INDIA

TO-DAY IT IS JUST 70 YEARS SINCE THE PARTITION OF INDIA & PAKISTAN

TWO LESSER KNOWN FACTS
IN BOTH THESE TWO COUNTRIES

THE SUN SETS AT ABOUT 6.30PM

BOTH WINTER & SUMMER

THE WORD CHUTNEY

LITERALLY MEANS

FOUR INGREDIENTS

TO-MORROW

BETTER THE DAY, BETTER THE DEED.

TO-MORROW IS YORKSHIRE DAY

AS USUAL 1st of AUGUST

TO-MORROW I AM GOING TO

HUDDERSFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL

TO HAVE SOME BIOPSIES

OF MY PROSTATE

YESTERDAY & To-Day

BEING INTERESTED IN NUMBERS AS I AM TWENTY SEVEN BEING THREE TIMES

THREE TIMES THREE IS A VERY LUCKY NUMBER

IT PROVED TO BE SO 

IN THE MORNING I WENT TO SEE THE PRACTICE NURSE JANINE  FOR MY QUARTERLY DIABETIC CHECKUP

JANINE SAID THAT SHE HAD NEVER SEEN SO MUCH IMPROVEMENT AS MINE WAS IN JUST THREE MONTHS.

ANOTHER STROKE OF LUCK WAS SEEING

ANDREWS COUSIN SHIRLEY

WHO NOW LIVES IN PIGGOT STREET 

IN BRIGHOUSE

and then onto to-day

on the twenty eighth of July

many many years ago

MY mother, then Edith Rimmington, 

Married my father Lawrence Craven

In Dirk Hill Primitive Methodist chapel

in Bradford 

MY LAST TWO DAYS

As usual on Monday 25th June, I went to the philosophy class in Brighouse Library. One of the members of the class is called Keith, Surname unknown. Keith a very pleasant man told me that on Tuesdays he always goes to a Tia Chi class at Brighouse Cricket club He told me that is was important that you should be referred by your Nurse or Doctor from you local Surgery

I rang the surgery and spoke to one of the receptionists 

She said that she felt absolutely sure that Dr. Crossland 

would be in favour. The Tia Chi classes started at 9.30am.

My wife Sheila kindly drove me there for the class Suitably attired in very absorbent track suit Bottoms.

Keith didn't turn up for the class but there was about 20 other people there the majority of which were Women

Everyone enjoyed the class and at 10.45 the class finished

Not being a car Driver, I had to walk back about 1 mile

into Brighouse. To use an old expression it was raining Cats & Dogs. My absorbent Track suit bottoms became soaking cold & Wet

When I got back to brighouse For some reason better known to the almighty . I passed out!  and the clientele of the George Public house looked after me outside in the cold & rain and then felt it was best to call for the ambulance. 

The paramedics looked after me in the ambulance until We arrived at  Calderdale Accident & Emergency. 

I was in the Accident & emergency until 1800 hours

I have never had so many tests in such a short period in my life.

The final conclusion was that both my Blood Sugar level

and my Heart rate were both far too low.

There was a nasty bump on my head

and a bad pain in my sore bottom 

At the earliest opportunity I should call up at Church Lane surgery

& see what Doctor Crossland has to say

THEN TO TUESDAY

I had a most unusual experience 

Coming home on the bus from the hearing aid clinic. At hipperholme cross roads a small elderly lady obviously suffering Downs Syndrome

Got onto the bus with a middle aged Jamaican lady who I resumed was her carer.

Never had I met either of the two women before.

To my absolute amazement 

The little downs syndrome lady

Clearly said

Good bye David 

THE UPS AND DOWNS OF THE PAST FIVE DAYS

We have just had the most magnificent weekend. Starting on Saturday, our good friends, Maureen & Bruce Heath

called to pick us up and drive us to Pocklington.

There we had lunch at the Feathers Inn

After lunch, Bruce drove us to meet our other long standing friends, Wendy & Lance Murgatroyd

They have to finest caravan set up that I have ever seen

Their hospitality is without doubt the best

I had intended to have a relatively dry weekend it was not to be

We both ate & drank like true Yorkshire gormandisers  

The conversations were to say the least stimulating 

After a wonderful day quite late in the evening we took a taxi home. 

The following day after taking a tour of Pocklington we came 

back home carefully driven by Bruce

On arrival at home we called round to see Gemma, Mark & Georgia Esme , our most recent great Grandchild.

Esme had not been very well, sleeping most of the day and crying at night. It must have been most exhausting for them

After quick visit to Tesco we went home. and as is our habit went to look at the incoming Emails

One sad email told us that another very good friend of ours, Rod Blayney Simpson had gone to Spain and suffered a severe heart attack Information kindly supplied by Sue Blythe