Yeah, I'm being ridiculous, I know - Sunday will be February and everything with be different just the same. This week has been long and choppy and literally indigstible.
The last, because scleroderma can affect the body's digestion, making you prone to fairly savage heartburn if you eat too late at night, or the wrong food (creamy food, too much food, etc) later at night. Many years ago we started the pattern of proper lunch somewhere between 12 and 1, and a light supper around 6pm, and very little after then. The latest addition to the meds I (more or less) cheerfully consume everyday is something to be taken around 6.30pm WITH FOOD. In capital letters, stressed by the clinic. Or face the consequences.
BB has been to the dentist three times this week, for two different crowns, which means eating unreasonably early because the appoint was at about 1 (the dentist is an hour's drive away) or unreasonable late when he got back. I'm adding extra strong peppermints to the grocery order - by last night (lunch at 3pm, supper at ugh-I-really-don't-want-to-eat-again-this-side-of-Easter-but-I-suppose-I-have-to-eat-something o'clock).
I 'merely' had blood tests at the beginning of the week and lung function tests in London today.
Hence low visibility in blogger-land this week, both posting and commenting. I have had enough compos for reading posts, but not enough mentis for commenting. Sorry!
I have done some knitting... it has had its moments; when I wasn't paying attention (I think some bloke on the telephone was interrupting me to try as sell a complete refresh of our double glazing... I kept on saying 'But we've already but we've already but we've already' over and over again on top of his continuous patter until he stopped for a moment and I was able to complete the sentence 'got fairly new double glazing everywhere, good-bye'. I suppose I could have just put the handset down with a firm clunk.
When I got back to the cardigan, I nearly tripped over this;
Since then I have picked up the stitches for the neck and completed it. Something isn't quite right; the picture shows a loose, fairly low neck line and this may well be a snugger fit round my neck, but I'm happy with that. Sleeves to add, and side seams, and dealing with all the myriad loose ends, and sewing on buttons. I'll be finished by Easter. You'll be able to see me coming alright!
This week, and next, I'm trying to limit myself to 2-3 'events' per day. Having a bath is an event, as is a zoom, or an outing, or going to my father's flat. Today's trip to London, walking up to the hospital, doing the tests, walking back to the car, stopping off for a late lunch and mooch around the gift shop and a breath of air at Polesden Lacey (National Trust) must count for half a dozen! We fortuitously took the wrong exit at a roundabout just outside Leatherhead, and found ourselves just 20 minutes away from coffee and a toasted sandwich. Considering it was 1pm, there was no need for discussion!
What bliss, to have a break from the noise of travelling and the noise of London. There were three most beautifully behaved dogs in the cafe, a delight to watch.
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| View through window of cafe |
Now it's nearly 6pm, and like it or not, I will have to eat something soon and I guess BB is more than ready for something more substantial than soup.
So, toodle-oo - and hopefully I will resume my normal hither and thither and here and there life very soon.
Oh, Lynda was first to ask about the book 'Maiden's Trip', so it will be on its way to Canada shortly. And the 2by2 stitching will also be en route for Norfolk!
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