Afternoon all. Haven’t had time to post as had a busy few days and MIL in hospital with sepsis. She is much better today. Bit of a GP fail though. I think a massive shake-up of process is required, starting with the receptionists.
Special thoughts to @punkdoc - I hope she is comfy and has some caring staff with her.
I hope everyone is ok. What strange weather! Sunny with snow flurries here?!
Sorry to hear about your MIL @AuntyRach, hope she gets better soon. It appears that GP care is very patchy across the country but can't fault mine thankfully.
@AuntyRach hope your MIL recovers quickly, sepsis is nasty. When I started my first rotation (I'm an occupational therapist) we had specialist training in our trust on spotting sepsis which helped for a bit, but it can be so quick and easy to miss if you're not constantly thinking about it. I do agree though; regardless, a GP receptionist shouldn't be expected to make that sort of clinical judgement and shouldn't withhold treatment or access for it!
Bit of an odd day here today in Gloucestershire, it's been cycling through rain - sun - hail - snow - rain - sun in hourly bursts all day. Did not enjoy getting hailed in the face on my run but did manage a nice hour weeding the garden this afternoon, you win some you lose some!
I think I have decided I am addicted to gardening It's rained all day, the sun has only just come out now and yet I have still managed to spend most of the day doing things that revolve around gardening, sorting out plant labels, cataloguing plant labels, listing plants, organising lists into appropriate sub categories, researching care of plants, drawing diagrams of where plants are in the garden, reading way too many posts on here about gardening....so it goes on - but I am perfectly content. Also got a wish list organised of spring bulbs required for next year....I think I might have to sell CdeG.
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
Evening all. It's been lovely and sunny here all day but a chilly wind . I've been all butch and got the chainsaw out and cut down a couple of goat willow which have been annoying me for several years.
Definitely not, especially smoking, but a glass or two of wine is just the ticket with a good meal after a day in the garden and, unless you're Wicca and need the moon's power to infuse your plants it's actually not practical to garden in the dark.
What took you so long @Hostafan1? It's been chilly here too and not comfy outside as well as far too dry still so I've done a bit of grouting and a bit of tiling that can be grouted tomorrow and a rallying email for my patch ladies.
France open's the list for 55+ jabs tomorrow. OH is going to check the website at midnight, just in case, and failing that as soon as Cosmos wakes him up around dawn, just in case he can get me in. He's 70 and managed to get a Pfizer jab on Friday. Arm a bit sore yesterday but OK for golf today.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Special thoughts to @punkdoc - I hope she is comfy and has some caring staff with her.
I hope everyone is ok. What strange weather! Sunny with snow flurries here?!
Going to watch GW now.
Bit of an odd day here today in Gloucestershire, it's been cycling through rain - sun - hail - snow - rain - sun in hourly bursts all day. Did not enjoy getting hailed in the face on my run but did manage a nice hour weeding the garden this afternoon, you win some you lose some!
I hope your MIL is OK @Lizzie27, nasty thing to have.
Cleaned bedroom, did more painting, watched a bit of TV. Think I'll make a banana cake, I have 3 overripe bananas and some dried cranberries.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I think I have decided I am addicted to gardening
When you don't even know who's in the team
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It's been lovely and sunny here all day but a chilly wind .
I've been all butch and got the chainsaw out and cut down a couple of goat willow which have been annoying me for several years.
What took you so long @Hostafan1? It's been chilly here too and not comfy outside as well as far too dry still so I've done a bit of grouting and a bit of tiling that can be grouted tomorrow and a rallying email for my patch ladies.
France open's the list for 55+ jabs tomorrow. OH is going to check the website at midnight, just in case, and failing that as soon as Cosmos wakes him up around dawn, just in case he can get me in. He's 70 and managed to get a Pfizer jab on Friday. Arm a bit sore yesterday but OK for golf today.