Decisions decisions!

Well just one decision really.

Steve  messaged me y'day to tell me he is having another colonoscopy.

I know him well enough to know he will have lied to his Dr about his diet. He will have claimed that he only drinks the occasional lager, he will not admit to drinking 15 -20 cans a day.

He will also claim to eat a balanced diet that includes lots of vegetables, whereas he will be living on spicy chicken wings and eating no fruit or vegetables whatsoever.

Do I contact the surgery and tell them the truth or do I ignore it all and let him deal with the consequences?

I can hear again.

Today was my audiology appointment and I have new hearing aids!

So no more guessing what people are saying to me.

No more nodding and trying to follow conversations.

I'm speaking too quietly so I need to practice getting my volume correct but I'm sure I will get there.

Autumn group tomorrow and the village coffee morning on Wednesday. I was told that the coffee morning was moving from the pub to the village hall but that's not happening now. I think there was a bit of in-fighting between various attendees.

I'm glad as that means I can continue to attend, if it had moved to the village hall I wouldn't be able to attend as I can't take Beano.

I've also had my suspicions confirmed about who was causing some problems within the group. I tend to avoid conflict although it doesn't scare me I'm glad to know I was on the right track.

Too hot for Beano.

I don't mind the heat but it does affect my eyesight which is quite scary. I know I will go blind at some point which is a worry but there is no treatment available so all I can do is keep buggering on.

It's too hot for Beano to walk far but unfortunately since he will not go to the toilet in my garden I still have to take him out regularly.

This morning I took him out at 4 o'clock for about an hour, when we got home I went back to bed and slept until just after 7 o'clock when I took him out again for another hour. He will just have to manage with trips to the grass verge outside the bungalow until this evening, when hopefully it will cool down again

Autumn group today, if Beano will walk that far I shall take his cool mat with me to keep him comfortable. I'd happily leave him at home but If he cries it annoys my neighbour so I take him most places with me.

Spending spree.

A local ladies group held a second hand clothing sale today, so I went on a spending spree.

I bought two skirts and lots of t-shirts and tops, they are currently swishing around in my washing machine and will be hung on the line to dry soon.

Two of the white tops I bought knowing that they won't fit me  but I'm planning on copying a trick from an old wartime book. I shall cut the sleeves off and cut down the sides, leaving the collar and shoulders intact. I will sew these  inside the neck of two dark coloured jumpers. The dark colours don't suit my colouring but the white collars make all the difference.

The weather here is glorious but too hot for Beano who is in and out like a fiddlers elbow. I think I need to find a way to rig up some shade in the garden for him.

What a waste of time. Updated

I spent the afternoon at Cass's waiting for a phone call from the hospital. The call should have been sometime after 1 o'clock.

There was no call so I left Cass's just after 6 pm and came home.

No doubt I will receive a letter at some point complaining because I didn't take the call that didn't arrive.

So far both appointments have been a bust, the first one because they sent a letter to an address I moved from 12 years ago. They then sent a letter to my current address complaining that I was a no show!

And now this one, I sat at Cass's from before 1 o'clock until 6 o'clock and there was no phone call, it's an absolute shit show, it really is.

I eventually received a message late y'day telling me the appointment had been cancelled.

I have great tits

I didn't manage to get a pic of them but it was lovely to watch them on the bird feeder.

There are bluetits and sparrows as well, the bird feeder is proving very popular.

I've had a letter complaining about my non-attendance for my hearing aid appointment. First they claimed that I'd received a phone call making the appointment, then they claimed they sent a letter. I'm absolutely desperate to get my new aids so there is no way I wouldn't have attended if I'd known. It seems they had an address for me that was 12 years old. Obviously the hospital are insisting the mistake is mine even though every other department has sent letters to my current address!

I've set up three seed trays and am hoping to grow some flowers for my new bed. I also have a couple of plants ready to go in and I'm hoping to buy a lavender plant too.

Playing silly bloggers

Blogger decided to play catch up this morning and so I received an influx of posts. It's taken me a while to catch up.

My neighbour has been working hard on my garden, I now have a flower bed edged in grey bricks and some hard standing for my bins.