I took two cartons of chili con carne which I made before my operation out of the freezer today to have for our lunch. It was not until I had decanted it into a Pyrex dish and put it in the oven, that I realized that one of the plastic cartons had shattered at the […]

This morning we couldn’t find Amber. This was very unusual as she only has a few sleeping places – R’s bed, my bed and occasionally R’s office chair. This morning she was not in any of them, and we had a moment of worry. Then we checked the web camera in the hall to find […]

I went back to Ross Hall yesterday to have my 47 staples out. This was not a particularly pleasant experience as the staples look rather like upholstery staples, and the tool for removing them looks like, well put it this way, I have one in my sewing kit. It is only mildly painful, but the […]

Well, cripples (me at the moment) and broken things (picture frame) anyway. The quote in the title is one of my favourite episodes of Game of Thrones (my favourite TV show of all time). R loved it too, but in his mind it was so totally ruined by the last two series (7 and 8) […]

I’ve been trying to eat as much oily fish as possible as it is super good for bone healing. I’m not (I must admit) a huge fan of ASDA’s fish – it is not sensational in either appearance or taste, and although it looks superficially cheap, it actually isn’t (or not the way I eat […]

I decided to stop being so defeatist and see what I can do in the cookery line from a wheelchair plus standing without putting much weight on my left foot. First I made a plum crumble.  I just got the first of the new season Victoria plums, and after eating a load of them in […]

Saphy is a fairly small cat (just over the 3KG) mark.  She was however not too keen as being officially categorized as a “Mini” The expression says it all.

R and I have sorted of solved a problem we have had for a long time which has been made worse by my restricted mobility.  Although our offices are next to each other, we have had the wall between them professionally soundproofed.  This works very well which is good, but also means that I can’t […]

That is a week since the operation.  I am actually feeling fine now – my foot was only seriously sore (as in keeping me awake at night sore) for three days.  I’m using a combination of the aircast boot, crutches and a wheelchair at the moment and am managing with minimal inconvenience.  Obviously I learned […]

That is nearly a week since my operation and I am seeing the nurse tomorrow to get my dressing changed.  A week on from then I see the consultant and all the stiches and clips come out. I am what they call “50% weight bearing on crutches” until 4th September.  This means that I can […]