Good morning all.
lovely start to the day , the sun is actually shining , although it’s a bit watery.
I would like to thank you all for your wonderful comments regarding my wife getting the all clear from the hospital .
You are all such brilliant people . I had a lump in my throat , I can tell you .
Thank you .....
I think only now we are both actually taking it all in ,
This time last year , on this date , she had just come out of the High Care Dependency ward after the operation .
It wasn’t a good time .
Exactly a year later , it’s not there anymore .
Whilst we know that it’s not the end of the road , that there will be follow up tests for years to come , this is a wonderful feeling .
We havent got back into a routine since Christmas , so that’s our goal from today .
Housework , garden,, allotment , car , have all taken a back seat , which we now need to get back to .
Greavsie , I remember only too well , the road repairs and the smell of the tar .
My Dad and his brother set up their own business in the fifties , repairing roads . His brother used to drive the Barber Green machine .
I don’t profess to know much about it , apart from I know I used to walk with my Mum , if he was working locally , to take his sandwiches to him .
I was always told to breathe in the smell , because it would do my lungs good .
Then I was told that bread and dripping was good for me , because the inch thick layer of dripping would grease my lungs .
I’m not sure why my lungs needed greasing , but greased they were!
That venture didn’t last long , I think they began working further and further away from home .
Well , you would , wouldn’t you !
Then they sold up and began repairing roofs ....... Needs must .
I had forgotten what the SOCC stood for , and was telling my wife .,
She came up with , Silly Old C#+$ Club , which I don’t think is right .
she thinks I fit in right on in there , lifetime member .
As I’ve said before...... she can be hurtful !
I’m not sure how the diet is going , does copious amounts of whiskey help ?
Any how , we are back in the groove now , back on it , going for walks , long ones , proper walks .
If it stops raining , it’s down the beach today . If not , it’s round and round the houses so we can get back indoors , put our feet up and watch Countdown.
Oh the joys of being retired .
Take care all , stay alert, look after each other.
Countdown or Lockdown , don’t let it get you down