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Verse 257 in The Saga of My Brother's Death and What Happened Afterwards, involved me travelling five miles to a suburb of this city that I do not know well.  It is called Darnall and I was there for an appointment at a branch of The Trustee Savings Bank. It was Simon's chosen bank. I was there to shut down his current account and I was dealt with very pleasantly and professionally by a lovely young woman called Emily. Previously, I had repeatedly tried to use the bank's "simple" online process to close the account but to no avail. I had fixed today's appointment three weeks ago. Though not entirely tied up because the bank requires a signature from my brother Robin in France, today's business went smoothly thanks to Emily. Afterwards I thought I would have a little walk around Darnall. Once it was an entirely white working class district. Many steelworkers lived in the terraced streets but in the last fifty years it has become a magnet for Pakistani ...

  Mrs Trellis caught me hanging my underpants on the garden bushes this morning.  I don’t need a washing line as I tend to wash small loads at 30 degrees. I tell you this as a bit of fluffing. She was walking Blue who has matured into a calm elderly greyhound with a graceful neck, and as Mrs Trellis has shrunk a little with age , I always think that when she walks him he resembles a large alpaca rather than a dog, so noticeable the change in height. I asked her how old Blue was and she told me that he was eleven . “ He looks good” I told her  “ He eats what I eat “ she told me as way as an explanation  “He had porridge for breakfast” I met chic Eleanor for brunch which was lovely ( the meeting not the food) and caught up with her news.  I haven’t seen her for a couple of months and she looked relaxed and radiant  We arranged to go out for dinner with some mutual friends soon. And that’s about it for today so far. I popped to see my si...

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