The best part about David being home is that from now on in, he is getting better, where as before, every day he was getting worse. Tonight I cooked a nice 'David' meal (Duck breast with orange sauce, potatoes, carrots and greens) and David washed up while Emz and I watch Casualty. To con a phase "Things can only get better!"

Emz and I have just got back from visiting David. He was operated on this morning and the operation went well. David was tired and all wired up, but in relative good spirits. He was hankering after lots of TLC, Get Well cards are a good idea.

Today started wrong, I had intended to go to an all day conference in Wakefield, but on waking at 7 a.m. I asked husband if it would be truely awful if I didn't go, he grunted a positive grunt, so I rolled over and woke again at 9:30 a.m. This is amazing, I haven't slept so late for years. I usually force myself to stay in bed until 8 a.m. on a ( Read more... )

I have had a different Saturday. I went to Strafford to a meeting on Education. I had a Friday night meeting but still managed to have 4 wash loads of washing to hang out on Saturday morning before catching the 9:24 train ( Read more... )

Today was scary. It started with snoring, and running taxi engines as neibours set off for their hols, and awful sound bytes on Radio 4 - all before 6:30 am. Daughter had pinched the duvy from the spare bed, so I got up ( Read more... )

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Our Mye is staying. Emily told her that I think she is mad, I was embarassed but it was all understood within the next conversation. She needed to take a flight whilst pregnant and needed a letter from her doctor. She says to Doctor "I need a letter from you to say I can fly, but I have been practicing all week and can only get one leg off the ( Read more... )

I had a weak moment last week and decided that I needed another book by Neil Gaiman. I got to the station early and there were two books by NG, "Neverwhere" and "Fragile Things". I choose one, but I misread the offer and it was only 50% off the second - so I ran back and got both ( Read more... )

Bach St. Matthews passion is playing on my computer. It is very pleasent, but they are singing in German and the commentary on the label is in Japaneese. I feel a little dum ( Read more... )

I went to post last night and found an outstanding post from a few nights ago. I posted it, it may be interesting but does not make sence to me, I've moved on ( Read more... )