So sorry to hear of your problems, @D0rdogne_Damsel. Always seems that problems all come at once, but don’t try to deal with them all at once, one step at a time. Re Charlie’s dad, take a look at the Philippa Perry column in The Guardian on line. She does write a lot of sense, and there is one article about dealing with a difficult parent that has some useful suggestions. Back to house chores today after a lazy weekend. Might be staying at home more this week to avoid the half term crowds, so maybe get a few jobs completed. Most of them are outside my remit, so I’ll be doing my best to provide OH with support and assistance without being seen as nagging!
Have you contacted your GP to see about getting the correct antibiotics? Have you had any blood tests done to check that your body doesn’t need any extra help. The poo tests will only help for identifying what’s caused the problem. That’s a long time to be losing fluids and all the associated side effects of that.
Wishing you all the very best as you work your way through it all. Once you are in Croatia you are allowed to have a day off doing nothing at all. It's a lovely place - the people are very friendly, the food is great and the prices are very reasonable.
I spoke too soon about the fields opposite us not being flooded. All green when I looked out during the rain, but completely flooded by the next day (still are). They are a flood plain so doing what they are supposed to do. I often see the Fen Farm cows grazing there but I expect they are safely in barns at the moment.
This the view from my bedroom window - but a bit nearer, taken by the man whose house would be in my pic of the same view. Can't see the river in this pic - its a bit further back.
Not Wisbech @Dovefromabove - this is Fen Farm's land, between Flixton and Bungay.
But they used to grow pumpkins! The folk in Bridge Street used to carve the pumpkins and have them outside their doors - then that got bigger as so many folk used to wander up and down looking at them, then it got bigger still to the point where a carousel was put on the little car park along there and then it simply got too big, with too many people in halloween costumes coming into Bungay. It was mainly organised by one family who couldn't keep up with the demand! Various others have attempted to revive it, but Jonny stopped growing the pumpkins as the cheese business took off and although we all say we should 'do something' none of us has the capacity to take it on. Don't look at me - I've enough on my plate!
Afternoon all, thankfully it's been dry and quite pleasant today. OH was out for the count after staying up till 2 am to watch the GP so I walked down to the paper shop. Tried to collect my outstanding prescription but the pharmacy hadn't got those in yet.
Nearly finished the 5th dining room chair, just need to screw it into place but stopped for lunch and afterwards decided to whizz over to B&Q for some paint we need for a side wall when the new stairs are installed on Thursday. Have had an awful job to find a sample of the colour I want to match the hall door curtains. The assistant in B&Q was very helpful and mixed what I hope is the right shade in a small tester pot but I will have to drive back tomorrow to get some more. Couldn't decide whether a 20 mile round trip would cost more than £4.25 in petrol (OH worked it out and it's close!). Astonished at the price of paint these days.
My kitchen island arrived this morning, 4 days late. We spent 5 hours putting it together. OH did all the screwing with his electric screw driver. I'm not very good with a screw driver now that my fingers are swollen with arthritis. I unpacked, sorted it all out and handed OH the pieces to be screwed. It looks well made, German, and the instructions were good. I'm pleased with it.
It has rained a lot more. The lawn is squelchy.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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Re Charlie’s dad, take a look at the Philippa Perry column in The Guardian on line. She does write a lot of sense, and there is one article about dealing with a difficult parent that has some useful suggestions.
Back to house chores today after a lazy weekend. Might be staying at home more this week to avoid the half term crowds, so maybe get a few jobs completed. Most of them are outside my remit, so I’ll be doing my best to provide OH with support and assistance without being seen as nagging!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hugs to @D0rdogne_Damsel.
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https://www.theguardian.com/profile/philippa-perry
Wishing you all the very best as you work your way through it all. Once you are in Croatia you are allowed to have a day off doing nothing at all. It's a lovely place - the people are very friendly, the food is great and the prices are very reasonable.
I spoke too soon about the fields opposite us not being flooded. All green when I looked out during the rain, but completely flooded by the next day (still are). They are a flood plain so doing what they are supposed to do. I often see the Fen Farm cows grazing there but I expect they are safely in barns at the moment.
This the view from my bedroom window - but a bit nearer, taken by the man whose house would be in my pic of the same view. Can't see the river in this pic - its a bit further back.
We pass these pumpkin fields when we cross the Fens to visit OH’s lovely mum
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2023-10-03/why-your-pumpkins-could-be-bigger-than-ever-this-halloween
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
But they used to grow pumpkins! The folk in Bridge Street used to carve the pumpkins and have them outside their doors - then that got bigger as so many folk used to wander up and down looking at them, then it got bigger still to the point where a carousel was put on the little car park along there and then it simply got too big, with too many people in halloween costumes coming into Bungay. It was mainly organised by one family who couldn't keep up with the demand! Various others have attempted to revive it, but Jonny stopped growing the pumpkins as the cheese business took off and although we all say we should 'do something' none of us has the capacity to take it on. Don't look at me - I've enough on my plate!
Nearly finished the 5th dining room chair, just need to screw it into place but stopped for lunch and afterwards decided to whizz over to B&Q for some paint we need for a side wall when the new stairs are installed on Thursday. Have had an awful job to find a sample of the colour I want to match the hall door curtains. The assistant in B&Q was very helpful and mixed what I hope is the right shade in a small tester pot but I will have to drive back tomorrow to get some more. Couldn't decide whether a 20 mile round trip would cost more than £4.25 in petrol (OH worked it out and it's close!). Astonished at the price of paint these days.
It has rained a lot more. The lawn is squelchy.