Serene afternoon walk around River Wear. Shincliffe to Durham City   and back with Clifford . Fiona laid low with sniffles. Miles suffering from an excess of Mathematics during the week. Brain dead! 11 hours on one day . Good lad! Maniac! Spring sky blowing fresh with territorial bird songs carrying on the wind through the woods.Breeding time. Quiet biscuit break in low peopled Durham City Market place . Ethiopian coffee at Framwellgate bridge Starbucks. Talking American History with Clifford. He's a wonderful lad to be with . Beautiful. Brings out the calm and quiet in me . Never knew I had those! Spotted Goosander on riverbank still there from a couple of days ago. Some of the most serene times I have with my family. Often feel serene when I'm playing harmonica with bands . The right places to be ! Love to all.

Miles did one hour power walk alone. Clifford studying  for his Mathematical Modelling group in Newcastle  . On the mend.  So cracking walk with Fiona this afternoon around a windswept Durham Woods and City .  River Wear in spate . Light brown muddy. Saw four Goosanders and one Little Grebe . All looking very calm. Flooded river and gale blowing . No problem! Durham Centre quiet. Cathedral moodily sublime . Safe . Prayers said in Prayer Chapel . Beautiful.  Fiona fit  and game . Nice . But sound asleep on motorway back. Bubbling tomato sauce and meatballs going strong . Movie watch in 20 minutes . Waves of love for world family and friends .

Had a nice little trot around York this morning to do  thinking through of life in general. Sorted. So on the way back to Darlington  in the Karaoke Car I decided to get flowers and chocolate for the Fantabulous Fiona to cheer her up and set a hedge against any future naughtiness of mine . Marriage hedging is vital if you want to say married. In the supermarket  I got the chocolate , large bar , and then a bunch of tulips, bright right  red colour  . As I wandered to the checkout I ran into my lovely lady who caught me in the act of doing something loving . Nice hug and a kiss followed . Today , this rare day , I am the perfect husband !