MONDAY 26 JANUARY     HAMILTON

Today we both played in a bowls tournament at the Grangeburn club, all day. It was a hot day and I think we both had a bit too much sun. I ended up feeling off colour and with a headache.

Over 3 games, we played 39 ends – too many for me. I am not used to this yet. Bowls can be a lot more tiring than it looks, I am discovering. It is also nowhere near as easy as it looks! We won a game, but lost two.

Today is the day that John’s retirement finally takes effect! We celebrated with his choice of dinner – KFC – and a bottle of Yellowglen Yellow. Despite the celebration, it is also a day of finality – with awareness that there is no going back, now. So far, there have been few doubts………….hope it stays that way.

The phone is still not working, but I presume that we would have had a message through the Park office if all was not well.

We were both really tired – early night.