My youngest is going to become an adult soon. He’s going to have a birthday party on Halloween at his friends house. My eldest and I were going to surprise him with some driving lessons but he gazumped us and went and got his own driving lessons sorted behind our backs. So now I will have to come up with another special present for him. I already have 2 cards for him. One normal “18” card and another Moonpig with lovely photos of him on.

The funeral of their Dad came and went. It was strange. Small. A beautiful day gifted from God so most of us walked around to the garden where lots of the ashes have been shared with the earth and as I walked back with another family member I fell – was pushed ? – by one of the older people who were in there? It was a funny thing that made us laugh – but I actually felt like I hurt myself and that I fell off my hip. I had my flattest of flat shoes on.

I have embarked upon a new quest/journey/hobby = veganism. I am enjoying it so far and have joined the Vegan Society which for the first month has sent daily emails encouraging with lovely recipes within and tips of how to carry on. I’m also searching through recipe books that I already own for lovely vegan recipes within. There’s so much to try.

A quick trip to London this weekend after Kings Lynn last weekend. I will need a weekend at home next weekend to recover. It’s all very exciting but also exhausting once you’re older. I really really enjoyed being in London with an old friend who I used to work with in the Royal Festival Hall. The place has changed lots but there’s still old reminders for us. Each time I ate out – at TAS in The Cut SE1 for dinner and then the next morning at The Hoxton in Southwark – I managed to stick within my vegan limits. And so so tasty were both. Deliciousness.

I don’t really have any more trips planned but that gives me something to look forward to. Visitors coming to me on 25th October as my youngest will be on his holidays to celebrate his 18th. He has told me that he wants to change his plans for the future. He was thinking of an apprenticeship Level 2 with a holiday place in Ashford but now he has decided on becoming a welder and committing more to that for a career. I told him there’s vacancies coming up at my place which also is tempting for him. He didn’t want me to be left on my own so soon after the big one leaving. But his time to leave/shine will come. I told him he mustn’t consider me in his journey as I will always be alright anyway.

I thought about rejoining the world of onling dating this weekend but I didn’t pay the money. Elite singles – what d’you think?