They do that all the time number. The S.O. didn't have his varicose vein operated on because they told him the operation might kill him. I'm beginning to wonder if it's a NHS ploy to cut the waiting lists for operations by making people too scared to have them 
. It's all to do with us going the way of America and everybody suing the hospitals if anything goes wrong [I think]. Hospital visiting is very tiring/time consuming, isn't it.
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Officially eligible for a bus pass Tegan - but definitely not sad. 
My bus pass arrived in the post 
. Does that make me officially old ]sad]?
Today I persuaded dear old Theseus that yes, of course he can buy a new bike! He is cycling seriously again now, and is taking part in a Rotary charity triathlon at the weekend. (The old guys are doing a sort of relay and he's doing the cycling)
His upbringing - Scottish, Presbyterian, plus miserly mother - kick in big time when he is wanting something that he doean't desperately need and it is a real pleasure to be able to say "Do it!
He has just returned with a beautiful new racing bike, which I shall now go and admire...
How lovely GA You must have been very proud
I'm resurrecting this thread not, I hasten to add, because I know you are all dying to know what we did over the weekend but because I love it.
But, at the weekend we went to Sadlers Wells to see West Side Story (which was wonderful even if it NEVER has a happy ending). We also saw Relatively Speaking which was not the best Ayckbourn but fun anyway. As bits of the tube were closed we had to walk miles.
On Sunday we went to the Scarecrow Festival at Flamstead with DD2, DSiL and DGD2. There were wonderful scarecrow displays which people had obviously worked really hard to make, a fete, food stall, ice cream vans and hoards of people. Flamstead is a pretty village but, again, we had to walk miles and I half expected a call to say DD had gone into labour as she has only 6 weeks to go and the baby looked very low to me!
Today I proudly watched my Chinese 'daughter' take the oath of allegiance and become a British citizen. When she arrived in this country five years ago she had never heard or spoken an English word, never listened to any English music and had never seen the English alphabet. Today she swore the oath confidently and was word perfect.
The ceremony was beautifully done; the certificates were awarded by the Lady Mayor wearing full regalia and we all applauded and waved our British flags at the appropriate time - it was very moving.
Visited GC now that they are back from their holiday in Belgium. They stayed with their Aunty and went to a posh wedding which was conducted in Dutch and English. I was assured they were well behaved even though the service was 1 hour 45 minutes long 
I am sure the royal weddings are not even that long.
Oh Shetland for the New Year fantastic butty
Right . Fine. See how I go?
for Gally
I fought with the ivy growing up along the long back fence. Just trying to trim it back but it is high and I am short! After all my efforts I got cleaned up and went out for lunch at the home of some long term good friends. We had a lovely lunch in their beautiful garden and enjoyed lively conversation until we realised it was 6:00p.m. so we thought we had better let them get on with their evening as he has to go to work tomorrow!
A lovey day and a busy week ahead.. book club tomorrow, off to a rose nursery on Tuesday, hair cut Wednesday, lunch with pal on Thursday and DGS on Friday!
Am exhausted having spent most of the weekend overseeing the demolition of the garden shed by SiL. Emptying it took for ever, then sorting out the contents and finding a temporary home for everything and today clearing out the site ready for a new one in a couple of weeks time; it's amazing how much rubbish accumulates after 25 years . My hands and nails are in an atrocious state as is my temper - over two weeks of resident DD's and gc's is taking its toll........not that I don't love having them here, I am just tired!
I went out on Friday night with gillybob and a few friends I used to work with, left DD using my laptop, she went upstairs to bath the DGC and the puppy attacked my laptop there was not a key left on it .......you could have played scrabble with the keys, just as well I had had a glassortwo when I came home or he would have been strung up........ never mind I am getting a new notebook from DD so there is a silver lining as laptop was on its last, the new power cable for the laptop only came on Thursday after he had chewed through that, so I am restricted to using DH Ipad when I can.
I have been packing for going up to the house on Friday for just over two weeks so I have had a busy day.
Today we did not much, went out and did not much again. It was lovely!
I am gearing up for having my two GC from tomorrow until Thursday, and confess that in between the not much I knocked up a chilli and a bolognaise.
We have had a really pleasurable afternoon at the coast . We went for a very good lunch , then took a good bracing stroll along the sea front .
To end it we then had a scrumptious ice cream , so life is good .
He's wearing a brown jacket in this series [not leather, though] but has taken to wearing lots of different scarves recently [like Dan Cruickshank]. I do find his series a bit confusing; think Janinas programmes are much easier to follow. He did revolutionise History programmes though, didn't he? I did fall asleep half way through so need to watch it on iplayer again. It amazes me to think that so long ago people were travelling to Rome [I mean, how did they know how to find it?] and were building amazing cathedrals etc. I can't quite get my head around it .
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