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You need a cat, NN.
Here is a brief extract from Barney's diary. It's today's page but, trust me, it never changes.

04.30 Come on people. Birdies are singing and light is peeping through. Where's my brekkie?
04.50 Must resort to sitting on sleeping chests or nibbling toes.
04.51 There, that worked.
Left to my own devices until family appeared. Dragged a few toys out and played 'hunting' in the garden
To be honest, I'm not that good at it but I like to go through the motions to please my keepers. Most of the time, I can't be ar**ed, if truth were known.
10.30 I look appealing - IT WORKS. 'Dreamies' for being a 'good boy'.
Whatever.
Choose one of my many beds for a curl up and snooze. Think the one with the freshest fleece cat blanket on. Oh, wait a minute, here's that nice John Lewis king size padded coverlet. No pyssy protection. That'll do nicely.
13.00 Called from my slumbers for lunch
13.15 Got kicked out 'into the sunshine'.
Ate grass, sicked up. Lovely.
18.00 Another meal. Yawn.
Got shouted at for scratching those new settees. Honestly, who was here first, that's what I want to know.

Oh well, time for my beauty sleep. Let my keepers have some quality time.

Oh Naughtynein thank you for that. Really made me smile. 😊
Hope the visit to the cellar wasn’t too discouraging.
The hospice continues to be a place of quiet old comfort for me and our sons. The lake is peaceful and lovely tolook out on.
I had a friend round this afternoon for coffee. We’ve both had an emotional few days so was nice to be able to support each other.
I have received some lovely flowers from friends. I have them in the kitchen and they are a delight to see in the morning.
All the colours of the rainbow and so beautiful.

ixion another pampered pet 🤣🤣🤣

Oh Ixion. Thats my Theo youre talking about! Favourite trick to wake us up at silly oclock is scrap at the chair in our bedroom. Said chair now only fit for the bin! Favourite game - let myself out if cat flap, - Theo not me I wouldn’t get through! - saunter round to the patio door at the back of the house and stand outside meowing pathetically until someone gives in and opens it. As for Dreamies whoever manufactures those must be a millionaire! Cats rule!

Evening all. I found out today they are going to operate on my wrist as the fracture is worse. Not bothered by the op but I hate the thought of being in a hospital again. Came home and keep crying because my darling man isn’t here to comfort me .
I’m hoping it will be soon as it’s quite painful now. Took me 30minutes to make a salad tonight. Why are packets and bottles so difficult to open

Sorry to be a misery. Thinking of you all much love xx

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Yesterday spent some time at my mother-in-law's house watering the garden, measuring a window for new curtains, cleaning out the fridge, putting furniture back (after the carpet was cleaned last week) and generally moving things about a bit to make it look more lived in.

I cut one of the perfect peachy apricot roses and took it to her in hospital today.

Today she has made great progress, her speech is stronger, she has been recording her day and has been standing briefly, exercising a lot, has been taken off the specialist soft diet and has managed "normal" foofs and drinks.

She had an immobile shoulder/arm and hand but has gained some shoulder mobility today... I'm praying that with help from the terrific physio staff she will gain movement in her elbow (which they say would be next) - and eventually her whole arm.

Doodle, how horrible to weep alone.
I hope you have someone who will let you weep with them if you need to...
But I'm also hoping you get your operation quickly.
Thinking of you.

Here are some lovely (fragrant) roses from her garden.
...of course it poured with rain last night!

Oh no Doodle dear. What a shame.
I shouldn't think you'd have to be in hospital overnight, unless you wanted to. and you don't but it would be good if you could have some help at home. Can you ask?

I agree about bottles and jars being hard to open.

I phoned my DS3 tonight and he thanked me for remembering his 20th wedding anniversary! I hadn't remembered, at least not consciously, but I was glad to speak to him.

Their younger DD is in the throes of GCSEs and is struggling. Poor lass.

You’re not a misery, Doodle. You’re hurting and upset. I am so sorry and I hope things start getting better for you very soon, starting with that operation. Hugs x

Op tomorrow am. Sorry can’t write ant more hand very painful xx

I'll be thinking of you tomorrow Doodle . Please make sure to take your own pain relief within reach as I remember that once the anaesthetic wears off, it hurts!

I'm having an early night. A busy day tomorrow with yet another surveyor, this time he's coming to assess the impact of a house build on the existing trees.
I'm also doing my usual Friday shift at the community store.

Fabulous roses NotSpag . I thought it was the Chelsea Flower Show but it was MiL's garden. How is she?

Hope all went well with the writs Doodle Don't reply as the wrist will still be painful for a while.

Just know we are thinking about you and sending love xxxxx

Lots of love Doodle...at least you can properly start to heal once it's done. X

Thinking of you Doodle - hope you are easily sorted and have a steady abd pain free recovery.
Xx

A successful and uncomplicated recovery is wished for you, dear brave Doodly person. Then, back to your proper job of managing lots of shellfish 🦞 unruliness, because you are missed 😘

Thinking of you, Doodle and hoping all goes well.

Grammaretto my mother-in-law is doing pretty well actually!
Thank you for asking.
From a pretty grim initial situation it now seems more possible that she might go home eventually.
It's definitely a marathon not a sprint though.

Her roses must love her garden - they are prolific and glorious. She has about 10 altogether - some bush some more climbing - and three that are exceptionally fragrant.

I know she is missing her garden but just getting through the day and doing a lot of physio is really exhausting.
She finds the "routines" in the hospital rather discombobulating as it seems that time seems to shift rather a lot and only the meals have a solid time...

I hope the operation goes well Doodle, sending you my love and a warm cwtch xx

How was it Doodle?
I hope you aren't in too much pain. Sending hugs 🫂

After my morning shift I decided to go into Edinburgh and visit the King's gallery. There's an exhibition on Royal photography or rather photos of the Royals. We were forbidden to take photos but there is probably a website.

Now I must bake and cook for my volunteer shift tomorrow.

Great to see you Cherry

Do people in Norfolk really call a ladybird a 'Bishy Barnaby' ?

I never heard that when we lived there in the early 1980s Kaimoana.

It doesn't mean they dont/didn't though.

My mother-in-law has been moved from the specialist stroke service at our nearby city to our local hospital

The Department of Medicine for the Elderly - used to be the "Geriatric Medicine" ward.
She has been there just about 6 hours. Says the staff are not so good.
🙁
I was advised she was better where she was.
Now I'm told the consultant isn't there at the weekend - so I expect the physio team isn't there either... and of course Monday is a bank holiday...
I really don't want her improvement to just stop.
Do they even have A speech therapist?

Who knows?
Feeling anxious for her.
She has been doing so well.
I know the specialist unit in the city can only help so many but why hasn't she gone to the local stroke unit?
I do hope it's not just her age.

Isn't that a shame NotSpag
I really hope it isn't as bad as you fear.

When DH was briefly in hospital in the Summer of 2020, not only was visiting severely restricted, due to covid, but when the team came on the Doctors' rounds, the consultant spoke about him rather than to him.
I told his mum this and she, being ever the feisty schoolteacher, phoned the ward to demand better care for her son! Soon afterwards we kidnapped him and brought him home where he spent his final few months.
DH was most amused when the nurse told him his mother had been on the phone. They found it hard to believe that the old man in the bed had parents.

Thanks Grammaretto
I confess I'm fearful of her care now.
I'm hoping for the best of course - she was in such a bad way and has done so very well to date.
The lovely physio in the big hospital said she'd write very detailed notes about what she needed.
She was standing up in the "frame" support the last two days and us religiously doing all the exercises she can.
🙏

I hope I'm worrying unnecessarily.

Naughtyneine I have lost track of your nuptials...
What's the latest?

And Doodle - I'm not expecting a response but do hope you are doing OK.
Thinking of you.

Thanks for asking all. I’m back home now. Quite painful but tolerable with meds. Can’t do anything with it though so the poor left arm and hand is rebelling against being used so much

Notspaghetti I hope your mother in laws care improves and she gets the help needed.