Today: A pickle of a day, not quite on it enough and working with a newer colleague who is not familiar with the walk and needed more support than I gave. Three trays of mail, a council letter to most addresses, plenty of parcels and specials and various collections.

Felt like we spent the day driving back and forth, made more complicated by the closure of the junction in the middle of my walk. Traffic carnage.

Overcast and not rainy but thankfully cool enough to not get too hot on bothered .

I love delivering to a chip shop, this magazine, chippy chatter and natter brought a smile to my face.

Today: Glorious clean sharp sunlight and a fresh breeze keeping delivering comfortable. Pleased to have my regular colleague Kelly back. We fly through the delivery.

Very sad to learn that John Last OBE has died. He was Vice Chancellor at NUA when I studied there, a man full of vigour and brim. He lived on our delivery and it has been alarming watching him deteriorate into ill health. Reminded again of the intimate nature of being a postie, the joys and sadnesses of watching life.