Things for which I am thankful for this week…
1- So this has been a week of getting to grips with the new reality of getting around with two dodgy legs instead of one! On Wednesday I kept my appointment with my diminutive dental student in Leeds Teaching Hospital and received a replacement filling and , mercifully, the last deep cleaning of a couple of teeth whilst anaesthetised for the filling – a hypograt if ever there was one! Below a re a couple of pictures from my journey which involved a taxi to the station, train, taxi to the hospital and the same in reverse to get home… It must be said, that travelling like this, allows one to see many more things…
2- Weed of the Week
3- Pest of the Week…
4- Then on Thursday, it occurred to me to wonder whether I should still be getting blood-thinning injections and sure enough, it turns out they forgot to issue them a week ago when I saw the surgeon, so I decided to test Barbara’s boot scooter with a longer journey 2.1 miles to the hospital pharmacy. Now it’s range is claimed as 10 miles, but less than halfway there, the battery was showing 80% which did not bode well. By the time I reached the hospital. the battery was down to 48%, but as I had a little wait at the pharmacy, it climbed back to 50%. It is a lead-acid battery and it seems that it takes time for the cells within to even out – so the lesson of this trip was that you can’t trust the range of 10 miles – prhaps it might be attainable on the level, with a lighter person, going very slowly and with plenty of stops… Hmmm… Anyway, I took a few photos along the way and, due to the battery and the very bright but cold day, I took a taxi home (with the scooter in the boot!)
5- The Christmas Cactus is in full flower… I inherited this pot from my mother and it has both a Christmas and an Easter Cactus although the flowering times are a little variable… I would like to repot it but I fear for its fragility…
6- The weather has been dry, which is a good thing since I have to wear the “boot” in bed, however rain is forecast the next few days…
7- I got the olive tree covered with it’s frostproof bag before the clear fine days also gave us the first frosts of the year…
8- Two grandsons are coming to visit this afternoon and one is staying overnight.
9- Reflections of the Week – This is Monet’s famous lily pond at his house in Giverny which we visited three years ago.
10- The TToT – of course…