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SATURDAY 26 AUGUST 2017 : TODAY IS RACHEL’S BIRTHDAY, SHE IS 40 TODAY.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL DARLING!!!

We went to the market - see above pictures. Picture one is of me buying a bee pendant from Two for Joy. Picture two is of the owner of Scarlet’s Incense, Scarlet herself from whom we bought a bottle of premium dragon blood! Last one is of Rachel of course!

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THURSDAY 24 AUGUST 2017

We went to the sciences museum to see the robots exhibition (pictures above).

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TUESDAY 22 AUGUST, 2017

Am writing this 11.30am Wednesday 23 August.  

Yesterday, 22nd August, Rachel went to the hairdresser and she came back with a beautiful scarf (see above). I went with her to the DLR.  I didn’t go with her to the hairdresser because I was pretty sure that the travelling and waiting would tire me unnecessarily. But I am used to her being here and I was disturbed by her absence so I must get used to it again so that I am fully prepared when she starts another job/assignment.

My inability to reliably remember virtually anything unless I have written it down and remember where it is written and remember to read it when necessary means that I had to ask Rachel this morning what else we did yesterday.  The answer is that we stayed in the rest of the day. If I had been asked my muddled and forgetful mind would have remembered going somewhere but without any idea where that somewhere was!!  (I know this because that is what it keeps on doing now!)

But now it’s tomorrow, Wednesday, as I am writing this. I have just phoned my son Thomas to wish him a happy birthday from me and Rachel.  He told me that in fact it’s his wife Tracy's birthday and that she is at work but he will pass the greeting on to her!

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SUNDAY 20 AUGUST, 2017

Chatted with Oma (he wrote his full name in my note book so I can remember it : Ogbaoma Awala) at St George’s swimming pool. We saw him last week. We actually see his whole family including his three siblings and parents quite often at the pool as Rachel reminded me. They are a lovely family, all very friendly. Oma is studying criminal law. I told him about my mobster days but did not convince him! Rachel took a photo of Oma and myself at the entrance of the pool as they were leaving. (See above)

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SATURDAY 19 AUGUST, 2017

Planned to go early to Seven Dials for a bee nursery making workshop only to be told that it will be taking place much later. Went to have lunch at Wild Food Cafe instead as a pre-birthday treat for Rachel (it is her favourite restaurant).

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