This morning R went to put seeds out for the wildlife and discovered that a squirrel had managed to get itself locked into the shed. He opened the window and it exited rapidly. Lucky was lurking outside and made a play for it – but it was too fast for him and got away into […]

I saw the nurse at Ross Hall today and had my stiches removed. There was what seemed like yards of gauze soaked in dried on blood around my foot, but once she had peeled everything off it was fine, with the wounds themselves largely healed. My ankle and foot seem a great deal straighter than […]

R had to go away for a conference overnight last night.  The dates have really worked out very badly with my operation because he had all this booked in advance.  But because we were just presented with a fait accompli for the operation dates, not only did I have to cope with the pre-op and […]

There is what is rather euphemistically called a “waste water substation” about 200m away from the end of our drive. This is what we used to call a small sewage works. On a side topic, when I was a child at secondary school we were given the option of going on two educational visits to […]

I’m off to the hospital on Thursday and should be able to switch to partially weight bearing on crutches. I’ll be honest and say that for the last couple of days I have slightly cheated in that although I have not practiced putting any weight on my foot through the crutches, I have stood up […]

Here are some pictures of the (now full) moon from in bed. They have not turned out that well but you get the idea… I am reminded of a poem which goes When I am sad and weary, When I think all hope has gone, When I walk along High Holborn, I think of you […]

My bed is currently positioned right in front of the french windows in my office. I really like this (to the extent that I am considering switching my office and bedroom over permanently), as with the curtains open I can see right out over the mountains. I often wake up quite early and can actually […]

There was an article in the Telegraph yesterday discussing the use of technology in the classroom – specifically they were (probably quite predictably) denouncing the use of “screens” (i.e. ipads and laptops), and the fact that children are no longer taught handwriting. I went to school for the first time in 1970. For my first […]

We now have four sheep. I wonder how long this can go on for before someone notices? I also discovered some gaps in R’s education. He is kindly bringing me my food to my desk as I can’t easily transport it myself at the moment. Today my pepper pot was decidedly lukewarm, and I also […]

Feeling a bit sad today as the weather is lovely and I can see the snow covered mountains out of the window of my office but can’t go outside as it is a choice of steps with crutches which I am not prepared to undertake until I can put some weight on my foot, or […]