Birthday

60 years ago today my eldest daughter came into the world, a very different world to today. Cloth nappies, hand knitted and sewn layette, in hospital for 10 days, not a foot to the ground unless changing nappies or going to the toilet........ how things have changed since then.

DD is on holiday with her family, so I know she will have a lovely day.

Yesterday was sunshine and showers, I ended up finishing the laundry in the dryer, we just managed to get it in before an absolutely tremendous heavy downpour.

We had a bit of a start to the day yesterday, I noticed that our neighbours curtains were still drawn to at the back of 9am, which was very unusual for her, she is usually up before we are. I decided to ring her son, he phoned back to say that there was no answer and would I let myself in and see what was going on, as he was speaking I saw the curtains in the living room open, so he rang he back. Apparently she had a very bad night and had slept in.....thankfully all was well, phew.

A call from the Dr asking how DB was, he has put the increased dose of medication on repeat, if there are any more problems we are to contact him again, otherwise report to the Doctor when he goes for his OP appointment in December.

Supper tonight is quiche and salad, no dessert.

Grey skies again

 The laundry was still dampish when I fetched it in, I folded it, will iron it this morning and air it, it should be ok to iron without steam. I remember my grandmother insisting that laundry was fetched in whilst it was still slightly damp, she then rolled it up, it was ironed next day. We had one of those irons you plugged into a light socket, so ironing had to be done in daylight. It was a number of years before we got an iron you plugged into an electric socket.

Its a grey morning, DB says it will not rain until lunch time, well I am not risking it, the laundry will go in the dryer in two loads so it does not crease up too much. Most of it will be folded up and put away.

I do not think DB will be out in the garden, he did manage out for about half an hour yesterday. The tiny tomato's have finished, but there are still fruit to ripen on the plum and large round tomato plants.

No idea whats for supper tonight, I have some cod, may do baked cod with mash and peas.

Fine?

 DB tells me I am going to get the laundry dry on the line.....when we drew back the curtains it was sunny, now its gone cloudy...hey ho!! It will go in the dryer if it rains.

Very lazy day yesterday, spent most of the day reading. Finished the crumble at supper time, so no dessert today. I have some eggs to use up, so will do eggs and wedges tonight.

Sainsbugs delivery tomorrow, 

We are waiting for the chap to come and fix the weather bar on the front door, not sure how cold it is out, but the heating kicked in this morning, need to read the meters as well, it the day for the bill to be calculated. Guess it will be quite expensive this time as the heat has kicked in so the consumption will have gone up.

Chap has just come to the front door, the weather bar is set too high and it needs a new rubber so another visit will be required.

Time to go and sort out the laundry.

Fine?

 but for how long is anyone's guess. DB checked the rain gauge, we have had twice as much rain in 2 days than in the whole of September.

Its fine at the moment, but rain is forecast for later.

Usual late Sunday start, no real plans for the day, DB will go out later and see what damage we have had to the tomato's, they will be coming out shortly, a frost will kill them off. I have a couple of bags in the freezer to use in Tomato sauce later in the year.

Several comments on Facebook about yesterdays fiasco at the Drs. it seems those who went early went straight in and out. Several people posted that they had disabled people with them, took one look at the queue and went home. Long Clawson is a small village with a narrow main street and very little parking, apparently at one time the traffic through the village was turning round, the main street was completely blocked. I was lucky and got in the disabled space in the car park........ I think the powers that be need to make different plans incase we are in the same position next year!!

Roast pork and veggies for supper will use up the last of the crumble for dessert.

We have been to some caotic do's in the past

but todays visit  to the surgery  for flu jabs was one of the worst things I have ever seen, it was a dull wet day, which did not help. The queue was right round the building, and the back of the queue was past those going in to get their jabs.

DB joined the queue, when he got to the surgery I told them that he suffers from vertigo and had been standing for almost half an hour, they took him straight away. I do not have the jab I am allergic to the albumen in the carrier fluid. We were both soaked when we got home, I had to very gingerly back out of the disabled parking space, the car park was overflowing, so two cups of hot chocolate were forthcoming when we got in and took off our wet coats and shoes. I think its time to get my boots out again!!

Its a horrid day, dank over cast and raining, the wind is not too bad but there were a couple of trees down, in the fields, as we went past.

My set of magic markers came this morning, they disappear if they are ironed, will try them on something just in case it reappears as has happened with some of the other gel pens.

Still trying to make my mind up whether to frame the embroidery or put it into a cushion........

Its really a day for a warming stew, but I have eggs that need using up, so bacon frittata for supper. I used the crumble mix that was in the fridge to make a rhubarb and apple crumble, it will do for tomorrows dessert as well.

Yesterday was a nothing day

 and today looks very much like being the same.

Apart from getting meals I spent the day reading, trying to get over the stress of the day before. I was aware that my blood pressure was not excatly low.

DB has been ok, we have not heard from the GP I think he is having a problem getting through to the Doctor he wants to speak to.

It is raining this morning, so no outside work. I just may force myself to go and sort out the border design for the piece I am working on. Once its done it can go to the framers, so a visit into Melton will be required to do that.

I have just found out that my daughter and family are in Turkey......no plans to come home unless they are forced to, so they will be subject to quarantine when they do get back.

Today would have been Nicholas's 50th birthday, he is never far from our thoughts.

Its Friday so our usual fish and chip supper, guess DB will want peas with it. Again no dessert.

So

Despite increasing the dose of medication, DB,s palps did not stop until 5pm. We are waiting to hear from our GP is he managed to talk to the Drs at Glenfield. DB is ok this morning, but a bit tired.

Its very cold out the heating has come on, so I guess its going to be extra jumpers for a bit. I do not usually put the heating on until the end of October........

The reason I think we may have a hard winter, the cotoneaster is full of berries.

All the plants sheltered at the back of the bungalow.

No gardening for DB today, its too cold.

I am still trying to make my mind up about the embroidered border on the piece of work I did, I need to sort it out, then I can get it framed and sent off out of the way.

Supper tonight is pork casserole and pilau rice, no dessert.