Mundane News

[hopless500]

Rubbish nights sleep

and Henry has hurt his back paw so it's off to the vets for him tomorrow

Hugs for my little gingernut.

 

[hopless500]

And what about Henry?

 

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[hopless500]

It's Monday

 

[Illaveago]

My wife was watching a video yesterday afternoon. It was West Side Story, it was one of her birthday presents. I'm not really into musicals with all that prancing about for no apparent reason, but I started watching bits of it and started noticing some of the actors and placing them in other films. Ah! That actor was in 633 Squadron, he was a Norwegian, that chap was in The Swiss Family Robinson, and then I noticed the leading female actress. She looks very much like Natilie Wood and she drowned in an accident. It is strange how memory works, or the way mine does anyway.

 

[Smithbat]

I cannot decide on chilli or spaghetti bolognese for dinner tonight. I am leaning towards chilli though.

 

[Salty seadog]

Run out of gin?

 

[potsy]

I cannot decide on chilli or spaghetti bolognese for dinner tonight. I am leaning towards chilli though.

Both

 

[potsy]

As it's Friday I think a small cooked breakfast is in order

Though looking out the window I'm not sure it's time, still dark out

 

[Illaveago]

Whilst doing the Garden Bird Watch I noticed this Pied Wagtail!

The Blackbirds have also gone mad, I counted 12 of them yesterday.

 

[Smithbat]

So, at 11am I got the call that all parents dread. School nurse calls saying FT is complaining of pain in her ankle and we think she needs to go to A&E as it is lumpy and creaking when she moves it. I picked her up, she can walk but weight bearing is painful. On the way to A&E I enquire as to why FT has not told me of any pain her foot, and she says that she didn't think much of it, just though she had an achey foot and today it got unbearable. We got into A&E which has many people sat outside and my heart sinks and I think I am here for the day.

She books in, the receptionist says that someone from the Minor Injuries unit will call her through. This happens 15 minutes later, she is taken through, a very matter of fact and nice Nurse Practitioner asks her questions, and examines her ankles. She is told she has bruised her achilles tendon which has caused tendonitis which is why it creaks and grates when she walks. Advised to stop wearing her DM's for the time being and to wear trainers, ice packs to help it go down and ibruprofen for up to three weeks, we were in and out in under an hour. Thank you Stoke Mandeville Hospital and the NHS.

 

[Speicher]

@Smithbat

Good to hear that you had a short wait. I have had some very very long waits in A & E.

 

[Speicher]

Mr Ocado sent me a voucher yesterday for 15% off my next order. They do free deliver on Wednesdays.

I have ordered some Yorkshire Provender soups - Cauliflower cheese soup, and mushroom with wholegrain black rice soup. @User suggested this particular brand. Also stocking up on Rosé Port and white wine.

 

[marknotgeorge]

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Gravel has just bought this book. Not because he wants to read but because he likes the author's name.

I'm not sure he'd like one of the author's names. Isn't that where they stick something... and then scrape...

 

[Haitch]

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Gravel has just bought this book. Not because he wants to read but because he likes the author's name.

It's a small world department.
The woman who translated it, Jane Hedley-Prôle, sits in the office opposite mine.