No.106, Monday, 23rd. March 2026

From time to time, and actually quite rarely in my case, our plans must be altered at the last minute, often for reasons outside of our control. On a positive note, retirement means these changes tend to matter less than they otherwise might.

Today I will be cooking a special roast dinner for my mother, and somewhat belated for Mother’s Day. Previous plans were abandoned, the first because my mother thought that a large roast dinner at lunchtime would be unwise, and I agreed. The second was because it was a Sunday – yesterday – and I suspect the main reason may have been the weirdness of Sunday bus timetables. I can certainly see why that would put off someone who is unable to access bus times and route maps on a smart phone.