What that means is that we have a free day, that is one without appointments of any sort. Pretty rare at the moment. So, we decidid to go and use our free coffee vouchers at Dobbies before they disappear into the mists of time. Vin rings ahead and orders a wheelchair for me because hobbling round is a bit difficult at the moment. Especially since the last District Nurse who is lovely got a bit carried away with the dressing and put so much padding on my right foot it is twice the size of the other one and is quite difficult to walk on actually.
Started off in the foodie bit and got a couple of things we wanted, then had a look at the plants. I spotted something that caught my eye, green leaves and a lovely deep red flower, can't remember the name of it but it will fill a plant pot that currently has nothing much but weeds in it. Went back later and got one of those. Then it was the coffee and biscuit, we take our own biscuits so it doesn't cost us anything :) Two beautiful large lattes, lovely pattern on the top of a leaf, and large cups. Beautiful very generous coffees, very enjoyable. Sit and chat and people watching for half an hour or a bit more.
Home via Tesco for a few bits and groceries that we needed for tonights tea. Coffee was very filling so I had a yogurt for lunch.
Nice morning out.
Tuesday, 14 June 2016
Monday, 13 June 2016
Monday..Monday..
Monday has dawned dull and rainy with drizzle and some big raindrops. Quite cool too.
The district nurse came fairly early to do the dressing on my foot and has given me a foot which is as big as two feet bound together. Well protected though. This afternoon I have an appointment at the dentist which is two doors down at two thirty..the obvious joke I didn't say. It is for a filling and is an awkward one so is a double appointment. Suppose I will have a numb mouth for the rest of the evening after that.Broke some teeth while I was in hospital so it is quite a big repair jobbie.He said it is a combination of poor health, medications and the diabetes. Just falling to bits really. :) :)
Television is mostly football at the momentso we are taking the opportunity to catch up pon some of the things we had recorded while I was away. Watched a very good Vera last night, a good story well acted, always enjoy those.
Short and sweet today mainly because I am going down for my nice ca cappuccino now :) :)
The district nurse came fairly early to do the dressing on my foot and has given me a foot which is as big as two feet bound together. Well protected though. This afternoon I have an appointment at the dentist which is two doors down at two thirty..the obvious joke I didn't say. It is for a filling and is an awkward one so is a double appointment. Suppose I will have a numb mouth for the rest of the evening after that.Broke some teeth while I was in hospital so it is quite a big repair jobbie.He said it is a combination of poor health, medications and the diabetes. Just falling to bits really. :) :)
Television is mostly football at the momentso we are taking the opportunity to catch up pon some of the things we had recorded while I was away. Watched a very good Vera last night, a good story well acted, always enjoy those.
Short and sweet today mainly because I am going down for my nice ca cappuccino now :) :)
Wednesday, 8 June 2016
Toes and Things!
Lovely and Summery today, blue skies and lots os sunshine at last. Routine morning did without our usual coffees and had an earlier lunch instead, because the Podiatry appointment was going to be a double one. Foot dressings followed by a date with an orthoptist who makes proper orthopaedic shoes and was going to fit them, or one of them today.
Podiatry went well foot is getting there slowly but is healing no doubt due to the very diligent attention given by the district nurses and the podiatry girls. The chap from the shoe fitting brought a pair of shoes in order to try them on and decided they need some adjustment. The shoes look quite nice actually I was quite surprised. Thought they were going to be clodhoppers!
That was all quite quick so we headed ff home nice and early. Vin wanted to get some compost and a couple more plants from the garden centre on the way back so that is where we went. Then he surprised me by turning into the posher garden centre for a little coffee in their new coffee shop cafe area, which is a complete change from what it used to be like. Lovely decor, and very nice tables and sofas etc., And...a really lovely coffee to boot. What a treat Bless him. I really enjoyed that. Thankyou Vin I enjoyed that.
Podiatry went well foot is getting there slowly but is healing no doubt due to the very diligent attention given by the district nurses and the podiatry girls. The chap from the shoe fitting brought a pair of shoes in order to try them on and decided they need some adjustment. The shoes look quite nice actually I was quite surprised. Thought they were going to be clodhoppers!
That was all quite quick so we headed ff home nice and early. Vin wanted to get some compost and a couple more plants from the garden centre on the way back so that is where we went. Then he surprised me by turning into the posher garden centre for a little coffee in their new coffee shop cafe area, which is a complete change from what it used to be like. Lovely decor, and very nice tables and sofas etc., And...a really lovely coffee to boot. What a treat Bless him. I really enjoyed that. Thankyou Vin I enjoyed that.
Tuesday, 7 June 2016
Oooops!!
Up quite nice and early this morning because we had an appointment at the E.N.T. clinic at twelve o'clock. So we got ready. left the house at eleben ish and went our usual way to Aintree. Needless to sy the traffic was light so we got there early. Vin parked in the waiting area in front got me a wheelchair and went off to park the car. Caught up with me a bit later in the foyer and we went up to the clinic. The receptionist looked at the computer because she couldn't find my notes and found that we had an appointment alright but it was for the 7th of July not June. !!!! Ooops. Anyway she said she would see if they could fit me in and cancelled the one for July.
I did see a registrar quite quickly actually who asked questions, examined my ears said there was not much on the MRI scan except some fluid which could have been the infection at the time, de-waxed both ears which is great if a bit noisy :)
Then he discharged me from that clinic which I thought they would, and we set off to the co-op down the road whwere we had our sandwiches for lunch. So in the end what could have been a disaster turned ouyt to be excellent.
The cats along here have all been doing funny things. Our Tootsie has been asleep on our next door but ones bed!! and on his front room window sill and wouldn't move. Vin had to go and get her. Then we had the cat from the house at the end in our bedroom. Think they have been having some sort of mad cat week. What is that all about!!
Podiatry appointment tomorrow. At least we know that is right!
Looks like butter wouldn't melt :) :)
I did see a registrar quite quickly actually who asked questions, examined my ears said there was not much on the MRI scan except some fluid which could have been the infection at the time, de-waxed both ears which is great if a bit noisy :)
Then he discharged me from that clinic which I thought they would, and we set off to the co-op down the road whwere we had our sandwiches for lunch. So in the end what could have been a disaster turned ouyt to be excellent.
The cats along here have all been doing funny things. Our Tootsie has been asleep on our next door but ones bed!! and on his front room window sill and wouldn't move. Vin had to go and get her. Then we had the cat from the house at the end in our bedroom. Think they have been having some sort of mad cat week. What is that all about!!
Podiatry appointment tomorrow. At least we know that is right!
Looks like butter wouldn't melt :) :)
Monday, 16 May 2016
T'was on a Monday...
Start of another week and no appointments today except for the District Nurse sometime in the morning usually.In actual fact she came about twelve o'clock just as Vin had put our coffees down on the table. So he put them into a flask and we enjoyed them after she had gone.
It has definitely gone cooler today after being quite nice over the weekend. Vin said we might even have a fire tonight!!We haven't had a fire for a fair few nights now because we have just had the heater on and that's been enough. Last night we watched the Queen's birthday event in Windsor Park. Great show actually really enjoyable. The stars of the show for me were the white horses from France with a tiny little white horse who was so cute and beautifully trained. 900 horsess from all over the world, plus singers like Kylie Minogue, Alfie Bow,Katherine Jenkins and the like. All very enjoyable.
Vin is outside in the garden doing some weeding with his weed gun. He did the front this morning now he is on the back, he says a bit at a time.
It has definitely gone cooler today after being quite nice over the weekend. Vin said we might even have a fire tonight!!We haven't had a fire for a fair few nights now because we have just had the heater on and that's been enough. Last night we watched the Queen's birthday event in Windsor Park. Great show actually really enjoyable. The stars of the show for me were the white horses from France with a tiny little white horse who was so cute and beautifully trained. 900 horsess from all over the world, plus singers like Kylie Minogue, Alfie Bow,Katherine Jenkins and the like. All very enjoyable.
Vin is outside in the garden doing some weeding with his weed gun. He did the front this morning now he is on the back, he says a bit at a time.
Sunday, 15 May 2016
Little Outing...
Yesterday we decided that we would go off for a little trip out somewhere so took ourselves off to Tesco. The advantage of that is that they have a Costa Coffee shop s I had a medio latte and Vin had a cortada,o it was a bit of a no brainer really. The idea was that I would be left with my drink while he whizzed round the shop and got all of the things we needed. Good plan. Normally Vin does the shopping on a Saturday but the district nurses are due today to do the dressing on my footso a change of routine was needed.
Quite sunny outsude today, we have at last had some nice weather, I have had to dig a lighter coat out, and next doors have had their first barbecues of the season.No doubt many more to come.
Little Tootsie has settled down nicely, she comes and goes as she wants, and is used to the territory a bit now. She still won't come on our knees properly yet though, but she will let me stroke her, you have to keep away from jer tail though!.or she will have your fingers!.
Watched the Eurovision Song Contest last night. Quite a good showw we thougght enjoyed it. Felt sorry for Australia thought they were going to win for a long time then right at the end Ukraine crept in to take the lead and win. Didn't particularly like their song either.U.K. as usual came about three from the bottom. ! I don't think anyone likes us any more..Ah Well better luck next year.
Quite sunny outsude today, we have at last had some nice weather, I have had to dig a lighter coat out, and next doors have had their first barbecues of the season.No doubt many more to come.
Little Tootsie has settled down nicely, she comes and goes as she wants, and is used to the territory a bit now. She still won't come on our knees properly yet though, but she will let me stroke her, you have to keep away from jer tail though!.or she will have your fingers!.
Watched the Eurovision Song Contest last night. Quite a good showw we thougght enjoyed it. Felt sorry for Australia thought they were going to win for a long time then right at the end Ukraine crept in to take the lead and win. Didn't particularly like their song either.U.K. as usual came about three from the bottom. ! I don't think anyone likes us any more..Ah Well better luck next year.
Thursday, 12 May 2016
Here's Jenny !!
Well it's me again! Long time since I have been on here January to be exact. The reason for that is that I had a long time in hospital January actually!. Then I had mobility problems so xcouldn't get to the computer. It all started with a foot infection which ended up with a toe being removed so I am now Jenny 8 Toes!, then big infections on aaanother one which needed I.V. antibiotics in hospital and the infection affected my heart causing endocarditis which needed long term antibiotics. That's now all cleared but the foot is still being treated by podiatry at Aintree podiatry and the district nurses. So it is all still ongoing.
Our lives have been centred around going to different appointments, so we have been really busy actually.
The last couple of days we have had trouble with the network and it has been cutting out all the time. Very frustrating. but it seems to have cleared up now cross fingers.
Yesterday we went to Dunelm and bought four new pillows, a mattress protector pillow covers so they are going on the bed today. It will be lovely to sleep on decent pillows tonight.
Our lives have been centred around going to different appointments, so we have been really busy actually.
The last couple of days we have had trouble with the network and it has been cutting out all the time. Very frustrating. but it seems to have cleared up now cross fingers.
Yesterday we went to Dunelm and bought four new pillows, a mattress protector pillow covers so they are going on the bed today. It will be lovely to sleep on decent pillows tonight.
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