MONDAY 21 APRIL     BATHURST

Daughter’s birthday today. I phoned her mobile and caught up with her at Bonnie Doon, where they were spending Easter. She said she’d been horse riding this morning, for the first time in ages, and really enjoyed it. I suspected that tomorrow’s after effects may not be quite so enjoyable!

We walked in the park in the morning.

John played bowls again, after lunch.

I worked on the cot blanket, and read.

After tea, John had a distressing phone call with daughter two, who seems determined to mess up her life. He did not sleep well as a result of her revelations, and felt quite ill through the night.