Not that early actually, just a bit earlier than normal.We were waiting for the podiatry man who generally comes around half past nine or a bit later. today he was a bit later but it doesn't matter, all was ready. He did what he had to do and put another dressing on the offending toe and said he would try that and come back on Monday to check on how it was doing. All done by a quarter to eleven.
Jessie had done a runner of course because as soon as Vin gets the vacuum out she disappears. Probably under the bed in Jane's room, she will come out later when she knows the coast is clear.
Not a bad day today, quite bright although we are supposed to be getting a bit of rain later. Same as usual then! Not a brilliant summer so far, apart from some time in May when we were supposed to be on lockdown.
Best seat in the house! For me anyway!
Off he has gone to tesco this morning to get some groceries to top us up for the next week. He aws also going to the Formby Hardware to get a couple of gas cylinders not for sniffing I might add but for his weed burner. A lot more mundane. !
All this rain and drizzle is making them grow like mad. Doesn't bother little Jack from next door though, he still comes to our garden and Vin said he was on the cat's hut this morning licking and sunning himself.
It is quite nice today yesterday was very drizzly off and on, but there is a clear sky this morning and looking fairly good. Vin was talking to our neighbour this morning and they were having a conversation about the leaves that are coming down, almost like an early Autumn. Very odd!
Jessie is round and about, came up and got Vin for a feed this morning as she sometimes does.
Time for feeding! and maybe a little bit of claw sharpening too!
Vin has nearly run out of his favourite tea which he has when he has a mug of tea mostly at night. Jane had verykindly sent him some as a parcel of goodies she sent us. Aaaah! Thankfully it is back in stock on Amazon so we took the opportunity to order some this morning. Plus we have vouchers from the shopping scanning that we do when we buy groceries or do questionnaires online. We have got two packs of six for £5 with the vouchers, quite a bargain.
We have now got to wear a mask in shops and stores, frm July 24th or face a fine of £100. Notice Boris and Donald have now started to wear them, and not before time really.
Vin is his usual busy self, doing the bedding the last couple of days, plus looking after his princess. Not me, his furry one!
Jane is on days this week well three on a run 8-8, she rang up last night and sounmded very tired too probably had a long day, a McDonalds burger on the way home might have helped a bit.
We are awaiting deliveries this morning or afternoon for that matter. One is something from Jane, and the other is for Vin and me which is the sound box.Wending it;s way from Belgium.
Jessie is all over the house, under Jane's bed, in the front room, and quite a lot on the sofa beside her Daddy on the sofa.
Which way shall I go when the bell goes??
Started off with the news about John, and emails frm Oz about the arrangements. Ann has requested no flowers but a donation to The Fred Hollows foundation which is a charity that Joh supported and was one of his favourite charities. So we will get that arranged.
Otherwise it has been a week of the car. Vin went out on Wednesday to get in his car to go to Tesco only to come back to say that his battery was flat and wouldn't start at all. His battery charger wasn't working either so he asked our neighbour if he could borrow theirs, that wouldn't get it going either so another plan was hatched to get the R.A.C. to bring one toreplace the dead one. This they did yesterday so he has gone ff to Tesco this morning,. He hasn't come back yet so that must be a go then. Unfortunately weoverslept a bit thismorning so he was a bit late but I'm sure he will get round ok. Bless him.
Meanwhile Jessie has been doing what she does naturally, miaowing for her foode, sleeping on her blanket or running round a bit in the middle room. Vin brought her into the bedrom this morning because she was on the landing but she wasn't having any of it, jumped off pretty quickly but I did get a bit of a sort of remote stroke. Only her Daddy will do!
Best place in the house!!
Had a message on Facebok yesterday that my brother had passed away in the morning. So sad to hear this, I was beginning to think he was invincible. He had breathing problems, but thankfully nothing to do with the virus, Ruth, their middle daughter said he passed away peacefully in his sleep.
John was born on the 2.2.1931 and died on the 7.7.20 so not quite ninety.
What a life! married to Ann for well over 60 years, four children, three girls and one boy, lots of grandchildren and now great grandchildren too. Emigrated to Australia twice, the first time to Brisbane, the second to Perth where they settled. The second time they went, he went first to earn the money to send for Ann and the children. They have all settled and married in different areas of Oz., and the girls are in close touch. They also a number of years ago went twice round the coast of Australia in a camper van, quite a feat in itself. The children were all grown up by then, so they did it on their own with the cat too. Always kept in touch, and we have seen their oldest girl twice which was lovely, when they came to iverpool. John doesn't write often but always bery interesting and witty letters in that lovely neat writing that he had. Poor Ann, she must be devastated, so glad she has the girls close to her.
Vin is still having car trouble with the dreaded battery, he had borrowed our next door neighbours battery charger but he has just rung up to say that he is still outside the house and it still won't start! What a pain for him. The idea was to go off to Formby to get a new battery and do the Tesco shop, but he has given up on that.
Jessie was up early again, half past six to be xact, and wanted feeding. That was nice of her!
Our John 2.2.31-7.7.20 R.I.P.
Yesterday Vin decided to go to Tesco to get a flan for our teas, plus some other stuff we had run out of. Went out to the car and nothing doing. Thought he had been and cme back very quickly when he saaid that the battery was flat, and apart from that his battery charger was flat too! Gremlins at work possibly!. brought the battery in and put it on charge and it is now ready to go again. Thinking about it, he has only been going to Tesco once a week at the moment, otherwise we have been in because of the Lockdown, clearly not enough to give the battery enough charge.
Also on Friday the sound box downstairs went kaput. Couldn't turn it on with my remoter, and Vin couldn't turn it on with his either. He tried everything but no go at all. Eventually he got through to Bose to find that it cannot be repaired because it is obselete! and it isn't that old, about ten years or so. They offered him a replacement one for half the Argos price so he went for that, which they are sending. We have to send the old one back, so he spent the whole of saturday trying to cbble together a box to put it into. Quite a job actually but he made a brilliant job of it really and it is being collected today by a courier.
Busy day today, started off early with the podiatry man, who hasn't been for about ten days. The foot is doing ok, but is noot yet fully closed but looking fine. Just keep going. Also the curier is due to colect the parcel with the sound box. At around one o'clock the Dr from the Diabetic clinic is due to ring for my diabetic review, which is being done by phone, instead of going to the clinic in Aintree. Did my weight yesterday and was surprised to see very little change, also the blood sugar readings yesterday and today very god too, so all good in that respect.
Vin has just come up to say "guess what?" the car won't start! even after the charging yesterday. Must be totally kaput, and will need replacing. Can't be done today, so will have to be done tomorrow. Talk about gremlins!
Jessie has done her usual disappearing trick when the vacuum comes out, hiding somewhere, probably under jane's bed, she feels safe there.
I'll come down when I am ready thankyou!
Yet another cod and miserable day, getting to be a habit now. must admit I would rather have cool weather than hot, it is much easier t get warm than it is to get col.
Vin went off to do the weekly shop at Tesco yesterday, said it wasn't too busy, seems to be a good day for going on a Wednesday, mid week so not too crowded. He got quite a few things for us all including the cat, who is usually top of the list! Actually got a nice box of Toblerone chocs, the tiny ones of different flavours, so we will have something a bit different for the weekend,
Covid still causing trouble, with Leicester being a ocal lockdown due to a peak in new cases. Don't think it will be the onlyone either. Most small businesses are due to open on the 4th of july. Including hairdressers and barbers. Wonder how many others will go under, probably quite a lot. We hear of job losses a lot on the high street, and in the aviation industry.
Jane rang up on Tuesday night, on her way home. She had beento McDonalds to get a veggie burger, she got home undressed, got settled down nly to find she had been given a chickenburger!! What a pain after a twelve hour shift. She had to get dressed again and go all the way back to get it changed. What a shame for her.
Jessie did not wake her Daddy up this morning like she did yesterday at half past six. Must have been sleepy, or it was darker.
Fancy waking up to see this face loking at you in the eye.
