Trip Out...

Lovely day today, blue skies and nice and warm. Wewanted to go out for a coffee somewhere so Vin decided we would go to Dobbies to get one there. Paid for out of our lottery winnings which he keeps for things like that. We didn't have any free ones left for this month we had used them up. He wanted a plant for a tub that he had empty so we had a look round there.Trouble is there is a huge amount of choice so it is quite hard to choose. We settled on a spirea of which we have many in the garden However,  we know they do well in our garden, and this one has a nice foliage which is a bit diffe5rent, and quite a pretty white flower. 
We also bought some loaf cakes which we like, cherry toffee and butterscotch.
Then to our coffees. For a change we sat on a sofa which was very comfortable if very low dowm. We both had flat whites which were delicious.
This is going to be short and sweet because the computer is playing up  and wouldn't load up so didn't have much time to do this.

Numb Nose!!

Just another Monday! The district nursie this morning and the dentist in the afternoon.Getting to be a little routine.
That was. the last visit to the dentist though all my fillings done now and broken teeth repaired.Hence the numb nose!! Vin has just brought me my lunchtime antibiotics and glass of orange to swill them down which I have just dribbled down my front!!! :) Hope it goes before I have my afternoon coffee.
The nursie this morning was nice and didn't put so much padding on as the last one.Even the dentist noticed the difference.
Today is the first day of summer. We wokeup this morning to dull dark and rainy weather. It has brightened up as the afternoon went on though and is now quite sunny but not exsctly warm.I think Vin has ventured into the garden though. He went to the garden centre yesterday and bought two new lavender plants for the little pots that are on the steps of the patio. I love lavenders and they are good for bees too.

The little square pots that are on the steps that our lovely little Rusty is just walking to. They did have some lavenders in them but they didn't really grow very well.So it is try again with two more.

Tootsies..

Mine that is, not the cat!. Today was a change from the usual podiatry appointment which is normally on a Wednesday,this one today was the one where you see the Doctorbut today it was the one I like, lovely smiley chapwho tells you how it is. Apparently the right foot is getting there slowly just taki9ng time. Not for want of attention I might add.Twice a week from the district nurses and once eevery week from the girls at the podiatry clinic. What a great bunch of people in the N.H.S.
Since we had an earlyish appointment we went for a coffee afterwards and Vin drove us to the Aintree retail park where there is a Costa. Wouldn't mind shares in that company, they must be making a fortune. We both had medium cappuccinos mine was a plain one Vin had one with popcorn flavour syrup. I thought it soundedd awful but it was actually very nice, and made with soya milk.We shared a little bag of shortbread biscuits shaped like little flowers..Aaaah! Both came wwith a beautiful palm tree done in chocolate on the top, seemed a shame to spoil them by drinking them! The only trouble is that they fill you up so you don't want any lunch. 
Tootsie (the cat one) is a funny little thing. Must put some more pics online to choose from. I'm not very good at using the media technology there are some somewhere but as yet I haven't workedd out where!

Day Of Rest...

Thursday, day of rest for us, that means that there are no appointments.There is an earlyish one tomorrow though so it will be a fairly early start. 
Vin did nip into Crosby this morning to get a few things,he is a bit disgruntled with the council because they have abolished the free 1/2 hour parking in the car park outside Sainsburys, but he did ring up to say somebody had given him a parking ticket so he was happy about that.  30p fo a 1/2 hour parking is a bit much really.
He was home for coffee quite early which is always enjoyable,
the rest of the day was a bit mundane but enjoyable for being just  that.

Foot and Mouth!

Indeed foot and mouth day today.  The district nursey came this morning quite early actually before we were ready, I was still in my pyjamas actually. They don't seem to mind though. This is the one who puts loads of padding on and I thought the padding that she did on Monday was big enough the one dressing that she did thios morning is even bigger! so much so that we can barely put the shoe on!.Ah well I am at the podiatry clinic on Friday so they will put that right.  Had a nice mid morning coffee  and a lunch of a pot of yogurt because I was still full of coffee then it was the dentist at three o'clock. Yet another filling with some more on Monday.   At least the dentist is only two doors down so Vin doesn't have to ferry me anywhere. 
Little Tootsie is in and out as usual, doesn't come near me much but has a lovely rub of Vins legs wgen sh wants feeding. 

Free To Roam...

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.

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 :) :)