Day Twenty-One (Sunday) It was Sunday morning, and Edward woke early, shortly after seven. Jill was still asleep beside him. Beti hadn’t come to disturb them yet. She was in her basket in the kitchen. Edward lay awake thinking. He […]
Day Twenty (Saturday) Beti woke them up around seven-thirty in the morning. She then proceeded to make little whimpering noises at the bottom of the bed, to indicate she was hungry. Edward was slightly surprised to find himself in Jill’s […]
Day Nineteen (Friday) As always, Edward got up around eight. He went down to the kitchen, pausing briefly at the bathroom on the way to empty his bladder. He had a vague memory of getting up around two and again […]
Day Eighteen (Thursday) ‘Thanks again for a lovely evening,’ Jill said to Edward, over breakfast. ‘It was nice, wasn’t it?’ Edward agreed. ‘Hopefully we can do it again sometime.’ ‘If you’re paying,’ Jill joked. ‘I noticed it was […]
Day Seventeen (Wednesday) ‘I didn’t expect to see you again, at least not for a while,’ Meredith said, greeting Edward with a look of mild amazement. ‘I know, I feel a bit sheepish coming in, after we’d said our […]
Day Sixteen (Tuesday) Edward got up around eight. He made himself decent and wandered down to the kitchen, stopping at the bathroom for a quick wee on the way. He’d got up once in the night, or was it twice? […]
Day Fifteen (Monday) Edward slept remarkably well in his new bed. He woke up around eight o’clock, with the knowledge that he’d be going to work for the first time since he retired several months earlier. Except that it wouldn’t […]
Day Fourteen (Sunday) Edward got out of bed and drew back the curtains. He knew it would be the last time he performed this particular ritual in this particular location. He felt a tinge of sadness to be leaving. He’d […]
Day Thirteen (Saturday) Edward allowed himself an extra half an hour in bed as it was a Saturday, before heading down for breakfast. He guessed it would be a little busier than usual, with most of the tables taken, as […]
Day Twelve (Friday) ‘In case it is my last visit, I wanted to thank you personally for all your delicious coffees and cakes, for welcoming me so warmly and for your unfailing courtesy and good humour,’ Edward told Meredith, when […]
Day Eleven (Thursday) ‘So, where are you off to today?’ Alan asked Edward, as they chatted amiably at breakfast. As usual, Edward was down in good time and had his favourite seat in the window, where he could look […]
Day Ten (Wednesday) ‘Are you still finding plenty of things to keep you occupied in Swansea?’ Alan asked, over breakfast. ‘It’s not been a problem so far,’ Edward replied, happily. ‘I’ve even found places to visit I didn’t even […]
