Another 'rescue' from my father’s flat was a selection of random note cards, with and without envelopes. I've sorted through them, recycling the ones that I disliked enough that I wouldn't want to use them. I've already used most of the rest, replying to condolence cards.
The remaining cards provided the impetus to sort through one of the many 'miscellaneous stuff' drawers which I knew had my own selection of random cards. In passing I took time out to revisit photographs which had been just stuffed in with everything else, and separate out a tiny silver charm, some candlesticks and a few other odds and ends to join the growing stash for the next charity shop drop. Win, win!
All the cards and envelopes are together in one box, and some more things sorted into keep, chuck, donate. Fairly effortlessly too.
....
On Tuesday I put out bird feeders for the first time in months and months. I didn't see any birds using them yesterday, but occasionally I'd notice the sunflower seed feeder gently swinging in the very still air - promising, I thought.
Today there was another clue; two fat pigeons waddling around under the feeders... and all of a sudden here came the birds! Flitting from the apple tree nearby and a thick evergreen shrub. I need to get my binoculars onto them to work out, with the help of a guide book what they are. I'm no birdspotter, but I think there were sparrows and blue tits. I know we also have a wren and a robin in the garden.
....
BB is very subdued this evening. The first stage of dealing with the projected dental programme involved an extraction, today. The dentist managed this pretty quickly and painlessly, once he had allowed for BB having hypermobility.
This is when your joints are far more flexible than the normal, and can affect one mildly or more severely. One unexpected side-effect which he only discovered recently is that local anesthetics at the dentist don't work as normal; you need a bigger dose, and they take longer to work properly. He rather wishes he had known about this 60 years ago...
....
Psalm 23 so far;
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he keadeth me beside the still waters.
Today's phrase; He restoreth my soul.
Poor BB - I hope the rest of his treatment goes smoothly. I didn't know that about hypermobility. I must tell my eldest daughter as her children are all hypermobile , though they are all adults and parents themselves.
ReplyDeleteIt's a very mysterious thing. It can affect one's innards quite significantly.
DeleteHope BBs dental work goes smoothly and without too much pain .
ReplyDeleteSo far, so good.... 🙏
Delete