tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48705676116550509822024-03-19T01:24:34.277+00:00"ook?!"Rant whilst waiting...now getting on with lifegzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comBlogger3108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-82639838681958150102024-03-18T21:14:00.000+00:002024-03-18T21:14:15.718+00:00On the prom<p> Another delayed walk...but we got to promenade on the promenade!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnfS032aEo5-YQyTVNhMN_oCWLOOgyGN4afziAqKVYh5UoJnmeqYLuDQkA-7tRvICIvMsuPyQRhh21P8wuQ043vWwTeLtU3nF5XAzg63gKv-0GTuVzt-VaXFdVagXpQb-DFuDVGPpE-Ncfk966RH8tZcZHrd4OjH1V0xStSKpb8DmVZoRN1nOTFRcWf0/s5344/IMG_20240318_160604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5344" data-original-width="4008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnfS032aEo5-YQyTVNhMN_oCWLOOgyGN4afziAqKVYh5UoJnmeqYLuDQkA-7tRvICIvMsuPyQRhh21P8wuQ043vWwTeLtU3nF5XAzg63gKv-0GTuVzt-VaXFdVagXpQb-DFuDVGPpE-Ncfk966RH8tZcZHrd4OjH1V0xStSKpb8DmVZoRN1nOTFRcWf0/s320/IMG_20240318_160604.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4hUpgO2drEOlgdhyphenhyphenXXF_6G6U3ZTod_xNV-ASe3thEsPqJYsVadfYd_v5oxc-ptP5ffFQsWfxmaBxFzwcufYvnVDxBpv4tO8pCvNDTFeC5pnDROyWsg9WSBw5cpe9Bk2IX1_TUWmJK32Uj1TSxXqsbCcTgfekg_GwtR4X5trSDzrbPN9a4rsJthm2JUg/s2461/IMG_20240316_110333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1846" data-original-width="2461" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4hUpgO2drEOlgdhyphenhyphenXXF_6G6U3ZTod_xNV-ASe3thEsPqJYsVadfYd_v5oxc-ptP5ffFQsWfxmaBxFzwcufYvnVDxBpv4tO8pCvNDTFeC5pnDROyWsg9WSBw5cpe9Bk2IX1_TUWmJK32Uj1TSxXqsbCcTgfekg_GwtR4X5trSDzrbPN9a4rsJthm2JUg/s320/IMG_20240316_110333.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It was great to see them and chat...</p><p>By then it was definitely time to head out with the plan to pick up the paper and a picnic lunch and go for a flat walk...</p><p>The weather gods had other ideas....not even a chance of ten minutes walk in a break....it started gently and didn't let up...eight hours later as I write it is still raining outside.....</p><p>So picnic in the car, in a layby, looking over at Arran...and Goat Fell in the clouds..down to Girvan...still raining....and home up the Girvan Valley on the lower road.</p><p>Still, we did have a nice "tiki tour" even if was with a tin overcoat!! Better than just sitting indoors.</p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-72024866471772232552024-03-15T21:59:00.001+00:002024-03-15T21:59:10.553+00:00Wandering and wondering <p> Things just go along slowly here..far slower than Pirate had expected.</p><p>I don't think that he could take that in before. It doesn't help that the weather has curtailed our activity outside and recovery needs a little more gentle walking than he is getting, so other niggles are growing.</p><p>It is reassuring that the district nurse and doctor and Macmillan nurse are all happy with his progress so far.</p><p>Meanwhile I am keeping busy. Necessarily because a house has things doing to keep it going...and we need to eat and there is plenty of washing...</p><p>But there are also things to do for myself.</p><p>This afternoon I started sorting the greenhouse properly. Rubbish cleared out, dead plants including some that I disappeared from the house...they had been struggling despite tlc...so they got parked out in the greenhouse to "sink or swim"...they all sank. Next step is to sort out all the plastic trays and pots to see how many I really will need!!</p><p>This morning it was wet and cold outside so I "wandered" around quite a few blogs to see old friends and possibly find some new.</p><p>I was surprised at how many times I found names I already knew commenting on a blog new to me!! Another surprise was how many blog commenters have no blog....and no description of who they are and where from... Not everyone has the time or inclination to write, but it would be nice to know a little more, especially when their comments are so interesting!!</p><p>Plus as ever there are those that have stopped blogging for whatever reason.</p><p>Some still comment on blogs, which is reassuring. Others have just gone.</p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-62840472788800706462024-03-13T22:03:00.002+00:002024-03-13T22:03:24.956+00:00What a difference ...<p> an hour makes</p><p>5pm, Northwest then southwest...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlEkTTacX-ycY9BnamNt2LZk3P_H6GOMkxC2pyN9faBeRa8y93xaQjRy32jyyxIrlVqC8I3XsNZZ3dC72gBat-j9EI5nl-qsEDiFZHoUDpufEqK9QTlVWV212miaVaJi5MUyfbm9js8wk6fnHSgfVyPSiBUKfYFlYP5xkMjcRpMwnrO45AtUnymASa3c/s3264/IMG_20240313_170130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlEkTTacX-ycY9BnamNt2LZk3P_H6GOMkxC2pyN9faBeRa8y93xaQjRy32jyyxIrlVqC8I3XsNZZ3dC72gBat-j9EI5nl-qsEDiFZHoUDpufEqK9QTlVWV212miaVaJi5MUyfbm9js8wk6fnHSgfVyPSiBUKfYFlYP5xkMjcRpMwnrO45AtUnymASa3c/s320/IMG_20240313_170130.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXugLxRxmdiiZ4WwdKH8KVSrhJ-n38TCO4txj8NsnUVsklYzCtJd7wdre22TTlZkYQUkUsOLg4eITA28di0O_xvwuhyiH8KgtZaHID1Ym8n5P8T1Fa-OKevP1F_DFB1bh93faKGCS29JNCTuM_rec-_jDyHF1_CQyYWVypHzwonzj9D1IcQz_IDS8iQ1w/s3264/IMG_20240313_165447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXugLxRxmdiiZ4WwdKH8KVSrhJ-n38TCO4txj8NsnUVsklYzCtJd7wdre22TTlZkYQUkUsOLg4eITA28di0O_xvwuhyiH8KgtZaHID1Ym8n5P8T1Fa-OKevP1F_DFB1bh93faKGCS29JNCTuM_rec-_jDyHF1_CQyYWVypHzwonzj9D1IcQz_IDS8iQ1w/s320/IMG_20240313_165447.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>And an hour later..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3w1ETLhTQLWwpyC8DpffdPZ7ZXpcY7nK8uwXb89398RElu56kl01O83Ek0WLApRLZLrfaiVgl_x_Zt-mKWKXHEr-S-S_SxyEMORG-5FoMSNAgxNhxk3a4Qx39LnZuKqLiOgfEpxRW8NVfxsE6M_YO-Kj5nFRrpwRy_ujDcnrC3B77kzi21LKKB2077v8/s3264/IMG_20240313_181736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3w1ETLhTQLWwpyC8DpffdPZ7ZXpcY7nK8uwXb89398RElu56kl01O83Ek0WLApRLZLrfaiVgl_x_Zt-mKWKXHEr-S-S_SxyEMORG-5FoMSNAgxNhxk3a4Qx39LnZuKqLiOgfEpxRW8NVfxsE6M_YO-Kj5nFRrpwRy_ujDcnrC3B77kzi21LKKB2077v8/s320/IMG_20240313_181736.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikK92zG2mmT7RV2T4Rt48PWhELSz6USI6gQdjifH8cgUqQLzrsoHniX69Wtja-qNtyIwxES3IUcwSejv55Aor4UtO-LuU8jK4CITzMXWS9yOh8uXxJ9NZGynsfS3LB3d4XFQUBrcp3YSNUiMo1ZP7lSg59BZU-TUtTLB9i9uzkfdMlCPCLSD38aewpNXY/s3264/IMG_20240313_181514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikK92zG2mmT7RV2T4Rt48PWhELSz6USI6gQdjifH8cgUqQLzrsoHniX69Wtja-qNtyIwxES3IUcwSejv55Aor4UtO-LuU8jK4CITzMXWS9yOh8uXxJ9NZGynsfS3LB3d4XFQUBrcp3YSNUiMo1ZP7lSg59BZU-TUtTLB9i9uzkfdMlCPCLSD38aewpNXY/s320/IMG_20240313_181514.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Ticking along.</p><p>It is early days, and Pirate is finding it too easy just to do nothing...and our new mattress topper has made our bed FAR too comfortable!!</p><p>Today started wet and windy, but lifted nicely soon enough. I didn't trust enough to hang the washing on the line though!</p><p>I had a fleabay sale to pack...the first for nearly a month. However you do it, at whatever level, selling is in the doldrums. Having the one sale has spurred me on to start listing more again...one on, and half a dozen lined up to be described and photographed.</p><p>The parts for the car didn't arrive until this afternoon, so no car until tomorrow. Which took the pressure off....dashing around can wait until tomorrow! We walked down to the top shop in the village, where Pirate (reluctantly) went in to buy some biscuits while I went further downhill to pick up supplies from the pharmacy. Lockdown strengthened his dislike of shops and shopping...and this had started easing ...but now he needs to learn to yes, be careful...but to do shopping again.</p><p>It was good to be walking outside...we are yearning for decent warmer weather and to be able to go for longer walks. </p><p>Pirate's Macmillan nurse phoned to see how he was doing...and said that as soon as he is comfortable sitting on a saddle he can start back on the turbo trainer. Very gently. He was glad to hear that!</p><p>We had a sort of Italian supper...blue cheese and oatcakes to start, risotto with veges and red beans...then vanilla ice cream with raspberries and pistachio nuts on top. Making a meal interesting...when the "customer" is not too interested in the idea because he isn't doing enough yet to develop an appetite.</p><p>Every day up and down...but that is to be expected....everyone on the phone saying how well he sounds...but I get the down side...</p><p>It is normal, but hard work.</p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-52329634274504144672024-03-10T22:43:00.001+00:002024-03-10T22:43:18.107+00:00Just ticking along <p> Just doing the ordinary things...trying to get a short walk in for Pirate morning and afternoon. Working on his cardio vascular fitness and rebuilding muscle. Use it or lose it comes home at times like this, for both of us.</p><p>The weather isn't much help..dreich...damp, cold, and Easterly with a windchill bringing the feel down to freezing. Which means walks are even shorter! So having stairs is coming in handy. Ad break on the TV? Up and down stairs once or twice...keeps the circulation going, keeps him feeling warmer! </p><p>One day at a time....and if it ends up being two steps forward and one back....that ends up as one step forward!</p><p>Meanwhile I am trying to do jobs for me...starting to clear out the kiln shed, sorting things to go to the cowp, hopefully listing more things on fleabay...in between house sorting...making feel less cluttered as well as decluttering... and increased washing. </p><p>Getting to the town on the bus is a relief..a break from home and from driving! A good chance to get the car in for a bit more work, getting jobs done bit by bit instead of a huge amount before it's annual MoT test.</p><p><br /></p><p>We have just watched the final of the Pottery Throwdown Programme.</p><p>A worthy winner, but close. Good to see, and inspiration for me as well.</p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-79699498232505448562024-03-09T13:52:00.001+00:002024-03-09T13:52:11.677+00:00Truth Vs Lies<p> Reposting from a fellow blogger</p><p><a href="https://blackmtnbarb.blogspot.com/2024/03/truth-vs-lies.html" target="_blank">https://blackmtnbarb.blogspot.com/2024/03/truth-vs-lies.html</a><br /></p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-11533095185097390592024-03-06T22:38:00.002+00:002024-03-06T22:38:50.178+00:00Sunshine <p> Not a lot got done today..but Pirate was feeling better.</p><p>Life is now interval training...activity....nap... activity..nap. It is working!</p><p>To the doctor in the afternoon to sort out a few niggles...he was on heart meds in the hospital... slightly raised blood pressure with all that was going on, plus a good dose of White Coat Syndrome....and they forgot to send him out with any to take. They are not things to stop suddenly...</p><p>I checked them..they may lower BP..but they also cause swollen feet and ankles... looks like he will be back to the surgery as they have done that in the hospital... Why can't this be simple?!</p><p>We just need a break so that he can simply get better...two weeks down, ten to go....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoZQzRN7XyIdIHtxsxpJ2q7huyFBcWbJtk82N4QZ4_pCbWUOih0VrcdZ7zOfaUwzD_UwgyntP32GExX1snDmBTYu-LOFerBE4_KnVdMDruP5s9XOD-S2_GhQzKSRStQz-0NLjglsmTEp3sZ1ywSeRMi72O4Kdx77D6wyt74m7EralFm2zD6PM51CJSJM/s3264/IMG_20240306_170102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoZQzRN7XyIdIHtxsxpJ2q7huyFBcWbJtk82N4QZ4_pCbWUOih0VrcdZ7zOfaUwzD_UwgyntP32GExX1snDmBTYu-LOFerBE4_KnVdMDruP5s9XOD-S2_GhQzKSRStQz-0NLjglsmTEp3sZ1ywSeRMi72O4Kdx77D6wyt74m7EralFm2zD6PM51CJSJM/s320/IMG_20240306_170102.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The sun and breeze helped though..and not just to dry the washing!</p><p><br /></p><p>A late afternoon trip into town as we missed the local post...and to buy some well reduced items to make a quick supper!</p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-17068564128962269602024-03-05T21:54:00.004+00:002024-03-05T21:54:32.144+00:00A down day<p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> It is hard, learning how much is too much..Pirate has had a bit of a down day. Late up and a long siesta after lunch.</span></span></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">I've caught up with some mending, tidied a little and experienced the great Meta server wibble....some wag suggested that Mr. Z tripped over the plug....</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Wastebook and Insta are back....the rest, not yet apparently.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">If only there was a viable alternative...on the other hand anyone starting out could see how big it could grow...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">It was my phone's turn to be rung...for a change!!...A call from the daughter of a good friend...and her mother was with her...contact details refreshed..and a good chat for twenty minutes or more!! So much to catch up on...and even more when we can get together in the summer.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">I made a cross between risotto and soup for supper...rice in one small pressure cooker, veges and water in the other...combine the two with a dollop of yeast extract and a tin of black beans....a quick supper and plenty of individual portions to freeze.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Thankfully we found interesting TV programmes after supper. First the Paris Nice highlights , then about how ordinary people lived in the 1800s...which kept him up and awake for another hour..you can have too much time in bed in 24 hours. It doesn't recharge your "batteries" the longer you stay in bed, too much and you end up even more fatigued.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Pirate wanted to watch the next programme on London's Bridges...it is fascinating...but he was ready for bed.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Now to tidy the kitchen, do a little Duolingo lesson and bedtime with Sudoku to relax and wind down.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-41284277298072846482024-03-04T20:49:00.003+00:002024-03-04T20:49:36.047+00:00Back down to earth<p> Back to reality....Pirate had had a good weekend with Fife Friend, getting used to being out of hospital and back home, dealing with having a stoma..he is getting on ok with that and also finding more and more with one..or whose parent had one...</p><p>Then the first night for me in two weeks to share a bed....the sounds of someone else sleeping...</p><p>And today settling back into and old and new routine. We need to find a routine to eat smaller more frequent meals. With all sorts still going on that isn't easy.</p><p>Today Pirate had his staples removed..not the seven he expected..but sixteen! A bit of a shock to the system, as he found later when he had his afternoon walk to take a bird box to a friend..a level walk, near enough, but the wind is still cold.</p><p>We did enjoy the sunset, so the walk was worth it!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHoyt6_R-BwqnQRbMCVY4F1ZY0paOFiR_hpyS9ITN3o3gLPqOicNphvdoubBx1HFY8P3hupO7F5hJp5cfE_8sgvEqkLBSsbGVrknwMkAygRXL09sckLxaGdINmi0utlzPh-6VdbdkQL1T0XuB9jnBL5Ul0NrvMWRf2uwp29QpWtFScSCry5KaO_V6yy8/s5344/IMG_20240304_173950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4008" data-original-width="5344" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHoyt6_R-BwqnQRbMCVY4F1ZY0paOFiR_hpyS9ITN3o3gLPqOicNphvdoubBx1HFY8P3hupO7F5hJp5cfE_8sgvEqkLBSsbGVrknwMkAygRXL09sckLxaGdINmi0utlzPh-6VdbdkQL1T0XuB9jnBL5Ul0NrvMWRf2uwp29QpWtFScSCry5KaO_V6yy8/s320/IMG_20240304_173950.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Friday and Saturday <p> As soon as I had got Pirate home on Friday..which, as ever, took longer than expected to extricate him from hospital..our Friend from Fife was there.</p><p>A quick lunch and I was away, leaving the Two Musketeers to get on with it!</p><p>My destination was the Scottish Police College on the edge of Kincardine ( yes, the Fifer went to Ayrshire and I went to the Kingdom of Fife!!) , called Tulliallan..search the name for the history, quite interesting.</p><p>There I was attending the Scottish Potters Spring Gathering.</p><p>We had three rooms for demonstrations of their work, by Hannah McAndrew and Doug Fitch from Dumfries and Galloway...and their children Pippin and Fred. Mark Smith from middle England, and in the third, Jim Robison..originally from Independance..the same town as President Truman, but for just over fifty years has been in England...and for most of these has lived in Holmfirth, the town of "Last of the Summer Wine" TV series. </p><p>Introductions and slides on Friday evening, then coffee, tea and chat in the lounge as the sun set.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Jff3juWejobCoq1CxLFu58L14cOEqhSTL5Ubq3n992AJhos8AhEMGZT1oXbk8jI7Ymw7QTJ2jQ_duYc6JcmiSLdTnhCSElbjUKvJ6NcjwKjRrOhWQPW5-mHBsYOc3A3ZRKFISbv51zpZIcUQak2E20jdh73HhT61UN7cJHKuf3ZUdysQxvrlmxarbo0/s3264/IMG_20240301_180226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="3264" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Jff3juWejobCoq1CxLFu58L14cOEqhSTL5Ubq3n992AJhos8AhEMGZT1oXbk8jI7Ymw7QTJ2jQ_duYc6JcmiSLdTnhCSElbjUKvJ6NcjwKjRrOhWQPW5-mHBsYOc3A3ZRKFISbv51zpZIcUQak2E20jdh73HhT61UN7cJHKuf3ZUdysQxvrlmxarbo0/s320/IMG_20240301_180226.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>There was Wi-fi...but a real bother to access, so most of us didn't bother.</p><p>Two days without the internet? No bother..and not a lot of phone signal either..bliss! I kept Pirate happy with texts every now and then...he was missing me already!!</p><p>On the Saturday I stayed with Mark Smith's demonstration as I had never seen his work. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRe5A9f154EisBaE_b6TOfTGW0W4JF0AdhT656ka_-n2bGOASGPcEUE6oHskOcvsX_WDiMcQKZ0wn7-RQsanlytyBTywsQkHWHxwxMATgN5zV_FrkERBuLKrzQKQB146qjL4TMVScTaugQ4QqEpVNBhlHQcmoIysc63bnokaArsITIEJWMmkBm8gr8Dc/s5344/IMG_20240302_101012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5344" data-original-width="4008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRe5A9f154EisBaE_b6TOfTGW0W4JF0AdhT656ka_-n2bGOASGPcEUE6oHskOcvsX_WDiMcQKZ0wn7-RQsanlytyBTywsQkHWHxwxMATgN5zV_FrkERBuLKrzQKQB146qjL4TMVScTaugQ4QqEpVNBhlHQcmoIysc63bnokaArsITIEJWMmkBm8gr8Dc/s320/IMG_20240302_101012.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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But don't ask me to dance.. I enjoy the music and watching others dance!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ukk_yHF-jXnINOULN_3EQ617MjZr5Ked1iPGg0wCnsaR68YfcpMCX7B1owqCOyupGsSryO6I-souwKzVftjUawCYvHxmtk7wi00spqbzO0pSHZenn7JYGfDtZHoWBevOOX4bTl1CB_loYrb-GbZrgFZFHRknAKy9A9KtejRQ6AKRI9v3vMFV4xXre28/s2105/IMG_20240302_205929~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1574" data-original-width="2105" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ukk_yHF-jXnINOULN_3EQ617MjZr5Ked1iPGg0wCnsaR68YfcpMCX7B1owqCOyupGsSryO6I-souwKzVftjUawCYvHxmtk7wi00spqbzO0pSHZenn7JYGfDtZHoWBevOOX4bTl1CB_loYrb-GbZrgFZFHRknAKy9A9KtejRQ6AKRI9v3vMFV4xXre28/s320/IMG_20240302_205929~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_N5eKbMyEFKoBGc1TVLZcG7td9ZaugzsroJHLXAOyuDvVn7qBlTzTcVDkM4rs2ckqLtYyJoGKvV9TPsXGCtfeplCCif1FENoHWdBOfbiNUEpGj1kgUwZZh3W0MO9eFlAy4LG94oBRS2S1PZ65XqR2GE5-sdNZEYChpmfTwNGe7XKkd31urpA0oe6K_wc/s5344/IMG_20240302_203043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4008" data-original-width="5344" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_N5eKbMyEFKoBGc1TVLZcG7td9ZaugzsroJHLXAOyuDvVn7qBlTzTcVDkM4rs2ckqLtYyJoGKvV9TPsXGCtfeplCCif1FENoHWdBOfbiNUEpGj1kgUwZZh3W0MO9eFlAy4LG94oBRS2S1PZ65XqR2GE5-sdNZEYChpmfTwNGe7XKkd31urpA0oe6K_wc/s320/IMG_20240302_203043.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-37088789286295377932024-02-29T21:29:00.000+00:002024-02-29T21:29:01.688+00:00Op +9. Tradies day<p> Up at 6... Windowsills cleared and finished and breakfast done by 8....</p><p>8.45 they started to arrive...three for the roof insulation...one went to another job nearby..they were waiting for materials, so went to the local shop to.buy breakfast!</p><p>While they were off, the electrician arrived..his job was installing extractors for the kitchen and bathroom..a good worker from Turkey, with a Ukrainian wife...so they had ended up as refugees in Britain as English is one of the languages they speak(4)..and speak well. ( No point staying a country where you don't speak the language if you already have another fluently) </p><p>He had found the warmest welcome to.his hardworking self and family....has been in Scotland. So glad to see him here being part of the community. He has found that "English" is quite different in different parts of England..and then you have Scots...</p><p>His work was tidy, well done and he was careful to move even more than I had away from the working area to avoid them getting dusty..and cleaned at the end.</p><p>The rest of the team were Scottish...and team was the right word too. The lead with ADHD like my family... and focussed, energetic and happy! </p><p>Then came the plumber, last but not least..his was the longest job replacing the boiler..that took until 5pm, including cleaning and tidying after himself.</p><p>I collected the car mid afternoon, but couldn't go to see Pirate until he had had his supper..so I had mine before I went..and got the house tidy before going...and arrived there by 7. </p><p>He was feeling tired, so I didn't stay too long..he is worrying about being able to cope at home, naturally</p><p>So a full day of a busy house full of tradies!</p><p>Good to see them working hard and working together.</p><p>Having cleared things away, I hope I can reduce what we have as the putting back begins. One step was raising the television...so that you are not peering over anything to watch it...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UJx-bJ7Q_0luviIYf5JJUDDzrT1YXLJlqZnT_zsfLiFKdlYX4EiXxmR2B-5NM23SykZS6Gm3SzVs8uQkJglQjXFYoOpPQsIyNU68kQDK-RN_8BP0_fdLutMca5K8XlGZ_mCKu1PP412BVERlGZNSQ5DdM7Gnf5FvrIekAc20fhDNN4Bd3iiKq229gaw/s5344/IMG_20240229_204940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5344" data-original-width="4008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UJx-bJ7Q_0luviIYf5JJUDDzrT1YXLJlqZnT_zsfLiFKdlYX4EiXxmR2B-5NM23SykZS6Gm3SzVs8uQkJglQjXFYoOpPQsIyNU68kQDK-RN_8BP0_fdLutMca5K8XlGZ_mCKu1PP412BVERlGZNSQ5DdM7Gnf5FvrIekAc20fhDNN4Bd3iiKq229gaw/s320/IMG_20240229_204940.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Work in progress...and hopefully this will mean that I can keep the radiators clearer of furniture.</p><p>Like grandma said, if you can't move, move the furniture!!</p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-86549507073018786982024-02-29T07:43:00.003+00:002024-02-29T07:43:25.512+00:00Op +8, getting ready <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtmiLqNhzm1Yh726u96Y-QoUl9X75Z_b_YHAr1-ZwmiYTj3cEyG2E5aJ7nZP52sSZtjdftN-9Axp0Gq4gA8I39gaUG6E2z1oTMaLtiYoWOhJ7qgl7t16uFZZ8VSz4C1HEfWUaJiuGwBq7_eRIdxkDa8iyaU456ooODjfucMabblY6XorQlTEV31FB4M0/s3264/IMG_20240229_072408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtmiLqNhzm1Yh726u96Y-QoUl9X75Z_b_YHAr1-ZwmiYTj3cEyG2E5aJ7nZP52sSZtjdftN-9Axp0Gq4gA8I39gaUG6E2z1oTMaLtiYoWOhJ7qgl7t16uFZZ8VSz4C1HEfWUaJiuGwBq7_eRIdxkDa8iyaU456ooODjfucMabblY6XorQlTEV31FB4M0/s320/IMG_20240229_072408.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> That is our sky this morning.. yesterday was WET!!!<p></p><p>Yesterday morning I started getting the house sorted for today's work...</p><p>and by lunchtime it was confirmed that pirate will be back home on Friday.</p><p>If the boiler hadn't given up, he would have been back by Tuesday afternoon..they are desperate for beds, and when I arrived yesterday afternoon we found that the station he had been moved to was only going to be open until the end of the week unless the health board decides otherwise.</p><p>The health service here is good, co-ordinated with social care unlike other places further South..but like everywhere it is stretched. But thankfully no strikes here.</p><p>The station (ward) he had been moved to was cooler..a good idea, to get patients used to more normal indoor temperatures.</p><p>He was happy with his company..a younger man who cycled when young, but has rediscovered the love of the bike!</p><p>Luckily I managed to travel by bus ( car went to the garage first thing) while the rain had eased..but as the afternoon went on it came on heavier..and it was a downpour by 5pm....gutters full and running sort of rain..</p><p>With the timing of buses, I had to go into town and get a bus back out..</p><p>Then supper and clear everything away from the radiators.</p><p>And awake in the wee small hours to realise that I needed to clear access to all the windows as well as they will fit ventilators to bring the house up to building regs...</p><p>6am start....</p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-31216102414185525742024-02-27T19:31:00.000+00:002024-02-27T19:31:55.847+00:00Op +7. Here and there<p> Here and there indeed...catching up on phone calls, rescheduling my Shingles Jag that got missed in all that has been going on...finding out what time the fitters will be here for the boiler....</p><p>And the realisation that I'd missed the post collection this morning...dash on the bus to the post office to post an anniversary card to youngest son, The Carpenter...they married on February 29...and this year they have a whole day to celebrate!! Instead of approaching midnight on the 28th, blink and it has gone!!</p><p>Phone calls and messages from Pirate...he is being signed out and moved.....</p><p>A quick lunch, just as the District Nurse called by...a bed has been earmarked for delivery....a week tomorrow....</p><p>Waiting for more information....and a call from him saying Come at the usual time...</p><p>Off to see him on the usual bus....which was late as usual! </p><p>Well, he was still in his usual bed, having a rest..the physio has had him practising stairs....it looks like they will keep him there for now as everywhere else is full...and he will be back home on Friday as long as the central heating boiler installation goes ok on Thursday.</p><p>As the Sister agreed, everything has just happened in the same week, with his op being sooner than we had dared to hope...with the grant work being weeks sooner than expected..(but good as the boiler has almost given up.)..and our booked weekend away being this weekend coming....and the car needing work done.</p><p>Into town on the next bus ( and a very considerate driver paused his departure so that I didn't have to wait in the rain) and a nice chat and mooch around the Red Cross op shop...trousers for me for £4!! Then the bookshop..two mindfulness books for Pirate...he likes to give them to other people, but finds help in reading .</p><p>Then back home...and chill out!!</p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-78383479583191191042024-02-26T21:39:00.006+00:002024-02-27T07:38:39.369+00:00Op +6 Monday. Walking, planning, bits of this and that<p> This morning dawned frosty..we had -2⁰ early on! </p><p>After a breakfast phone call with Pirate and a phone chat with our district nurse, it was so bright and clear and blue...time for a walk!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFTwGPfBbGhL6wEAVtS2z3nou3TIYLBF2q68eUh9lMKI0KXKo5P30iGLiM-qrLQhq071XiFZVRQNyiSDiIzWs9wrp0sUHXjJ_iJjmQTR65o-Nmy019P_ufkhOZatmOx5tfSKlRndY4eGDfrdmBe3IRWKx2l4-Y6OGT_Thew4S3wPWn1EIbw6591cyAOU/s5344/IMG_20240226_093907.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4008" data-original-width="5344" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFTwGPfBbGhL6wEAVtS2z3nou3TIYLBF2q68eUh9lMKI0KXKo5P30iGLiM-qrLQhq071XiFZVRQNyiSDiIzWs9wrp0sUHXjJ_iJjmQTR65o-Nmy019P_ufkhOZatmOx5tfSKlRndY4eGDfrdmBe3IRWKx2l4-Y6OGT_Thew4S3wPWn1EIbw6591cyAOU/s320/IMG_20240226_093907.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A few more spices....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5Exkbg9oowchSvWYV73xqv0yW84_PN1fIM9DS6qTYnUyDZHZuV3l4SPOwLKsQITTbpVggIoVCWm3EXHyUKZZTwkJ0ZLpfIeFone4aR9b2KHgoMzpQv9SDaDgygL_eX91ocwF5BuRmc_OJR2ZA449FVfOrlt6kIiBZCSfjnlj3GDezkA8wvu56eQT2vA/s5344/IMG_20240226_120024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5344" data-original-width="4008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5Exkbg9oowchSvWYV73xqv0yW84_PN1fIM9DS6qTYnUyDZHZuV3l4SPOwLKsQITTbpVggIoVCWm3EXHyUKZZTwkJ0ZLpfIeFone4aR9b2KHgoMzpQv9SDaDgygL_eX91ocwF5BuRmc_OJR2ZA449FVfOrlt6kIiBZCSfjnlj3GDezkA8wvu56eQT2vA/s320/IMG_20240226_120024.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtwXMVcJRspvSKPAjxUuhh71BwjOLUkkUGmAkL92lcwbD2pSHbKoI3ZzT7OXWDl8D9nKCbwmLnXEzehOOSZgV2ehozciUmucZksOoIIVS-mljrzDRolpcGZUWOeYKy-AEbuMWtMkMXctRKkQIl2Wg8nPkqlh3AN9a9nMgx3rKdRYOwEdHs8ela5ElBl8/s5344/IMG_20240226_130948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4008" data-original-width="5344" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtwXMVcJRspvSKPAjxUuhh71BwjOLUkkUGmAkL92lcwbD2pSHbKoI3ZzT7OXWDl8D9nKCbwmLnXEzehOOSZgV2ehozciUmucZksOoIIVS-mljrzDRolpcGZUWOeYKy-AEbuMWtMkMXctRKkQIl2Wg8nPkqlh3AN9a9nMgx3rKdRYOwEdHs8ela5ElBl8/s320/IMG_20240226_130948.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Off to see Pirate on the bus...so fortunate to have a cross country service to the hospital..</p><p>He is wearing his own pyjamas! And practising walking together..with me, not a nurse today. He still isn't ready for home...but he is making progress.</p><p>It looks like they want him out during Wednesday....but so far no bed and struggling central heating ( hopefully to be sorted on Thursday) and no car either as that will be in the garage getting attention...</p><p>So I don't know what will be decided.</p><p>Back home on the same bus route.. and to a present from our lovely neighbour across the road...a card for him and a box of chocolates for me!!</p><p>She is a lovely person, a little older than Pirate,.once at least as tall as me..now bent over with scoliosis and walking with a walker or two sticks.</p><p>She has done a few different jobs,,. including in a carpet factory...and a no nonsense barmaid in a pub in Ayr!! Well known and loved.</p><p><br /></p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-82434465625720699822024-02-25T20:15:00.000+00:002024-02-25T20:15:47.815+00:00Op +5. Lazy day<p> Forecast overcast..but today developed into quite a bright sunny day..</p><p>As I'd woken early I put the washing machine to work, while I did nothing in particular most of the morning!</p><p>Just after lunchtime one of Pirate's best friends rolled up on his bike..time for a cuppa and a good natter. This friend was the local cyclist who made him most welcome over thirty years ago and showed him all the best cycling lanes and byways.</p><p>Off to see Pirate after that..and he is looking better..and walking a little more normally although still with a frame..</p><p>It doesn't look like he will be ready to come home in the next couple of days..but better to be even a week longer and be 100% sure that he is ready.</p><p>Like yesterday we watched the six nations rugby...Italy V France this time...a draw, which was a fair result..but oh so near to a win for Italy, as a kick for goal bounced off the upright post.</p><p>I saw two big skeins of birds flying over on the way back home...swans I'm sure...and one group of over thirty big birds.</p><p>The car isn't running completely smoothly all the time..so it's a good thing it goes for attention on Tuesday..and I'll go by bus tomorrow afternoon!!</p><p>Meanwhile...as my main tool for Ancestry, the laptop is away...back to fleabay!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDlH4cbVaAOoNSwsixLOG_WprwZzeB7eLNxlfUhy51PnrXH7eGnHlQe4CcndkBGqLgpWPfdQ-bLPF7G2MXGu9em_5eLhY0RTQJuo7_FckduFl5hLfpxvQ0pcg84YYaK4di5oidC0Uapu6HXfbHE8nHIDs-bl7PR8U2t6a9ZLBBHUuPHjSlxpNA9IyzwI/s3183/IMG_20240225_182127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2359" data-original-width="3183" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDlH4cbVaAOoNSwsixLOG_WprwZzeB7eLNxlfUhy51PnrXH7eGnHlQe4CcndkBGqLgpWPfdQ-bLPF7G2MXGu9em_5eLhY0RTQJuo7_FckduFl5hLfpxvQ0pcg84YYaK4di5oidC0Uapu6HXfbHE8nHIDs-bl7PR8U2t6a9ZLBBHUuPHjSlxpNA9IyzwI/s320/IMG_20240225_182127.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This saddle is on...more tomorrow morning, hopefully!!</p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-85255892372395315282024-02-24T20:03:00.004+00:002024-02-24T20:03:59.006+00:00Op + 4. Getting out and about <p> After dropping off a few goodies to Pirate, I went to Kilmarnock for some chiropractic treatment...one un-achey shoulder, and my lower back is gradually improving every time I go.. treatment finished off with a big hug...de-stressing me! He is a great friend...and a good musician as well.</p><p>I managed a brisk walk in the town centre first....</p><p>Couldn't miss this one for Cro....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6OqQXK5bUMhjojxsltiY0_i2Sqn3vzrfxUGMDUYeIjBNEkeq6dymRjdMaWfUKHaB1IkE_k0wK7dr24EMV0v4hs3sRIg2KHLRxJhQnBLnU4E1lazlLmKufoZ9LaTcJJWVeSvWRyMm5WjjPfBx0BZVQGMyL0UTK-attqv73_4SwcvHrilWv0OoHoXDzx4/s5344/IMG_20240224_095236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5344" data-original-width="4008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6OqQXK5bUMhjojxsltiY0_i2Sqn3vzrfxUGMDUYeIjBNEkeq6dymRjdMaWfUKHaB1IkE_k0wK7dr24EMV0v4hs3sRIg2KHLRxJhQnBLnU4E1lazlLmKufoZ9LaTcJJWVeSvWRyMm5WjjPfBx0BZVQGMyL0UTK-attqv73_4SwcvHrilWv0OoHoXDzx4/s320/IMG_20240224_095236.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>And the swimmers in the main shopping street..I think that street it built over a river..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oT_ObYT-nDc7OmLPQx0ajJoXYTVSYiVt8ucEsMj3RcWqDAj34RuumIfAC9e_WcI2k6adCh9_BgUZk_CNKQbQMyPdsassXaX692Q5CQcnu77MVkKfgxqdsN3oDKhBL9MbqVExUCiCUi7xBqrvW7qQl1PECJtBHRnMOvcWDE05YfzCMNNcoUvWK26Q7Z8/s5344/IMG_20240224_095848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5344" data-original-width="4008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oT_ObYT-nDc7OmLPQx0ajJoXYTVSYiVt8ucEsMj3RcWqDAj34RuumIfAC9e_WcI2k6adCh9_BgUZk_CNKQbQMyPdsassXaX692Q5CQcnu77MVkKfgxqdsN3oDKhBL9MbqVExUCiCUi7xBqrvW7qQl1PECJtBHRnMOvcWDE05YfzCMNNcoUvWK26Q7Z8/s320/IMG_20240224_095848.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlpP_Kxf5VxO32MuHyIh5D9pqR9_1BeypcplwwOVFXN3KsrU6BOMeMbccvl2ur_WTqIZ8cLSRw_cZ8KBmbnSUHEGBWLPhlGmvRYtw4SGD1hiO12DU9AxDypjKAoq86TfwsDQJ6FfxKKkhYCuKDqyVmnh_rStkwj7mZW4KvJSfRU8oG7QzH-3kMzBQ3tw/s5344/IMG_20240224_095825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5344" data-original-width="4008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlpP_Kxf5VxO32MuHyIh5D9pqR9_1BeypcplwwOVFXN3KsrU6BOMeMbccvl2ur_WTqIZ8cLSRw_cZ8KBmbnSUHEGBWLPhlGmvRYtw4SGD1hiO12DU9AxDypjKAoq86TfwsDQJ6FfxKKkhYCuKDqyVmnh_rStkwj7mZW4KvJSfRU8oG7QzH-3kMzBQ3tw/s320/IMG_20240224_095825.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPD6NUDufaQzfT0VmhPwHYj_vXIhfA8O0bzDY2WhfWX4BmHuWKAI5nn-leuQaAFaG4ipClGWkZeKxhW4_lCoXvAtFoPnzA6ZyDaNqfIJeNeq_-A6yKq59oNlpDo5B0yNzdxrfm4A77VuMY7pedC1gEtUa3z42fAXrN4WigXKEFFXtarvxx6xD5Ir72tQ/s5344/IMG_20240224_095814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5344" data-original-width="4008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPD6NUDufaQzfT0VmhPwHYj_vXIhfA8O0bzDY2WhfWX4BmHuWKAI5nn-leuQaAFaG4ipClGWkZeKxhW4_lCoXvAtFoPnzA6ZyDaNqfIJeNeq_-A6yKq59oNlpDo5B0yNzdxrfm4A77VuMY7pedC1gEtUa3z42fAXrN4WigXKEFFXtarvxx6xD5Ir72tQ/s320/IMG_20240224_095814.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>There are a few others dotted around the centre of the town, all related to it's history.</p><p>Back to Ayr, where the laptop has gone to computer hospital. It has decided to turn itself off. If they can get it going ok, it's operating system needs updating..which it would normally do automatically... usually it asks you first... unfortunately the working but of its brain...not the bit the user uses...is full for some reason, so hasn't been doing it. So I am on Linux 90. </p><p>Linux has just updated to version 123. Which I need for Ancestry as they won't even accept version 122. Much discussion has been going on on farcebook groups about this. It also sounds as if with all the increased work, their servers might be creaking under an overload...</p><p>Then up to Cumnock...a nice new pair of jeans (mens...made better!) from an op shop...£7.50, I don't mind that, thankyou!! Next a visit to Mary's Fabrics for pricing curtain lining and rufflette to take the curtain hooks. A lovely small local shop with people who know and love what they sell!!</p><p>On to Mauchline to "nae sae new" ( not so new) the secondhand emporium in a four storey feed mill. They hadn't got what I need for the kitchen, but it was good to see the friends who run it and to see them busy too.</p><p>Back home for a rest...check in with Pirate to see if anything was needed..and over to see him by 4. Then we watched the rugby, the Calcutta Cup from Murrayfield, in Edinburgh, where Scotland beat England...30-21 I think..in the day room. With staff popping their heads around the door every now and again to check the score!!</p><p>It's good to see Pirate walking again, even with a frame..which they have extended tall enough, thankfully. Small steps in the right direction.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back home under the full Snow Moon..at her furthest from Earth...to catch the next programme in the series of New Zealand by Train...</p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-24886633089039037402024-02-23T22:30:00.000+00:002024-02-23T22:30:00.187+00:00Op+3. Here and there <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-dd6i2tnLTFl0MSN8XsJ8nvNZOB_cUTPHckmYjL7etHHJkwxv3YN7C-q35dGBE96dY01mPgU0oqD4Q47LUt2K1Gfcqj8UMvkF5oiYZEsSdGBfHp4cut2kGTudf2wUZR0Ytz-IAtEOIzQgz2TqYd_MuBZPIBHut7tt9ep_NrdyOCWqKzK6Sta-incmto/s5344/IMG_20240211_131535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5344" data-original-width="4008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-dd6i2tnLTFl0MSN8XsJ8nvNZOB_cUTPHckmYjL7etHHJkwxv3YN7C-q35dGBE96dY01mPgU0oqD4Q47LUt2K1Gfcqj8UMvkF5oiYZEsSdGBfHp4cut2kGTudf2wUZR0Ytz-IAtEOIzQgz2TqYd_MuBZPIBHut7tt9ep_NrdyOCWqKzK6Sta-incmto/s320/IMG_20240211_131535.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> The gorse is flowering well everywhere..despite the cold cold wind...<p></p><p>I had hoped to carry on with bus travel...no chance today. </p><p>First to collect Pirate's gold medal from NZ that he won a year ago..he wants to show it to the staff in the hospital who are caring for him.</p><p>I had thought,as that was with a friend in Kilmarnock, that I could have a wander around the town. Hail and heavy rain stopped that plan! </p><p>So start the hunt for vertical blinds...the ones at the front of or living room need replacing..I'm gradually replacing the hooks that hold the vertical pieces... and the pieces themselves...with parts from the same on two other windows...they must be nearly thirty years old. Researching them I found that their usual life, being plastic and in daylight, is on average sixteen years..so these have done well. Unfortunately the track is just a bit too deep for the gap above the window, so when the windows were opened the frame scraped along the track...</p><p>I have ideas to mount them differently....but after hunting around six shops today I have only found one that sells them...not even IKEA !! It isn't just clothes that follow fashion...</p><p>That was this morning finished.....</p><p>And after lunchtime off to see Pirate for an hour or more, getting him out of bed!!..he is supposed to sit out on his chair for two hours morning and afternoon.</p><p>It was good just chatting to him and the staff..they love him!! We are hoping that he hasn't caught the cough and sniffles of the man opposite....mind you, colds take three days to develop...so if he has got something its not from that one.. possibly this calls for multivitamins to back up his immune system?</p><p>Back home, and a jar of the latest marmalade experiment goes to a neighbour..good to have a natter too..</p><p>And ask the district nurse when they will be bringing the hospital bed...it looks like Pirate may be back before it arrives! But we can manage, we have a folding bed and an airbed on top of it..although he will be glad when the real one arrives .</p><p>And to finish.. the laptop is playing up again...back to computer clinic as soon as.</p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-66994648553048528502024-02-22T21:24:00.000+00:002024-02-22T21:24:18.115+00:00Op +2 days<p> I didn't do much this morning...tidied up the kitchen after marmalade making...I usually clear up every night to have a fresh start in the morning....but....</p><p>I did steam clean the kitchen floor....always a good idea after preserving!! And did our small bathroom floor too because..well, can't waste all that steam!! And push the carpet sweeper round the living room.</p><p>Down to the garage to check with Davey about the car..it needs a wheel bearing, which he can do next week. He is up to his ears this week, so it is good he could check what needed doing and how urgent it is.</p><p>Then off on the bus again to see Pirate. I was lucky to catch the bus as it went up to the next smaller village..saved me standing on a cold and windy pavement for at least twenty minutes! Then back down and over to the hospital.</p><p>He hadn't been feeling too good this morning...you can't expect a constant improvement and it is early days..but was out in his chair. So a positive.</p><p>It is great that the staff like chatting to him ( and vice versa!) and he has a place that he can people watch all that is going on! </p><p>Now he has his books, a Cycling Weekly magazine and a book of poems that his younger daughter published...and I have a list of what is needed tomorrow.</p><p>Off on the bus again, into town...and I am looking for more good signs...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEvrv0iDPG348OCKSVxWy3OruAfAIncG5_qMAwdSX0Sgrcrpmtv4SOWuskKEXt9iAOKQdxLcA85Dg2eIpfi4rcs5Ra8hXoiRy7PNHIBvIn2pzXsOGyTqqS2QtXprWYaJHtw4h_xscv-7cN3muKCZ8FYCdJx-X8CCc9chyphenhyphenlHAP6H7IJesJkbpnv9Ry5J8/s3001/IMG_20240222_160756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="2252" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEvrv0iDPG348OCKSVxWy3OruAfAIncG5_qMAwdSX0Sgrcrpmtv4SOWuskKEXt9iAOKQdxLcA85Dg2eIpfi4rcs5Ra8hXoiRy7PNHIBvIn2pzXsOGyTqqS2QtXprWYaJHtw4h_xscv-7cN3muKCZ8FYCdJx-X8CCc9chyphenhyphenlHAP6H7IJesJkbpnv9Ry5J8/s320/IMG_20240222_160756.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Scotch Pies anyone😎?!</p><p>A walk over to Lidl for some bits and bobs... keeping up the exercise as it must be nearly 1 km...then back home on the bus.</p><p>I haven't done much since getting back home..but you can't dash around every day! </p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-84733609360998964482024-02-21T21:21:00.003+00:002024-02-21T21:21:38.297+00:00Op day +1 , progress <p>It rained really heavily...again...last night, and was still at it at breakfast time...but I worked out that going by bus was preferable as at every destination, the distance travelled on foot was shorter! So the car went to the garage..and by their entrance gate is the bus stop!!</p><p>The rain had eased, thankfully.. another reason for bus travel, apart from taking a rest from driving, and using the car less...is getting a view of the countryside either side for a change!!</p><p>Back to the dentist's surgery to see the hygienist..and I passed with flying colours..relief. </p><p>Then a bit of a wander around before lunch...I always leave half an hour between teeth cleaning and food and vice versa to allow my mouth to do it's natural thing...it works.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAr4AjIkxTCBM-8UIWWkQR1bnaOjCLyBeaPNbJL66z96QjWV-KewoPZoCLn3Eep2XlS69_f4EjeqeuKoCbycsucrbMeFXvEQVLeBIfEhEEs4UOXACx-roJjv_H8keA5Sq0sK4_xKWF8s69eAyuXXtyoBenFo_rfr7-26AQtwCgTT3N0oZ-ZHuMJYIbZo/s5344/IMG_20240221_113458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5344" data-original-width="4008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAr4AjIkxTCBM-8UIWWkQR1bnaOjCLyBeaPNbJL66z96QjWV-KewoPZoCLn3Eep2XlS69_f4EjeqeuKoCbycsucrbMeFXvEQVLeBIfEhEEs4UOXACx-roJjv_H8keA5Sq0sK4_xKWF8s69eAyuXXtyoBenFo_rfr7-26AQtwCgTT3N0oZ-ZHuMJYIbZo/s320/IMG_20240221_113458.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>The Auld Brig...and M&S behind it<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQABPs1sx-UW7aO-6L6-lsCNq_lcbCER_HE90PVgfWXNAOKBRjA_7N0VhPp6kC56vbyPF8LfmiO2VPVFs2D-Sp6DOSbALgQtfvG7GYMWRkH9lODYnxf5kW_DwvU3jD1A6PSIN3b7aoHYSz7ienWns5oiElJufN6a0yJTGHHHt2ceNTU0tHm5ThVAV09o/s5344/IMG_20240221_113520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4008" data-original-width="5344" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQABPs1sx-UW7aO-6L6-lsCNq_lcbCER_HE90PVgfWXNAOKBRjA_7N0VhPp6kC56vbyPF8LfmiO2VPVFs2D-Sp6DOSbALgQtfvG7GYMWRkH9lODYnxf5kW_DwvU3jD1A6PSIN3b7aoHYSz7ienWns5oiElJufN6a0yJTGHHHt2ceNTU0tHm5ThVAV09o/s320/IMG_20240221_113520.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Entrance to the yard of the Black Bull, oldest pub in the Newtown area of Ayr, by one end of the auld brig.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpXZ7mA9CeOOgM-uxlqMELdSmp6K0sALEMag9DiMI9HEiZ0jxF3UD8f_bfC8KIoO1cxxUustyFzH2xRY90CNItEdJEEPe_Zl3sWumuYaG0YW1cHOv3yEKigIszF0lGo87JDoHhbNqm0Kh2y8WOmBwFoY5mojmOu08O1JaJQ388Ksehw1YfJ58gQ5hncA/s5344/IMG_20240221_113544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5344" data-original-width="4008" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpXZ7mA9CeOOgM-uxlqMELdSmp6K0sALEMag9DiMI9HEiZ0jxF3UD8f_bfC8KIoO1cxxUustyFzH2xRY90CNItEdJEEPe_Zl3sWumuYaG0YW1cHOv3yEKigIszF0lGo87JDoHhbNqm0Kh2y8WOmBwFoY5mojmOu08O1JaJQ388Ksehw1YfJ58gQ5hncA/s320/IMG_20240221_113544.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p>Puns galore here...at the other end of town is "Ayr Guitar"...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4MXNU8ghj0sjyMeu2QTMRLVoJwsZ_bZOpMA1X7eUt3yuolNgYJsdeq1T_-RHR8OWlQ4NutdoYYnUEXr6yGaLS5MhkMAfaP6hi-9XBkfannRyJT8einPSno50broDgQcQMbkB0I2N0Tp_XeonxbhYSgweztSnMcpT3p4p4BSknqBiQsmEr-QmQcyo42E/s5344/IMG_20240221_113704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4008" data-original-width="5344" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4MXNU8ghj0sjyMeu2QTMRLVoJwsZ_bZOpMA1X7eUt3yuolNgYJsdeq1T_-RHR8OWlQ4NutdoYYnUEXr6yGaLS5MhkMAfaP6hi-9XBkfannRyJT8einPSno50broDgQcQMbkB0I2N0Tp_XeonxbhYSgweztSnMcpT3p4p4BSknqBiQsmEr-QmQcyo42E/s320/IMG_20240221_113704.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And the obligatory seagull at the bus station...called Steven, with his girlfriend....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7mIZRze9KPk_PTKo-OrGYhUDLqO5RUce2Fc5Wz2JABfdNWSRsm6WhTFh5I_R2J5VO7tRYKQtRovKnr-ZOg_NVS0K-ToEJ4EO_4g0P-vjJ6rjDpIMeotVnE_6BRlZBbaccsSWrLO9WEK7kLdSUPIqtRfq12FkdcSAZvA55j-oGEb_H8WRI-jCYoXhWDU/s5195/IMG_20240221_130053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3933" data-original-width="5195" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7mIZRze9KPk_PTKo-OrGYhUDLqO5RUce2Fc5Wz2JABfdNWSRsm6WhTFh5I_R2J5VO7tRYKQtRovKnr-ZOg_NVS0K-ToEJ4EO_4g0P-vjJ6rjDpIMeotVnE_6BRlZBbaccsSWrLO9WEK7kLdSUPIqtRfq12FkdcSAZvA55j-oGEb_H8WRI-jCYoXhWDU/s320/IMG_20240221_130053.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Next bus , 15 minutes ride to the hospital door, through a sharp rain shower...and of course when I reached Pirate, the sun was streaming in through the windows!!</div><div>He is recovering slowly but steadily from the op. A good sign? He is asking for two books tomorrow!! I might add a couple of crosswords...</div><div>It was good to sit and chat..</div><div>Back into town , and only ten minutes wait for the bus back home.</div><div><br /></div><div>By which time it was decidedly chilly, having been pleasant all day, despite the showers. So nothing got done in the garden....but I did finish the orange and blueberry marmalade.</div><div>It is the colour that a good blood orange should be, but just made with Seville Oranges and blueberries..it has a tangy bite which balances the sweetness nicely...and I like the zested peel instead of sliced and chopped peel.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Thankyou all, fellow bloggers for your kind words and compliments and suggestions. You are a great help, to taking a deep breath and carrying on...and remembering to rest as well!</div>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-26633981523587904072024-02-20T19:28:00.001+00:002024-02-20T21:41:35.607+00:00Op day and keeping busy<p> Pirate phoned me this morning..in good spirits and joking that he was glad the op was to be in the afternoon...as the surgeon's hands would have warmed up!</p><p>I have a short list of things he wants brought in tomorrow afternoon.</p><p>Meanwhile....start clearing the workshop which has turned into a dumping ground. I took a heap of cardboard boxes to the cowp (what used to be the tip....now the recycling centre) and returned with the regulation four bags of compost ( made from the green waste taken there) we buy the bags then use them for free. Followed by a quick visit to Cumnock (home of Kier Hardie) for a spare washing line as the present one is showing ominous signs...and I don't want a line full of washing to end up on the ground!!</p><p>Then start sorting the study.... fleabay stock is under the worktable, printing and linocut tools on my desk...and the floor clean. Our bedroom is clean and a little bit more tidy, and I discovered the box of presents we brought back from NZ....now who was to receive what?!</p><p>Feet up then for a rest...and start on the last batch of marmalade. It is supposed to be spiced orange and cranberry....I couldn't find the cranberries...they might be right at the bottom of the chest freezer! I've run out of cinnamon sticks, or they are hiding....</p><p>So it will be orange and blueberry with fresh ginger and whole cardamom pods in the muslin bag with the pips and pith. For a change I zested the oranges first instead of laboriously cutting the peel into shreds.</p><p>It will be interesting to see how this tastes, and what colour it turns out as well.</p><p>I see the dental hygienist tomorrow morning, then phone the ward from town to see if he is up to having me visit.</p><p>Bus travel tomorrow too...the car needs some tlc, so will be left at our local garage first thing. It has a couple of niggles which Davey our trusty garage man will hopefully diagnose and cure. It will be nice to go by bus, and the more people use public transport the better.. especially with our Saltire card that we get at 60 and gives us free bus travel in Scotland.</p><p><br /></p><p>Update...went over to see Pirate this evening...all ok so far...recovery from the op and learning to cope starts here.</p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-12462661714944353642024-02-19T22:11:00.001+00:002024-02-19T22:11:12.305+00:00Op day -1. Busy!!!<p> I thought we had an early start today...but after several more Fridays upstairs...and another toilet visit....we were off at 9.30am.</p><p>Just as we left the rain came down...ah well, the washing on the line could wait!</p><p>Plenty of time for him.....he wasn't due to clock in until 10.30. I was supposed to be in town and at the dentists by 9.55.....</p><p>He phoned the dentist as I drove, to forewarn them....dropped him at the hospital door....got every traffic light green and a parking space straight away before five minutes walk....and stairs to the second floor...I was only ten minutes late and they were 100% understanding !!</p><p>Teeth checked....new dentist..a cycling friend of ours....and only one small filling..relief!!</p><p>A cuppa to celebrate in our favourite bookshop....and a text arrived..Pirate had left one of his array of meds on his bedside cupboard....no hope of gallivanting! </p><p>Back to the hospital with his meds..and I kept him company in the day room until his bed was ready...at 2pm. They are SO busy...but always cheerful.</p><p>Back home to almost dry washing on the line..relief...and no more showers forecast..I checked the radar report..full speed ahead on sorting drawers, finding odd socks and lost ( mis-filed) t-shirts and trousers...and doing ALL the washing...a grand achievement.. and not overdoing things atall.</p><p>A quick trip to the local feed merchant for wild bird supplies..Pirate loves feeding the birds...</p><p>Then all the ironing....</p><p>And to crown the day, a phone call from the gas kiln specialist in a kiln company..I have started the ball rolling towards getting the kiln going again.</p><p>He will email me a couple of ideas on Wednesday...and he has a kiln visit coming up in Scotland.. hopefully he can do a diversion to here to see what the kiln situation is. Far easier than phone calls, emails and photos.</p><p><br /></p><p>So all in all, the Lunar New Year has brought positive moves on many fronts.</p><p>Let's hope that carries on with a successful op for Pirate tomorrow and before too long a working kiln!!</p><p>At least I don't have the problems if a fellow potter about an hour from here.</p><p>She is a brilliant maker..and is disabled. Her business has been growing slowly..but due to illness she has had to claim Universal credit benefits.</p><p>She is supposed to prove every three months, to the departments satisfaction, that she is doing enough to grow her business. They seem to want her business to grow at a fantastic rate...when on benefits firing the kiln takes too much money...so to keep her benefits she has had to withdraw all her work from galleries, pull out of potfest shows, stop selling online.</p><p>Universal credit system destroys artists. What does that say about our society </p>gzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-12532177405606348132024-02-18T21:49:00.002+00:002024-02-18T21:49:23.420+00:00Getting nearer<p> Pirate is really ready for his op..I just wish that he had seen the light months earlier....but that is past, now we deal with what is. </p><p>He also has the same pre race nerves as when he was racing... understandably!</p><p>We managed a short walk after a late lunch...after even a short siesta he takes an hour to get going...the mattress topper has made our bed far too comfortable!! We checked the frogspawn pond..nothing yet...although yesterday just down from our home I saw a car squashed toad on the road...</p><p>The forecast was for overcast and 10% chance of rain...we had light rain and blue sky on our walk, and very inquisitive sheep.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOG4Sz__hGIbs2rBGTrl5Vjzp7xZdIixlnLnsR6Si7RkNvprB-4xfpk9qrkmAt7lkxq8HDZxp4rq_OAOK7aR2BTFNYCSaIAST_ZmHFwGqg6EtTLfJLvGPWil4AC4HlPvdVVIhqOFukwsMqfAP-hxssbSU2BOSJg3Tuy_YS9EBa1x2nZdpDjxlgrgrDKo/s3264/IMG_20240218_145550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOG4Sz__hGIbs2rBGTrl5Vjzp7xZdIixlnLnsR6Si7RkNvprB-4xfpk9qrkmAt7lkxq8HDZxp4rq_OAOK7aR2BTFNYCSaIAST_ZmHFwGqg6EtTLfJLvGPWil4AC4HlPvdVVIhqOFukwsMqfAP-hxssbSU2BOSJg3Tuy_YS9EBa1x2nZdpDjxlgrgrDKo/s320/IMG_20240218_145550.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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