Two Days Out!

Well, we have done the garden centres!  Both of them on a run. Yesterday we were so early coming back from podiatry, that we had our coffee at the Ince Blundell  garden  centre., and a look round too. Didn't buy much there though they really didn't have what I was looking for. 
Today with it being the last day of the month, also Halloween too as it happenss, we went out to Dobbies, to get our free coffees before the month ran out. We had a little list of things to get so we had an idea of what we were looking for. Had a bit of a mooch first then went for our coffees. We both had flat whites which were a nice smallish but lovely and hot.  Had a good chat and a bit of people watching then went to do our shopping. I wanted to get a Christmas bauble and Vin spotted some great ones. Little figures with little dangly legs. We also got a few things for keeping for the Christmas stores, like cranberry and orange jelly, some tealights the cinnamon ones that smell lovely. Quince jelly and a few others that we can keep. Also some cakes for using when the cream cake has run out. 
Little jessie like yesterday hadn't moved from her basket, barely got up to see what her daddy was doing! 

Aaah! What a pussycat.  

A Good Morning!

Quite an early start this morning. Vin got us up and going very well. He is good at doing that. 
We set off for Aintree podiatry at around a quarter to ten,the traffic was very light and the roads clear so we actually got there at ten past ten which was really good. I got to the reception and had a laugh with Laura, then barely sat down and Cathy came along and said "Hello Jennifer do you want to come down" well before Vin came back, from parking the car. We were out in about a quarter of an hour, having my foot dressed and inspected, and the next date will be on a week on Friday when we go to the orthoptist for my SHOES ! I can't remember the last time I wore shoes, instead of these podiatry sandals flip flopping about ! 
We were actually out before we were due to go in! So Vin had the bright idea of using up the garden centre free coffee vouchers from over the way and went for our coffees. We both had a nice latte and a good chat, then back home again.  Lovely.
Two deliveries this afternoon, one was the router for the WiFi box thae last one had broken, and the other one was my revised Aranesp injections. Vin said that was good timing because you are due one today. HaHa!
Little Jessie didn't move when we went out and she barely moved when we came back either. Just about managed to. 

In Today!

We decided to stay in today mainly because it was the last day of half term and we thought everywhere would be busy.Hopefully next week it will be quieter.
We have an appointment on Monday at podiatry and then might go to Dobbies on Tuesday because it is the last day of the month and the last chance to get our free coffees for the month. 
Vin decided to contact the phone company about a new router for the internet, but had real difficulty getting  through. One said that he would test the line and ring back but no ring back. Typical! So he left it for ages and rang them. Got through to an Indian woman who said he would have to pay for a new router, which he knew you didn't. So he rang them back again and got through to another Indian man who he said knew what he was talking about, he said to send the old router back to them via a pre-paid jiffy bag and they would send a new one, should arrive in a few days. Result! Well done Vin!
Little Jessie woke him up early this morning, he said he went to the bathroom and it was still dark so he came back to bed. She must have heard him because she came upstairs to get him going. She sat on his front and extended a paw very slowly on his cheek. He carried on hiding!  She jumped off then returned a bit later, this time it worked and he got up to feed her.
At this point I would normally insert a photo of our Jessie,  but when I click the image icon it keeps coming up with "Load Failed! Goodness knows why. All this technology is beyond me! 

An Ordinary Day!

Which makes a b
nice change after yesterday really. Poor Vin must have been worn out from all that happened yesterday with the preparation for the chimney sweep and  the moving round of the furniture. A lot of shifting around for him to do.  What a star. 
Today we have stayed in  so it was just another day really. I have been getting round the new things on the website. When you are used to what there has always been there it comes as a bit of a shock to find that it has all changed. Sites that you previously clicked on to now have to be logged on each time you use them so if you forget any of the passwords you are stumped.  An absolute pain!!
Little Jessie is of  course oblivious to it all going on round her, except that she did run away when the sweep came. 

Gone!!

Technology Gremlins!!!!

Well ! What a day yesterday!  I used the computer as usual yesterday morning and went down for lunch. When I returned ready to go on as normal there was a log in box. Nothing new there, except that when I tried to log on as normal I kept getting a red box saying that AOL had discontinued the provider and we had to log in again for the updated version which would cost . Like Vin at first we thought it was a scam but that was not proved right, and we were unable to proceed further until he fiddled around with all sorts of technical matters I know nothing about. Nothing. We were locked out of the AOL and couldn't see a way out. What annoyed us was that it all happened without  warning. Nothing at all. 
We gave it up then went down for our coffee and countdown as we do, and it also transpired just before we went down that the Internet had gone down as well!! Nothing from there at all. Vin didn't know whether that was to do with the faults online or was totally separate. We thought maybe it was a blip and would come on again, but it didn't, and his tablet wouldn't work either.he could not get the WIFI on it at all.  Gave up for the day in exasperation, and went to bed, then he had a brainwave, he went down and fitted the old modem and lo and behold it worked!  Well done Mr Fixit! 
This morning Wednesday he had arranged for the chimney sweep to come this afternoon at 2.30, so pretty much everything was arranged around that. I stopped up here mostly out of the way. When I went down he had it all covered with plastic and cotton sheets, ready for him. He actually came at 2 o'clock, and used his vacuum to clear the chimney. Little Jessie ran out of the way when he came in, and is currently on Jane's bed behind me, while I am on the computer. That has proved to be a pain because having a whole new AOL  it meant that all my log in details have been lost so have had to do that all again, still can't complain since the whole thing is working again. It is all working again now but still needs a bit of tweaking. Like the Facebook which is centred on the right side instead of being in the middle as it used to be. If our Jane rings up maybe she will help me get it right, she is great on the computer. 

Out of the way!

New Monitor..

The new monitor which is an Acer one is working great touch wood. Comes on immediately, and while I have been struggling a little bit with the size of the lettering on the front, Vin did a bit of tweaking last night and got it back to what it used to be on the last monitor we had, which has now gone to the great tip of electrical goods.
Today we were going to go to Dobbies but decided not to when we got up , mainly because neither of us was really fired up to going. We will probably go for a coffee after the appointment at Aintree on Monday,  and go to Dobbies later on in the week.
Since we were at home we did bits and bobs, Vin had some paperwork to do,and I did some catching up on the computer.It is surprising how much goes on in 24hrs  loads of emails to start with.
Little Jessie woke her Daddy up this morning miaowing very early so he went to feed her. after he came back with our morning coffee and biscuit she came up and settled on his front. Looked lovely, really appealing and cuddly. At least she is with him.

She is never very far from him, if he goes into the kitc hen she will follow him, if he goes into the hall she will sit by the door till he comes back, or go and search him out.  What a little duo!

Out Yesterday In Today!

I had an appointment  at Aintree yesterday afternoon at 3.o'clock to see Mr Butcher who did my foot operation back in July. We got there well on time and Vin went off to park. I was sitting in the waiting area for a few minutes and then my name was called by Steve who said I had to get an x-ray done on the foot. So off I toddled down there. Sat there for a few minutes and Vin found meHe had asked one of the staff where I was and they sent him along to x-ray. Then off I went for the s-ray and back to the original waiting room. And waited and waited, they were rrunning about an hour late! but eventually got in to see the great man who was really pleased with the progress, had a bit of a chat then showed me some exercises to do to strengthen my calf muscles. Consists of leaning against a wall and bending the legs and stretching the legs. Do for five minutes twice a day. Said he would see me again in three months which is next year!  We were only about ten minutes in there after all of that waiting. Oh well we have been lucky with appointments.
Today we are in, we got up later than normal because little Jessie didn't wake Vin up, just came in the room miaowing a bit Started off quite nice but now is horrible. Very drizzly and grey looking.  At least the wind has gone.
Little Jessie been asleep most of the afternoon.