Hi all, it dried up & the sun even made an appearance so we went for our walk, for once timed perfectly as we had another smattering of rain while we were preparing lunch, when we got back. We had whole sea Bass (on the bone) with Lemon, tarragon & butter, last night so good to return to our preferred foods now. @Biglad I have a workout for you if you can spare me 10 mins, I have a bag of Rock Dust (crushed Volcanic rock) & a sack of seaweed meal to take to the Allotment. I managed to get them in the car but getting them out again & into the Allotment shed will be more of a challenge even with the wheelbarrow.
My knees don't respond to gels or painkillers @Biglad. Different problem with mine. Patellar femoral pain - the end of the thigh bone scrapes the back of the knee caps. It's why it isn't sore going uphill - just down. Fingers crossed for your daughter @Yviestevie, and for brother @Dovefromabove. I can imagine he wouldn't want to stay a minute longer in a hospital than he can. I'll hopefully get out for a walk now. My sister phoned earlier, but since it was thrashing down outside, it wasn't a hardship. It's cleared up now, and I've done some small chores. I may wait until 3pm for JW on the radio. I can't cope with ruddy Elaine Paige....
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Dovefromabove meant to say before all the best to your brother, I know after both my ops I could not wait to get home, at the time of the first one I was living alone, I recall as I hurried down the corridor to the waiting taxi, a nurse suddenly called after me, "there is someone at home to look after you isn't there" I replied its all fine & sorted - it wasn't true but there was no way I was staying there a second longer than I had to. I had gone in on a Sunday they had me on nil by mouth for 3 consecutive days without doing anything, they finally did the op at the end of the 4th day, I had a scan on the Friday & went home on the Saturday- I needed food!
My knee problem is painless @Biglad ... it just collapses underneath me when I veer off the straight and narrow, dumping me face first on the ground ... any change of direction to the right without turning my upper body first means that the lack of of a functioning ACL causes my knee to deconstruct ... last time it did it I broke my foot and narrowly missed the birdbath with my face ... that was the first day of that gorgeous long hot summer ... I spent it with my foot in a black cyber-goth boot ... nice ... NOT .... but at least my knee doesn't hurt before it happens, only afterwards while it's recovering.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I've cleared 2 barrowloads and 2 trailer loads out of the cave (pronounced carve). There were skis (bought in 1984 and used quite a bit in the past, that's how I have a gammy knee), toys, a doll's pram, rusting sunbeds, dead electric kettles and coffee makers etc. Now it's raining so I've stopped but the skip is nearly full. Thank you all for the encouragement.
The seabass sounds great @Allotment Boy, my 2nd favourite fish, salmon is my favourite. I love tarragon with fish.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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@Biglad I have a workout for you if you can spare me 10 mins, I have a bag of Rock Dust (crushed Volcanic rock) & a sack of seaweed meal to take to the Allotment. I managed to get them in the car but getting them out again & into the Allotment shed will be more of a challenge even with the wheelbarrow.
Fingers crossed for your daughter @Yviestevie, and for brother @Dovefromabove. I can imagine he wouldn't want to stay a minute longer in a hospital than he can.
I'll hopefully get out for a walk now. My sister phoned earlier, but since it was thrashing down outside, it wasn't a hardship. It's cleared up now, and I've done some small chores.
I may wait until 3pm for JW on the radio. I can't cope with ruddy Elaine Paige....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thank you all for the encouragement.
The seabass sounds great @Allotment Boy, my 2nd favourite fish, salmon is my favourite. I love tarragon with fish.