Phew

yesterday was very warm again.......this morning it started off bright and sunny. There is a strong wind and grey clouds scudding over, so hopefully we are in for some rain.

Yestaerday afternoon I went to the Drs for my annual check, Tim kindly stayed with Edwin, he did not have a good day yesterday. I am thinking that he is depressed, as he can no longer get out.......I did notice last night he was ok whilst watching TV. This morning at 11.00am he is asleep again. I know he is frustrated that he is not allowed to walk on his own, but after his fall on friday he is still very shaky on his legs.

I plan to start on the sewing room, may do a bit this afternoon, but I really need to move two bookcases befor I cab really get going. That means I have to move several boxes, whish I had seen where they put the book cases, I couls have got them to put them somewhere else more convenient. I want to put a bed where they are now.

Supper pork with peppers and rice tonight. I will have to do a small shop for orange juice and some fruit maybe tomorrow or Friday.

Late posting

been busy but no idea ar what. I did  Load of washing this morning, had a Drs appointment this afternoon, everything ok, need to take more exercise, but they realise its not easy with DB being house bound.

Tim came to sit with DB whilst I was out. He has offered to sit with DB whilst I go to a coffee morning which is very nice of him.

Rather tired, think the last two weeks are catching up with me, so will be taking it easy from now on. I need to tackle the sewing room but by bit.

Supper, fish, new potatos and sweet corn. DB can have ice cream for dessert.

Things are progressing

 Cleaner here this morning, I put her hours up to 3, the apartment has 2 bathrooms and the rooms are bigger than the bungalow.

We now have a tidy bedroom and an almost tidy sitting room. I have to sort the bookcase out, possibly tomorrow, then it will be tackle the sewing room. I have more room to move about, sort boxes etc.

It's another very warm day, our sitting room faces south, south West, so curtains drawn and fan on.

 

  

               The bedroom from the door way, plenty of

               room for DB to get out of bed.

Supper tonight cold chicken and salad. We have finished the strawberries, so just ice cream for dessert.

The Clearing Out.........

continues, the plastics cupboard today, made a bit more room.

After yesterday decided to have an easy day today, have cooked the chicken for tonight, will reheat it in the gravy, have cauliflower cheese and new potatoes to go with it, will finish off the strawberries for dessert with some ice cream.

DB was up yesterday afternoon, still a bit wobbly on his legs especially when he first gets up and last thing at night. He is using the walking frame just now, better support than his stick. Each fall he has sets him back again...... but at least they agreed that he did not need to go to hospital. He has a couple of small bruises on his hip, the headache and pain in his neck has gone.

Slept a bit better last night, was exhausted.......I would like to get the sitting room sorted today and then I can take each day as it comes, unpacking the sewing room.

I have a few more books to put in the bookcase, DB has agreed that I can tear up and shred the old diaries we have kept, will just keep 2024 for referring back to.

Its a cooler day, the sun is just out, was quite cool this yesterday, have not had the french door open for a couple of days. Did not water last night, will do it tonight. Not sure when our neighbours are back, late this week I think.

Cleaner is here tomorrow, so bed change, need to get in sync for her coming to change the bed, so 2 lots of ironing this week. Am still struggling a bit with the washer, not easy to set. I did manage to set it to part dry some bed linen, finished it off on the airer. There are drawbacks to living here, but the extra space and ease of being bale to move DB makes it worth it. Two bathrooms are a luxury, it means I can shower if the carers are here getting DB up and dressed. No rushing about to get showered before they come.

My tablet is not behaving itsself, very slow loading things again, am having to use firefox as my search engine.

I picked up 4 books from the library yesterday, they should keep me going for a bit.

 

I knew it

last night I went through to the bedroom to take DB's book, a clatter from the hall, he had fallen and could not get up!!! called the help service and someone came quite quickly, closely followed by the Ambulance.

They got DB up and into his chair whilst they checked him over, made him walk with his walker up the passage and back. He refused to go to hospital, I agreed, so he was put to bed. Need;ess to say I did not sleep too well. They were concerned that he had a headache, he has spodylosis in his meck, so guessed that was causing the pain, he had a couple of tablets.

I decided he should stay in bed this morning, cancelled the carers for today. I did nip out to collect his books from the library and pick up some rolls, he had been asleep all the time I was out. Ate all his lunsh and settled down for another snooze.

I have managed to move the settee and the bookcase, am now trying to sort out how thw books went so I can empty a couple more boxes, that just leaves the TV to sort.

It will be beans on toast tonight for supper, have some strawberries left so will finish them off.

More stuff sorted

The linen cupboard and console table arrived at lunch time yesterday, Once they have been to collect the bed guard DB no longer needs and the curtains are changed I will photograph it.

Was very tired last night. DB woke me coughing, took me ages to get back to sleep, hoping for better tonight.

Have sorted out the linen etc, more space on the shelves in the walk in wardrobe now, need to get the biggar steps to sort out the side with the Christmas decs on.

DD2 is coming up tonight, will try and sort out the sitting room. I have a load of stuff to go to the charity shop, I have the small trolly here so will put the boxes on there and have a trip down the road and round to the post office to draw the money for the cleaner on Monday.

Once I have the sitting room sorted and we decide what to do with the TV things will be a lot better.

I sacreficed my dual air fryer, chap bought it yesterday, so a bit more room in the kitchen. I need to see the manager about getting the TV up on the bedroom wall, then find the controls......I know they are here somewhere. I also want to shed some of the plastic stuff I have there is too much in the cupboard, hopefully I can condense 2 into one and then put the  mixer in so its off the work surface.

My back was not happy yesterday but seems ok this morning, just have to keep sitting down for a few minutes.

I watered the pots last night, collected some more tomatoes DB eats them whole, I think they are gardeners delight. Our friend in Edinburgh used to grow them and eat them like sweeties.......

Frugal Queen whose blog I have followed for many years, is also moving, down to the south west of France....... they have sold their house in Brittany and all the furniture except their bed. They have hired a van for the boxes they have packed and are travelling down over 2 days to sign for their new house and get the keys. Buying property in France is very different from here. I will be thinking about them over the next week.

DD2 is bringing fish and chips tonight for supper.......so no cooking for me!!

Today is the day

we get the small console table and the linen cupboard delivered, then the bedroom will be fnished and I just have to get the bookcase in the sitting room moved to its final resting place and tweek a few other things, then just the sewing room to sort which I can do at my leisure.

I have managed to find someone else to iron the sheets, sending them to the laundry was just too expensive...... £140 a month. No way could I afford that. The lady who has agreed to iron for me charges £25, { do not change the sheets every week......every second week when the cleaner comes. Not ideal but I just cannot manage it myself.

Not such a good night last night, although the weather has cooled down and we have just a sheet and quilt , no duvet, on the bed, I was hot. I have a heat rash which is causing problems which does not help.

DB has started on his walking programme, walking down the corridor with the walker twicw a day. 

DB has asked for sausage, mash and beans for supper, so will have to get the sausage out of the freezer.