Good morning all from a cloudy Glasgow, where it is 7C. That was nice to hear that were missed by your friends, Mick and glad to read you are back to your usual routine.
Kitty, I am glad to hear, your daughter has come through her op and that the anti emetics have been sorted out for your DH, GM.
As you can see, I survived my trip, heaven knows what my already high BP was, but I did it! I never thought I would be so grateful to encounter roadworks, which thankfully had slowed the traffic down on very busy roads.
Everything I encountered the sign, New road layout ahead, or New roundabout ahead, my heart sank. How the world has changed, after two years of sheilding.
I was feeling quite smug, when I arrived and even smugger, when I forced myself to take a different route home to test myself!
As we usually do I parked in a quieter car park at Braehead shopping mall and took the X77 to the hospital. It is only three stops, often we are the only people on it and a bonus is that I pick up a Metro, to do the crossword, while waiting to be seen. Well the bus was jumping, but everyone, mainly elderly people, was masked.
I had forgotten that Glasgow culture, where everyone chats to total strangers at bus stops and on buses. How delightful to have a bit of social interaction and those who know me, know I do relish a bit of social interaction! ?
I was amused, when an elderly lady, offered me her seat in the bus shelter, I must have looked as if I needed it!? Do I look thar decrepit?
Another thing I had forgotten is the biting wind that blows from the River Clyde, and driving rain, it was blooming freezing!
Of course, I was way too early, what do you think I did?.
The school holidays meant a very busy mall, so I gave up after three shops and retreated to my car, but did manage to secure some bargains for myself and wee Dollie and MrMD's favourite bread from M&S.
Grumpy Victor M, doesn't deserve it, but I am trying to be the better person here! ?
Like many of you, he has lost his sense of taste and appetite, he seems to have had quite a hefty dose of Covid and I can't convince him, he will not be playing golf for the next week. He expects to be cured after a week!
I'm pretty shattered today after my exertions yesterday, my chest has flared up and my hip is gowping (a Glasgow word) Unfortunately my scans show that a new hip is not an option, twenty years of acute pain, is being caused by a problem with the tendons, nothing to do with my RA, as everyone previously thought. There is no solution.
I plan to have a gentle day and perhaps do some alterations. Short legs and arms are a curse!
May I say to anyone lurking, but wary of posting here, please give it a go. Even if you post and no-one responds, it doesn't mean we are unwelcoming or we are ignoring you.
We only know each other, because we have persevered with posting, regardless of whether anyone notices us or not.
This comment has been prompted by a thread, I read last night, started by a poster thinking of leaving GN, because no-one welcomed her on the GM thread. As I said on her thread, we are a friendly bunch.
Yet another novella! I have never mastered the art of writing a summary. Too late now.
Have the best day you can, folks! Life is too short to waste time!
I am off to read your posts now.
Taichinan, so glad to see you posting again! ?
The bible tells us "This too shall pass" which I suppose is self-evident but something to hold on to on hard days.