleep.