Good morning Mick and all GN's on a still rather greyish morning but with a lemon sort of sunrise beginning.
I am being careful and hope that this gets to you ok. Had quite lot to do yesterday but read the posts and sent quite a post wishing Mick all the best after his scare, commenting on other peoples posts and bring you up to date with my doings. Sent it in and hey presto it just disappeared into the ether, never to be seen again. I was very annoyed and tried to see if I could get it back but by then was due at a meeting and had to go and leave it , so fingers crossed it does not happen today.!
I will have tohpe that I dont miss anything out that mattered, and that you can follow the story! So on wednesday, it was a fine day and had planned to meet a friend somewhere near Guisborough and then travel on together to Robin Hoods Bay in his car. Set off and got behind a highway maintenance thing with a trailer with machinery in it, which made it both slow and long. All single carriage way and there was one other car in front of me, who either a) had just past his test and was very nervous b) had just bought his car and neither knew its length or its acceleration power or c) was just an idiot!! This wretched man kept tailgating and then veering out to see if he could pass and constantly just chickening out, or was incapable of judging distances. So it was a rubbish journey and I was late. However we met in Cafe Nero, I had a quick coffee and then we both went on to a carpark where it was safe to leave my car. I was then quite happy to be the passenger and calm down and off we went. He had brought his rather lovely collie dog Moss with him. So we arrived at RHB, where you have to park at the top and then walk down quite a steep path with higgledy piggledy steps, too wide to take one step , two narrow to let you walk in any sensible rhythm. However we wandered down, and of course in hot weather mode, I moved across to remain in the shade. Lovely morning, tide out and rock pools and small boats dried out on the beach. We took our time and Moss was obviously enjoying himself as his first time there and so looked at each garden and seating area etc. Being wednesday, it was still quite busy but nothing like the weekend and so we were able to go right down and into a small pub into the cool and had lovely crab sandwiches and I had some cider. So had some fortification for the long hard walk up again. We went back to my car and I set off in good time to be back in time to go to whist and have a shower etc. Huh the day continued to be hassle. They say it pays to advertise!! Well a large lorry had broken down just on the Stokesly roundabout, blocking one lane completely and causing much chaos and havoc and delay. All the side of the lorry advertised that they did events and wedding marquees etc and were reliable and available etc!! Dont think the situation supported that view, and people had to look at it for quite a long time until they could get past. So again when I got home it was a very quick coffee and a wash and off to whist. Good job I went quickly as it was very busy and the car park full and a job to get parked. Had a lovely evening with friends, despite some rubbish hands with no trumps etc, and then home very weary.
As a diabetic you get rules told to you about your feet. Not supposed to go barefoot etc etc. They are vunerable, and I regretfully stick to the rules outside and no longer wander with bare feet on the grass, which I miss. But inside , dont bother so much, So went into my bedroom for something and managed to gash my foot on something. It absolutely poured with blood and I couldnt get it to stop for ages. So with a trail of blood from the bedroom into the bathroom and kitchen worthy of Midsummer Murders, I eventually got it to stop so left everything and got gingerly into bed .
Thursday my foot was very painful and I was very weary, so it was some catching up with chores, put the bedding and towels in to wash to hide the blood cues, sent you a post wich didnt work, and then off to my meeting on the yellow peril. Fortunately that went well and then, to the bank, and supermarket and other bits and pieces, getting home with a sore foot, and the back complaining of my not walking properly . So very weary, but had left all the curtains closed and it was cool to get back into the flat. Collected my dry washing from the line and spent the afternnon, slowly recuperating, restoring things to their rightful place, and generally taking things quietly. My eye seemed to be worse not better and still scratchy, but after a busy week probably I should be resting a bit more. So intentions today are to get the local paper, find out what is happening in the villages, see if there is an agricultural show reasonably locally , but if it hot, it willbe watering new plants and in the evening setting them out to see where I want them to be, and then giving them another days soaking before trying to get them planted up.
So Mick , You gave yourself and us a scare. Do hope that you are now feeling much better and will take things very easy for the next few days.Hope you get to meet up with some good friends today.GrandMattie I hope your clear out goes well. I can be rather a mix of both sorts of people. When I am in the mood I can attack and drawer or room and throw loads of things out and make clear decisions. On another day, if I am not feeling ver well making a decision to toast a teacake or eat it plain takes an effort and I feel I have chosen the wrong decision!Ashcombe, how lucky that grandad was able to photo the hole in one. If he turns out to be a new Tiger Woods as an adult that will be proof of his innate ability!
Well hope there will be the equivalent of hole in one moments today for everyone. I shall now hobble off for some much needed coffee to enjoy with my Bach.
