Monday 20th June 2022 started warm and sunny and got warmer and sunnier as the day progressed dear readers of Wear and Dao. Tomorrow's the longest day and shortest night of the year in the northern hemisphere ... the summer solstice.
The day began early as usual, with coffee at 5 and breakfast of porage and toast as the blogger and his kind carer and dear friend planned their day, involving a trip to Bishop Auckland to find book cases at the Red Cross Shop, then to her dear daughter nearby. Returning via the shops for essential supplies, lunch was served of pasta and mayonnaise with peas, sweet corn and smoked salmon as we prepared to sit outside in the sun. A philosopher friend arrived on the off chance of finding us in and sat with us discussing questions philosophical from the Bom perspective ... Bom being the pre-Buddhist religion. Of course Buddhism is well known, Bom less so, so the Dalai Lama is often quoted as the philosopher par-excellence with his simple message "Just be kind, whatever religion (or none) you adhere to".
After lunch shorts and sandals were donned for suntanning then calls made to Age UK re the attendance allowance for the somewhat disabled old blogger. . without success. Supper of scrambled goose egg on toast proved light and nutritious before an early night around 8 ready for coffee at 5.
Tomorrow's the summer solstice and a trip with Wheels to Meals at Heighington near Darlington with old friends arriving for lunch about 12 noon.
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