Time for an update

Life has been very much the same one way or another, not much to report just carrying on from day to day. We did go to the coffee morning at Hose the first Wednesday of April. DB is slightly better just now, dizzies are not lasting as long, he has not had any absence seizures for quite a while. I changed the tea time carers visit to an evening call to get him ready for bed, much better we have time to eat without expecting the door to go. They come between 7.30 to 8.30pm and around 9am in the morning.

Easter was very quiet for us, spent the day much as usual.

DD1 and DSIL came over to pick up some bits for their new house, they have been busy since they got back from their cruise, I think they have only the bathroom and kitchen to do now. The sitting room was finished and the new carpet put down last week. They have also had some trees cut down and work done on the roof and chimney.

DD2 came on Friday, brought Emillio and fish and chips. My old Ninja decided it was time for it to retire, so I bought a new smaller one. DD2 had the same 15 - 1 that I had so passed on the stainless steel inner pot and the air crisper etc, so she has a set of spares. I cokked soup and a stew in the new one, today it will be tried out cooking roast potatoes in the air crisper.

I have been having some problems with my tablet, got a rogue email, have managed to get rid of that but now have a different problem, plus DB keeps asking me how to do things on his tablet. Why did I teach him to use the internet??????????

We have had some lovely sunny days, quite warm too, we are now back to rain showers and blustery cold wind. I cut off the dead daffodil and tulip heads, will be digging them up and drying them off ready for planting in the autumn. The 5 hydrangea cuttings I struck last year have come up and showing signs of flowering. Both peonies have pushed their heads up. I need to get out and get rid of the weeds that are growing up as well.

I knitted 2 jumpers for the two boys, hated them so pulled them back and have almost finished knitting a different pattern. Should finish them this week.

Foot lady came last Wednesday so feet nice and comfy again. We are due a visit from the surgery to fill out new respect forms and also next week booster injections for Covid. We get them twice a year.

I am still suffering from sleepness nights, I have panda rings round my eyes. Lucky if I get 7 hours sleep twice a week.

Supper tonight roast chicken, roast spuds, carrots and peas. I have 2 raspberry trifles for dessert.

Sun and Showers

Friend came to stay over Wednesday night, before driving g on to Nottingham. Lots of catching up, it was 4 years since I last saw her.

Rest of the week was reasonably quiet. We had some really nice weather in parts, several lots of hail and sleet.l have managed to lock myself out of Facebook, spent ages yesterday trying g to get back in, it just keeps taking me round and round in circles.

5 years ago I bought a shark vaccum, it has now got too heavy and makes my right wrist complain bitterly.  I ordered a Gtec which came on Saturday. Put it together yesterday only to find it would not come on. Phones them today, went through hoops trying to get it to work...........in the end they asked me to pack it up and they will send me a new one.

Supper..... egg and chips, cannot be bothered to do anything else. DB is driving me nuts, I cooked pork steaks yesterday, they were so well cooked they were falling to bits, did not need much chewing...........he could not swallow them.....I was not amused, I can see me having to mince everything or give him baby food!!!

Cloudy

Sunday was another warmer day, this morning it is cloudy, rain possible, the temperature in the apartment is 20c which is fine.

Yesterday I cut up the gammon joint I cooked on Saturday, we had some for supper with roast potatoes, cauliflower and carrots. DB had a treacle sponge for dessert. The rest of the gammon is in the freezer.

I forgot to close the washer door last night, so have done a quick wash this morning, its on the airer in the sewingroom/bedroom. Should be dry by the morning.

DB has been okish for the last few weeks, he gets dizzies but they seem to go off fairly quickly. The carer was late this morning, she had a puncture, had to get the AA out to put the spare wheel on for her. 

SIL sent me photos of the shrubs they have in the garden, wanted to know what they were, they have had the conifers cut down, he is going to dig them out. The shrubs they have are in  about the same state as the ones at Grange Drive when we moved in.....need drastic pruning. Once they have finished the inside work we will go over and I will go round the garden with him and identify the shrubs etc that are in the garden. They have a Magnolia which is in full bloom, judging by the height and number of flowers I think it might be around 10 years old.....lucky people!!

No idea whats for supper tonight, I need to put my thinking cap on, might do egg salad with some of the little potatoes.

 

Sunny again

yesterday was a cooler day, although we still did not have the heat on, as we face south the sun through the glass warms the rooms. Its sunny but only up to 13c.

Sorted out parking for Kim next week, phew, no way was I having her parking out on the road with a sewing machine in the boot. The bedroom is more or less sorted, just have to shift the walker into the wardrobe in our room. I need to have the iron out, have a couple of jumpers and a tee shirt that need a bit of a press.

I nipped down to Lidl yesterday, I may well try them for a stock up, they have a section with newspapers etc, that would save me having to go to the shop round the corner for the TV Choice.

Gammon joint cooking, I soaked some soup mix last night so when the gammon is cooked the soup mix will be chucked in the pot and cooked for soup

Supper tonight sweet and sour chicken, will finish up the trifle for dessert.

at last some warm weather

The last few days have been bright and sunny, but there has been a strong wind. Today very little wind and its due to be 15c + I have all the windows open, wish I could have the washing out, no way.........according to the powers that be thats why we have washer dryers.......so we do not spoil the aesthetics of the building by having the washing blowing on the line. Result either horrendous electric bills or damp washing hanging about. Glad we have the two bedrooms, The sewing room comes in handly for drying laundry on the airer.

We went to the coffee morning in the lounge this morning, usual people there, no notices read out manager not around.

My flowers from mothers day are still going strong, the lily has come out, but sadly does not smell. I love flowers with a scent.

Supper tonight chicken with apricots and pilu rice. not sure about a dessert as yet.

Back to wind and rain

after a few sunny spring days we are back to wind and grey skies.

Nothing much going on, DD2 came friday evening with fish and chps and a new pair of slippers for me for Mothers Day. DD1 sent flowers which included a lily. I have put that in a seperate lily vase, its on the book case the rest of the flowers are on the table.

I put DB to bed myself Friday night, I am going to ask if we can have a later call, the 5pm one really messes up our supper.

After 3 really bad nights I did manage 7.40 last night, it would have been longer but DB had the rugby on the bedroom TV.

Supper prepped this morning, roast pork from the freezer, roast potatoes, cauliflower and calebrease. We will have the last of the raspberries in jelly for dessert.

Hmm

started bright and sunny, its now raining. Very high winds everything is blowing about the poor little daffs are getting blown all around.

DB's condition remains ok, I am considering cancelling his eveining appointment and getting him ready for bed myself. Our supper times are haphazard because the time varies so much. Last night he was half way through his supper when they landed, to get him undressed, ok so they had to wait, but it stressed him quite a bit. I have already cancelled tomorrow nights visit as DD2 is coming for supper, bringing fish and chips......

I am back to not sleeping 2+ hours last night, so I am more than shattered this morning. Have cooked pork belly to do sweet and sour pork and rice tonight. Been looking at my old cook book for the recipe for rice pudding, DB may only eat a small main course but will then ask for dessert.