Saturday (Christmas Eve)

 I got up at 6.40 after a good nights sleep and had 2 eggs for breakfast. Yesterday was pretty dull and all I did was walk to the chemist to pick up my prescription. Son went climbing and H went upstairs to ride his bike. Dinner was leg of lamb with sprouts cauliflower carrots and mashed potato with gravy. It was very tasty. It was a huge leg so we are having the same again tonight. It’s wet again today. Tomorrow we are going to our daughters house for dinner.

Thursday 29th of December

 I got up at 7oclock after a good nights sleep and had eggs for breakfast.  As soon as H came down he made a pot of tea. After we were all ready we got ready to go to Holt we parked the car and walked into the centre of Holt where we had coffee and cake and then went to Bakers and Larners. My favourite shop. We spent ages in there, when we came out we walked back to the car and drove to Sheringham. I was recording my walk on strava but I forgot to stop it when I got in the car. Anyway we parked in Sheringham and went to get some fish and chips we went in our favourite fish shop and they weren’t serving because they had run out of chips. It was going to be half an hour before they would have any more so we came out and went to the next one, there was an enormous queue so we found a third one which was rushed off it’s feet so we just had chips to take away. Sheringham was packed Son and I walked  down to the sea and went for a paddle and a whole lot of people in swim suits ran into the sea they came back out just as fast it was freezing.

Christmas Eve

 This morning we went to our grand daughters to take round the Christmas presents. We saw our great grand children. Nova who is 3and a half was so excited but her brother who is 1 doesn’t know what is going on. When we got home we got ready to go for a bike ride. We did 16.5 miles. One road we went down was badly flooded so I got a wet foot. It was nice to get out though we haven’t been out on our bikes for over 3weeks. For dinner tonight we had rib eye steak, mushrooms, potato wedges, and broccoli 🥦 . I got all the Christmas sweets,nuts, date and figs out . Half are gone already.

Wednesday.

 Today we punt to the garden centre early this morning because I needed a calendar or next year..  As soon as we got home I went upstairs to change and go on the turbo trainer. I did an hour and managed to do 17 miles. I had a wash and then dressed ready to go round our daughters.H had a turbo before we left. Her room looks lovely and they have a huge Christmas tree. We had a cup of tea and a slice of her Christmas cake which was delicious. My piece was extra nice because .H doesn’t like marzipan so he had taken it off his piece of cake and draped it over mine. We went round to get our turkey and it looks a beauty.

Tuesday

 Today we went to Sheringham. We got there at lunch time so we went straight away and had fish and chips and a nice mug of tea. Then we went to a shop that sells gloves where I bought 2 pairs to use on my bike. From there we walked down to the front to look at the sea, the sea 🌊 was right up to the wall so there was no beach at all. This meant I was unable to paddle. We went back to the car and came home calling in at Lidl on the way. I got most of my Christmas salad stuff and veg but I haven’t got my sprouts yet.

Sunday

 I got up at 6.30 and put on a load of washing and then had my breakfast. At 10 o’clock I went upstairs to do an hour on the turbo. I got ready and started my ride. I had been going for about 10 minutes when the thing stopped it said I had lost internet. H came up and fiddled with it and got it going again. I carried on. I did a few more miles and lost it all again. H sorted it again and I carried on. When it stopped a third time I had done 50 minutes so even though H came to fix it I said I didn’t want to do any more because each time I stopped I got cold . When I hah dressed I went downstairs and we had spaghetti on toast for lunch . We had a glass of wine this afternoon and for dinner tonight we had lamb shanks in minted gra,potatoes , cabbage and carrots. 

Thursday

 I woke up at 10 past 3 and couldn’t get to sleep again. I finally gave up trying at 6 o’clock and got up. I made a pot of tea and cooked 2 eggs for my breakfast. I took some stewing steak out of the freezer to make a stew for dinner tonight. At 10 o’clock I got ready to go on the turbo trainer. I did an hour and found it really hard compared to the last time. When I finished H said he had forgotten to put my right weight in so I rode round at his weight which was why it was so hard. When I finished H done cheese on toast for our lunch and a cup of hot chocolate. I made the stew for dinner and it warmed us up a treat .

Wednesday

 I have had a nice day. My sister in law came round and took me out. She took me to somewhere called The Goat Shed . It was really nice . We had a nice catch up too. While I was out H went upstairs to turbo. I had a bowl of parsnip soup with soda bread which was delicious and a capuchino for lunch at the goat shed and tonight for dinner I had chilli con  carni.

Tuesday

 I haven’t anything much to say.  H got on well at the hospital yesterday and we managed to take the 2 toilet 🚽 things back that the hospital lent me after my stroke. They went round the toilets so I could go to the toilet on my own and then hold on the handles to get up again. They told me when they gave them to me there was a number to ring on the side of them to ring when we wanted picked up . When we rang the number we got funny noises but nobody ever answered it.When H took  them in to the hospital he said I’ve brought these back can I leave them here they said where did you find them. He said I didn’t find them they were given to my wife by the stroke ward.

We had stir fry for dinner tonight. Last night we had chicken potatoes and peas. We were going to have fías and chips yesterday when we left the hospital but we couldn’t find a chip shop that opens Monday lunchtime.

Sunday

I laid in bed till 8 o’clock this morning because I knew how cold it was going to be. When I went downstairs it was -6 degrees centigrade. A year ago today it was 11 degrees centigrade. I wrapped some Christmas presents today, it is a nightmare I can’t break the sellotape like I used too and I kept losing the end . One present took me almost an hour to wrap and I have loads more to wrap and they don’t look like my wrapping. We had a fish pie for dinner tonight with broccoli and leeks.

Saturday

I am up early this morning because H has got to have his covid jab at 8.40. I said I would go with him. We have to leave at 8. We had a nice meal out yesterday. I had scampi and chips because I struggle to cut meat up. H had a gammon steak. For pudding I had the sundae of the day and it turned out to coffee flavoured with banana 🍌 in it. It was delicious. I washed it and down with a pint of cider. My scampi and chips came with peas but I said on peas because I tend to choke on them and they said would I like some salad instead I said that would be lovely and it was. All we had for tea was a cup of tea and a packet of crisps.

Friday cold

 Yesterday we woke up to a covering of snow ❄️ and a temperature of-2. Today the temperature was -1 and raining the rain is freezing as it lands and the conservatory roof is a frozen sheet of ice. Yesterday afternoon our electric fire went wrong we fiddled about with it and don’t know what we did but we got it working again. Thank goodness, what a time to go wrong. Today H is taking me out to lunch. It’s my birthday treat. So tonight I won’t have to cook a meal we will just have sandwiches. 

Wednesday

 Last night I had the worst night ever. When I went to bed I took a glass of water with me. I was still awake after 2 hours so I put my bedside light on to have a drink. Hanging over my cup was s spider 🕷. It was one of those spiders that look like a skeleton it had a tiny body and long legs. H was asleep so I daren't wake him so I laid there all night awake ,turning the light on at intervals to see if it had moved. It didn’t, but every time I had a hair go across my face I had to check. I told H this morning and he said I should have woken him. He went pu with a glass to get it for me but when he saw how ( small) it was he said he would have been annoyed if I had woken him up for that.

Monday

 I got up first and made a pot of tea. I cooked 2 eggs for my breakfast and then H came down. He poured the tea. Next sos got up we all had a talk and it was decided that the track would be too muddy so we decided we wouldn’t go out on our bikes, so I said I would ride upstairs I did 16.2 miles in an hour. H went on next  and did the same amount of miles as me but did it 14 minutes faster. Son got ready to go home after lunch, and we won’t see him any more till Christmas. We had fish and potato wedges and baked beans for dinner.

Sunday

 I. haven’t done much today.After I was dressed I walked down to the letter box to post a birthday card. I hugged a tree while I was out.. I had a Barth and washed my hair. Fo r dinner I did lamb chops ,lambs liver, sausages, roast potatoes, broccoli and carrots. I am writing this in bed 🛌 while watching tv and son has just brought me up a bowl of roast chestnuts 🌰 

Saturday 3rd of December today is my 84 th birthday.

 I got up at 7 after a good nights sleep. I got some wonderful gifts and saw all my children. Also our eldest granddaughter brought our 2 great grand children round. They are a laugh a minute.we all had a drink and a piece of Birthday cake 🎂. Tonight for dinner we had chicken and chips corn on the cob and peas.

Thursday

We got up and went shopping as soon as we had finished our breakfast. After I had unpacked and put everything away we had a coffee and then I went into the garden and filled my garden rubbish bin ready for the bin men tomorrow. H called me in when it was time for lunch. We had a toasted crumpet oozing with butter. I didn’t go out again after lunch I sat and read my book instead. I wrote six more Christmas cards and wrapped two more presents. For dinner tonight we had chilli con carne.

Wednesday

 when I got up it 5 degrees and it whet down to 4 it was foggy and when I went outside it was coming down like a light rain. So H said it was to horrible to go out on our bikes. So we both rode upstairs. I did an hour and rode 15.9 miles. I wrote 2 more Christmas cards and wrapped some presents. For dinner tonight we had a steak pie with potatoes carrots and cabbage.

Tuesday

 I had another good nights sleep. I had 2 eggs for breakfast and H decided he didn’t want to go out on his bike because it was too cold so we went to Lidl when we got home I went outside and did some gardening. For dinner tonight we had salmon, a jacket potato and mushy peas.

Monday

 I got up at 7 o’clock after a good nights sleep. I made a pot of tea and fried 2 eggs for my breakfast. I wrote some more Christmas 🎄 cards and H got the Christmas tree out of the loft so I could decorate it while he was riding his bike upstairs. When I had finished I put my coat on and walked to the post office to get some stamps for my cards that I can’t hand deliver. When I got home H had finished his ride so we had our lunch , cheese on toast. This afternoon we watched a film and dinner was a prawns 🍤 stir fry.

Sunday

 As soon as I had finished my breakfast I got on with some housework because our daughter and grandson were coming round. It was good to see them . Our grandson brought me an early birthday present a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of bubbly. H made some popcorn. Both our sons rang us this weekend for a chat. But we will see them both next weekend because they are coming round for my birthday. For dinner tonight we had sausages, cabbage, broccoli, gravy, potatoes  and carrots.

Saturday

 this morning I put a duvet cover on my duvet it was a real struggle H offered to do it for me but I said no because I wanted to do it myself. He did do some of the buttons up for me when it was done. Next I hung the washing out. Making the bed whore me out. After that I brought my Christmas cards down and managed to write 9of them. For dinner tonight I did chicken drumsticks ,chips and baked beans I did the chicken and chips in the air frier and did it all myself.H was very impressed. I also got the washing in again. I also did all my exercises leg hand and mouth.

Friday

 Today was shopping day so as soon as we had finished our breakfast we got dressed and went to Tesco . It made a change from Asda. But they didn’t have the butter we like they had no duck legs and I ended up spending £30 where my bill is usually about £85 pounds. H said we will go there again but he will change his mind when we Rudy out of food mid week.when we got home the sun was out so we hung the washing out and Hgot the bikes out of the garage while I put the shopping away. We had a cake and a coffee then we got ready to go out on our bikes. We went to Whitwell station and back which is just over 16 miles. Long enough for us to say we had had our exercise for the day. It was a lovely ride in the sun and my fastest ride on my new bike. When we got home we had our lunch, cream crackers with cream cheese on a cup a soup and a mince pie. Dinner tonight was cod  in breadcrumbs potato wedges and peas. We had a pear for pudding.

Thursday

 As  it was dry this morning we decided to go for a bike ride. Si H got the bikes out of the garage and after breakfast I got dressed and we went for a ride. It was my longest ride yet. 19.6 miles.  When we got home we had our lunch and I cooked some mince for dinner and we had it poured over a hacker potato. I was so tired 💤 when we got home I fell asleep on the sofa.

Wednesday

 I got up and looked out of the window and it was raining again. H went to the pain cave to turbo and I had my breakfast. Next I emptied the dishwasher and put everything away next I emptied the washing machine and the tumble dryer.  The washing that I took out of the dryer was lovely and dry. Next I got changed into my cycle gear ready oro ride on the turbo as soon as H had finished. He put me on a new course that was in Japan. It was nice but it was very hilly so I only did 13.8miles in my hour. Tonight we had a prawn stir for dinner and we also added some chicken I had left over from the weekend.

Tuesday

 It was raining when we got up this morning so we decided to go to the City. We parked at pedal revolution and went in to get some tyres for H’s mountain bike and some. Pedals for mine. Then we went and parked the car and I went to my bank while H went to his. Next it was Holland and Barrett and then back to the car and straight to Lidl it rained the whole time we were out. We got home at 1.45 we had a croissant and a hot choc for lunch then H went into the garage and put his new tyres on and my pedals while I vacuumed up and cleaned the kitchen. We had chilli for dinner and I am now watching Eastenders. 

Monday

 We all went for a bike ride this morning. I made a nice beef stew before we went.. it was cold when we went out. We went down muddy cutting hill and it wasn’t that bad. When we got home I reheated the stew and we had our dinner 🥘. Son then got ready to go home. We have had a great time with him this weekend. If it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t have gone out today in the cold. And we managed to get home before the rain started. As we had a big meal at lunch time we were still full at tea time so we just had a cup of tea and cream crackers with cheese on and a kit kat. My soaps aren’t on tonight because its rubbish football.

Saturday

 Today I went for a bike ride with my husband and youngest son. We went to Whitwell station for coffee and cake. It was a lovely ride and I was on my new mountain bike.  We stopped a couple of times and altered my seat . When we got to the station the sun came out and we sat outside. It was nice. For dinner tonight we had ribeye steaks, mushrooms, potato wedges and broccoli. 

Friday

 I got up at 12to7 I had forgotten it was shopping day. We had our breakfast and got ready to go to Asda,. When we got home I unpacked and put everything away while H got the bikes out. I was feeling very nervous because it was going to be my first ride on my new bike. Well it all went well and I enjoyed it. We did 18 and a bit miles , my longest ride yet, since my stroke.The bikes got really muddy but H hosed them down before putting them away. When we got home we had a Cornish pastie for our lunch that I bought from the butcher. 

Thursday wet wet wet

 What a wet horrible  day.I only went outside to bring the bins round to the front ready for the bin men tomorrow and I got soaked. For dinner tonight I did chicken 🍗 drumsticks and chips in my air fryer and a tin of baked beans which I heated in the microwave. We both had fried eggs for lunch.H changed my bike seats over.

Wednesday

 Yesterday Hubby ordered me a new mountain bike, they said it would be dispatched on Friday and delivered on Monday. Well this morning the doorbell rang and it was my new bike. It’s fabulous I hope I will be able to ride it. I will be testing it out on Friday, because tomorrow is going to be wet. It’s a Trek Rosco Matt black with red, and it is next years model.This morning I hung out the washing and peeled and cooked something apples for pudding tonight then I put my coat on and went outside to do some gardening but when I opened the door I found it was raining so I rushed up the garden and got the washing in again. It wasn’t dry. 

Tuesday

It has rained all day here. Two days couldn’t be more different ,yesterday  wall to wall sunshine. All I. have done today is been to Lidl. Oh and I have done my exercises. I cooked dinner too. I made a thing I saw Jamie Oliver do on tv. It was mince and pasta with a tin of tomato’s some broccoli 🥦 and grated cheese 🧀. It was all cooked on the hob in one pan . It was nice and didn’t take long to cook. 

Monday

 This morning I went to the doctor for my covid jab. I had it in my leg as usual. When we went it was really foggy.. when I came out the fog had lifted and it was a lovely sunny day. H said we should go out on our bikes. So when we got home he got the bikes 🚲 out while I went up and changed. We did a ride that we did one day last week and tried to do it faster. Well that worked ,we went 2miles an hour faster. I felt dreadful when I got home but I managed to get off my bike well the best I have done it of late. I haven’t felt my injection at all .

Sunday

 After breakfast I dressed and vacuumed the whole house. Emptied the dishwasher and put everything away. I did my leg exercises and my hand and arm exercises. H then put the plaster on my face. It’s supposed to help my face muscles to know what they are supposed to do. There 43 muscles in your face.we had out lunch and then I went outside to do some gardening. H had a ride on the turbo trainer. I didn’t want to. Tomorrow I am having my covid jab.

Wednesday

 

Today after I had dressed I vacuumed upstairs and downstairs then I went outside and planted half my tulip bulbs and pruned half  my lavender. We went to the doctor s to take my blood pressure chart in. And then we had a coffee. It is our great grand sons first birthday on Friday so I wrapped his present. Ore youngest son left this morning. But yesterday we all went for a mountain bike ride. It was great I didn’t think I would be doing that again after my a stroke and I will be 84 next month.

Monday

 I got up at 6,30 and hubby got my breakfast . I had prunes and a slice of toast cut in half one half had butter and marmite, and the other half was just butter. It was washed down with a nice cup of tea. When son got up had his breakfast and then said what time are we going out on our bikes. I didn’t know we were and it was pretty dull. It was 10 o’clock and they decided we would go at 10,30 .It takes me longer to do stuff since my stroke so I went upstairs right away and started to get dressed .H got our bikes out. When we went out at 10,30 my bike seat was all wet  it had just begun to rain. I expected H to say we wouldn’t go . But he didn’t so we all went we did 12.25 miles. The rain held of till we were about a mile from home and then it started in Ernest . When we got home it was lunch time.  Our other son came round yesterday and brought me a bag of bramley apples so I stewed some for pudding. So dinner tonight was ribeye steaks with mushrooms corn 🌽 on the cob and broccoli. Apple and cream for pudding.

F

 I got up at 6.15 and H got me breakfast. Next I washed and dressed and put on a load of washing. Then we went to Asda when we got home I unpacked and put everything away. We hung out the washing and had a coffee.At 11.45 we left home to go to the doctors for me to have a flu jab. When we got home we had our lunch, after lunch I went for a short walk I took my walking poles with me. When I got home again H made me a cup of tea. I had a shower and washed my hair. We had dinner and that is my day in a nutshell. Oh I got the washing in after my walk and it. Was all dry.

Thursday

 Today I was going to have a visitor so I got straight on with the house work. It was Hs Spanish teacher. He had to go and fetch her so he left here at 12.35 and got bask here at 10 past 1. They hadn’t been here long when the door bell rang and I went to see was. It was 3 more visitors, our daughter with our great grand children. What a lovely surprise. The children are so cute. One is  3 and the other one will be 1 next week. It gave me something to talk about with the Spanish teacher. She told my husband when he was taking her back home, that if she didn’t I had had a stroke, she would not have been able to tell. When H got home again he cooked dinner which was a prawn 🍤 stir fry. It was really nice.

Wednesday

I had a better nighs sleep last night.Today Idid a load of washing and hung it out. It was very windy and my washing was hanging in full sun, so I expected it to be dry but it wasnt.H went into the pain cave to do a ride and when he finished he put my seat on and I had a ride I rode for an hour.After lunch I was supposed to go for a walk but I gardend instead because I still had some room in my garden rubbish bin.Tomorrow Hs spanish is coming round to see me. so i will be busy clearing up.

1st of November

Today i had to go to the doctors. H had to go as well because he was having his flu jab. I asked her how long I have to stay on the blood thiners. She said for the rest of my life. I was very dissapointed because I bruise so easily and I have some huge bruises. I also asked if there was something I could have something for the rumatics in my finger which is badly swolen and painful. No! We went from there to Lidl and then home I feel warn out today so Iam going to turbo tomorrow.

Halloween

I had t bit more sleep last night.The trouble is I need to sleep because thats when your brain repair's itself. After breckfast H got the biker out fo the garage so we could go for a bike ride. we got ready and went. we did the NDR track we went over the Cromer road and to St Faiths and as far as the NDR crossing. when we got there we turned round and came home. It was just over 12 miles. Ididnt fall off so I wont mind going next time.When we got home we had cream crackers and cheese washed down with a cup a soup.

Sunday 30th October (clocks went back today)

I was looking forward to my extra hour in bed but it turned out to be a nightmare. I went to bed at 11*35 and lay there and was nearly asleep when I got cramp in my leg I moved and upset my back got that in a position where it didnt hurt and my finger started to throb. After that my back went again and then my earring was too tight. Then I had to get up to go to the toilet and when I got back into bed my back was bad again.This went on all night and I havent had a wink of sleep. I feel realy washed out this morning. We were going out on our bikes but now we are going tomorrow instead. So lets hepe I get a better night tonight. forgotto say Ialso got indgesgeon in the middle of the night and had to get up for a tablet.

Saturday 29 th of October.

I had a nice day yesterday, Iturboed it the morning maneging to do an hour and in the afternoon my daughter came round and took me to the local garden centre.All thier Christmas things were up so we went round them first and then to the cafe for a drink.We both had a milk shakeand it was delish! Its the second time I have drunk anything out since my stroke. I had to take my mask off and felt very nervous but it was ok, and I didnt choke or dribble. After that we went round the plants and finnaly the Christmas cards, it was a nice afternoon. We my daughter dropped me back home one of our neighbours was on the drive, we saw him a few weeks ago when we were out walking. He said he could see a great improvment in my face and I looked beautiful.I think that was taking it a bit far as I wont ever be beautiful ever again, but it was good for my ego.

Still Thursday

Well I have just finished a rideon the turbo trainer. We didnt go out on our bikes becuse Hubby is still feeling dizzy.But it turned out for the best becuse it started to rain here at 2 minutes past10 and we wouldnt have gone out on our bikes anyway. Its now 11.30 and its still raining. When I finished my ride (12.8 miles ) H made us both a cup of hot chocolate. He then taped up my face and has gone up to do an hours excersize himself.While he is up there I am going to do my leg exersizes. When he comes down we are having chicken soup for lunch.

Thursday 27 th of October

I got up this morning at 6 20 and did my exercises. Then I sat and waited for H to get up. Yesterday he had awful vertigo and could hardly stand.I hope he is better this morning because we are supposed to be going out on our bikes. I have done 3 rides outside since my stroke and it is very scary. Ive fallen off each time. If is is wet today I will ride indoors on Zwift. Yesterday I didnt do a ride because we went shopping and when I hung out my washing and did some gardening. H now came downstaires and so far si feeling such better. So its looks as if we might be going out.

Thursday

I got up at 10 to 7 and made a pot of tea. When H got up he poured the tea and toasted me a slice of malt loaf for my breakfast. I had got 2 people coming round to see me today 1 this morning adn 1 this afternoon. The first one was a speach theopist and that went well and the second one was physio that went well too.This morning I did a load of washing and hung it out myself.

Wednesday 12 th

have had a nice day.As soon as Ihad eaten my breakfast Igot ready and did 30 minutes on the tubo trainer . I managed to get off by myself for the first time . Then this afternoon my daughter and youngest granddaughter came round to take me for a walk We walked to the field and picked some sloes for me to make sloe gin and then to the chestnut trees for some chestnuts .I didnt think there would be many this year because of the drout but I was proved wrong

Monday

i got up and had my brekg to do half an yggfast.I went outside and started to fill my gardon rubbish bin up.It made my back ache . Next I went upstairs and did a cycle ride. I did a cycle ride. I did 25 minutes today, tomorrow I am going to do half an hour but the next day I do a ride i am going to do half an hour again but try to go further. For dinner tonight i did jacket potatoes salmon carrots caulifower and brocoli

Wednesday

I got up at 6 and put on a load of washing. Icooked 2 eggs for my brekfast and made a pot of tea all before H got up. When the washing was done I hung it out..This made me very tired.Icoudnt pour the tea because it was a new bottle of milk and i couldnt get top off. I did my 10 minutes on the turbo trainer. So i have had abusy day

October 4th

Where did September go? Today has been a good day.Igot up and cooked 2 eggs for my brekfast.When I had eaten them I went upstairs washed and dressed myself and we went shopping ar Lidl.Wehn we got home I unpacked and put every thing away.Then I had someone from the stroke team come round to see me. Itold her I wanted to get well enough to cycle again.She then came upstairs with us to the pain cave and I climbed onto the bike and rode 2*3kms .It was fine and tomorrow she said I could da 10 minutes .

Friday

Today i got up at quarter to six and had toast and tea for breakfast .At 7oclock we went to Asda todo our shopping . I bought myself a lovely warm jumper .This afternoon my daughter came round and took me for a walk. ITS the longest walk I have done since I had my stroke.This morning my husband massaged my fface and plasterd it up for me . Iam tired out

Thursday

I had 2 people from the stroke team come round this morning I had a lovely face massage.T hey also taped up my face which helps to keep it in place.I hung the washing out this morning and got it in again when it was dry .we had soup for lunch and a stir fry for dinnner tonight . Tomorrow I am going shopping and in the afternoon my daughter is coming round to take me for a walk if its not raining.

wednesday .Today I have done my exercises and stripped my bed. T he trouble is yesterday i went outside to do some gardening and it gave me backache so I cant do anything for too long before I have to rest. MyGranddaughter came round yesterday on her way home ftom work and gave my arm and and arn another massage it was lovely.

Monday 26th of September

today Ihad toast for breckfast but I didnt have a cup of tea because its horrible withh the thickner i have to have in all my drinks so I dont choke.I had 2physio people come this morning and they said i am doing well.When they left we went to Lidl it tyred me out.

Sunday

I missed yesterday so I thought I would start early today. I had a loveiy blloke come yesterday to show me some exercises to do and today i have ajready done half of them .This morning I dressed myself fully for the first time.I did up my bra at the front and spun it round Now i as exuhasted.

Friday 16th September

This is my first blog for a while because i had a stroke on a moonday not this week bur the week before . I was taken in to hospital by ambulance andcame home again on the Thursday the day the Queen died . Its very hard for me to write this because i have forgotten wherethe ff letters are on the keypad and my fingers dont work propely.p9o"

Sunday

I got up at 6.15 and put on a load of washing. We had our breakfast H made us a coffee and when the washing was done I hung it out. H was going out on his bike today so he got it out and checked the tyres etc.When he left I cleared up the kitchen, dusted the lounge and swept and dusted the conservatory. Then I went and sat in the sun waiting for H to come home.He wasnt home by 1 oclock so I went in and prepared lunch. I made him a cheese and salad roll and I had without the roll. I had just finished when he got home, he said he had a nice ride. This afternoon we watched the tour of Britain (bike race). It started today in Scotland and it was pouring with rain.We had our baths and dinner,the rest of the stew.

Saturday

We got up at 6.30 and had our usual breakfasts. Next we had a coffee and I went up to dress. When I went to bed last night I noticed I had 4 spots in a circle on my chest.I thought I might have been bitten by something but they were very flat and didnt itch or hurt. But when I got up and looked this morning I had loads more! I think I might have an alergy thats to do with my eye drops! The trouble is each time I put them in I can feel them run down the back of my throat. So as its the weekend and I cant contact anyone I now put the drops in, take an antihistimin and drink gsllons of water. At 11.30 we left to go to a wedding, it was nice, held on my exbosses tennis court. The reception was pizzas, cooked on sight with salads etc. A wonderful cheese board, the brie was so yummy and I rescued loads of it because it was trying to run away. fresh fruit salad for dessert and brownies. It was very hot and humid when we arrived so we cooled down with a long cool drink. Fizz was served with the speeches and then beer snd wine, all really nice. There were games for the children, giant jengo, crocket, cricket etc. It was nice to meet old friends. We left around 3 because H had enough and I had to put in the dreadded drops! I think the spots are fading a bit so I am keeping my fingers crossed. I forgot to say that while we were at the wedding there were 2 short sharp showers. when we drove home the road was running with water but as we got nearer home it was less and less and when we got home we hadnt had a drop, so disapointing.

Friday (hot again)

I got up at 6 oclock and made a pot of tea before bathing my eye open. I had eggs again for breakfast. Hubby got up fifteen minutes later and as soon as we were both washed and dressed we went to Asda. I spent far too much as usual! When we got home H made the coffee while I unpacked and put everything away. We had a cake with our coffee, our shopday treat. H brought his best bike down from the pain cave and cleaned and polished it.While he was doing that I vacumed downstairs.He got our chairs out so we sat in the sun for a while but it was so hot! 25degrees c and in our garden not a breath of wind.I prepared lunch, a cheese roll for H and a salad for me. This afternoon I made a beef stew for dinner! It was delish! I made enough for 2 days but tomorrow we are going to a wedding so I will have to freeze the rest.

Thursday

I got up at 6.15 after a pretty good sleep considering I had just had my second eye done. It was very sticky this morning and took a lot of bathing to get it open. However its marvellous, my eyes are equally good now and its amazing. I had to start the drops today and so far they are not stinging anything like they did in my first eye. I had a call from the clinic this morning checking that everything is ok. I really cant fault them they are all so friendly and helpful.I cant believe I have had both my eyes cut open while I was still awake, didnt feel a thing and each time was back in the car within an hour of arriving. I have had a lazy day just watering the beans and tomatoes and getting a bit of my tan back in the garden. We had cream crackers and cheese for lunch and dinner tonight was a prawn stir fry. We had vienetta for dessert.

Tuesday

I got up at 6.15 and put on a load of washing. I had eggs for breakfast with a cup of tea. I hung the washing out and picked some runner beans. I watered the tomatoes and H got our bikes out. He oiled the chains and we got ready to go we just had a short ride because we did 30 miles yesterday but i really wanted to go because tomorrow I am having my second eye operation and I wont be able to ride again for over a week. Whe we got home we quickly changed and went to Lydl. when we got home we had lunch and H treated us to a gin and tonic. I had a bath and washed my hair. I made a pot of tea and cooked dinner. We had bacon, eggs, a burger with onions, courgette and potato wedges.

Monday (bank holiday)

I got soon after 6, made a pot of tea and had eggs for breakfast. As I got them out of the fridge I dropped one aon the floor but used what was left in the shell anyway which was really just the yolk and that was broken. I should have known that was just a hint to what was still to come. We had a coffee and i took some steaks out of the freezer for dinner tonight. When son got up I emptied the dishwasher and he had his breakfast. We then all got ready to go out on our mountain bikes.We rode to Aylsham along the track,we were almost to Aylsham when Son was stung on his neck by either a bee or a wasp. We had a coffee in a very nice new cafe and began our ride home. we tried a new off road track and hadnt gone far when I fell off! The track was just loose sand and my bike just slid away from me. I have a bruised ankle and a sore knee. When we got home I sorted lunches and our other son arrived so we all sat and chatted for a couple of hours.When he left I prepared the veg for dinner, son had a shower and I made a pot of tea. Son began packing his things and I finished dinner. steak with chestnut mushrooms, runner beans, cauliflower, kale, and broccoli. Next I had my bath and son left.His neck is looking painful. H also has 2 large bites or stings on his arm and he had long sleeves on! We did 29 miles.

Sunday (I thought yesterday was Friday!)

I got up at 6.35 did a load of washing, had eggs for breakfast and hung the washing out. I worked in the garden all morning and filled my gargen waste bin. Lunch was chicken rolls. We watched the bike race had our baths and I cooked dinnner. Duck legs with red cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, french beans and broccoli. We had strawberries and cream for dessert. Now we are about to watch a film, Elvis.

Friday ☁️🌥⛅️☀️

I got up at 5.30, put on a load of washing, made a pot of tea and had 2 eggs for breakfast.H got up at 6.15 and had his. Next we had a small coffee and waited for our son to get up. I hung the washing out and H got all the bikes out of the barage. Anyway we all got ready to go out for a ride. We did a bit of off road riding through a wood where we havent been years it was quite good. It is normally quite boggy but after our dry spell it was quite dry. We went from there to one of our usual rides and went to Reepham statation where we had drinks and H and I had a 'rocky road' cake. When we got home I got the lunches and sat about most of the afternoon. Dinner was roast chicken,nwe potatoes, broccoli, carrots, caulifwer, runner beans and gravy. Now the men are watching a horror film and I am watching Midsummer.

Friday 🌤🌤🌤

I got up at 5.30 and put on a load of washing. I made a pot of tea and waited for H to get up and cut me off a round of bread so I could have toast for breakfast. I had half spreead with marmite and the other half with marmalade. As we didnt need petrol this week I went to Asda on my own. when I got home I unpacked and put everything away and H made me a coffee and we had a cream horn. I hung out my washing and after I had read my magazine we got ready to go out on our bikes. We had a nice ride on a very hilly route. H is getting so much stronger already, soon I wont be able to keep up with him again. After we had put our bikes away I got lunch, cheese and salad rolls and a coffee.This afternoonn I cooked some beetroot, watched La Vuelter and tipping point, had a bath washed my hair and cooked dinner. We had quiche with roast courgette and potato wedges. Tonight no 2 son is coming for a long weekend.

Thursday. Rain at last, but not enough. ⛈🌧

I got up at 6.30 and H was just making the tea. When I went to bed last night there was masses of lightening so I thought it would be wet this morning but when I opened my curtains is was still dry. However the rain started at 7.15 and went on for an hour. It rained or drizzled on and off all day after that. As we couldnt go out on our bikes I did a bit of clearing up. I vacumed all upstairs and did a bit of dusting, cleaned the stairs and we had lunch. It was La Vuelta after that and then Tipping point. After our showers I cooked dinner, braised liver and onions with runner beans, carrots, new potatoes and gravy.Ice cream for pudding.

Wednesday, 30 degrees again today.

I got up at 5.30 and put on a load of washing. I made a pot of tea and had eggs and courgette for breakfast. H had a doctors appointment at 8.25 and the doctors dont even open till 8.30! When he got home we had a coffee and I hung out the washing. We then both went outside and cut some more off the back hedge. H sawed through some huge bits that I couldnt manage. We popped to the local shop for a few things to keep us going till Friday when we go to Asda. When we got home we had a couple of slices of pizza, a bag of crisps and a lolly. H bought a litre of beer so we had half each. We watched La Vuelta, had a shower and watched the end of tipping point and had dinner. chilli coc carne.

Tuesday. Still hot and no rain

I got up soon after 5 because i was fed up just laying there unable to sleep. At 6 I made a pot of tea ready for when H came down. I had eggs for breakfast. We also had a coffee.I watered the beans and tomatoes and all the pots. H got the bikes out, a road bike for him and my mountain bike. We were going to do the ride he did yesterdaybut half way round he took a wrong turn somewhere and we got a bit lost. We ended coming out on the right road but a little bit further along so the miles were about the same, it was a nice ride all through small country lanes. 30.41 miles. When we were passing through Reepham I sugested we popped to the butcher to save us a ride there later in the week.I treated us to a cornish pastie for our lunch so when we got home we put the bikes away, I made the coffee and we had lunch. We watched La Vuelta, the end of tipping point and had our bathes and then dinner, Mince with onions, carrot, peas and beand poured over a jacket spud. It was so tasty.

Monday

I got up just before 6, put on a load of washing and H, who was up poured me a cuppa. I had eggs for breakfast and then we had a coffee. I hung the washing out and watered the tomatoes and beans. When I went in I emptied the dishwasher and vacumed the hall, dining room and lounge. I swept the kitchen, downstairs toilet and the conservatory. I washed the kitchen and toilet floors and wiped worktops etc. We had another coffee and H went out on his bike while I took the step ladder and hedge clippers into the passage at the back of the garden to trim off all the overhang. It took me over 2 hoursto do and all the clearing up afterwards. I just finished when H came back. He thinks he did 30 miles but he didnt have a computer on his bike! So now he says we will do the ride tomorrow so I can tell him how far it was. (I hope he judged it right and it wasnt 40). For lunch I had a salad and H had soup and then cake. We watched tipping point, had our baths and dinner. cot with a jacket potato and baked beans. STILL NO RAIN!

Sunday

I got up at 6 oclock and put on a load of washing. I made a pot of tea and poured us both a cup. We both had toast for breakfast. When the washing was done I hung it out and watered the pots. After I was dressed we had a coffee and I worked in the garden for an hour before H called me in to get ready to go out on our bikes. Just 15 miles and then home for lunch and a shower so we could get ready to go to our daughter and son in laws with his card and present. We had a cheeky G and T and a slice of yummy birthday cake. Our great grand children were there so it was fun and games. When we got home I madeg a pot of tea and we watched the last 40k of the vuelta. It was actually over but H had a recording. For dinner we had a stir fry with prawns.

Saturday 🌤🌤

I got up at 5.40, put the kettle on and made a pot of tea. I had my usual 2 eggs for breakfast but I wasnt happy because 1 broke as I put it in the pan. We had a coffee and I did a bit of clearing up.H got the bikes out and put me another bottle cage on mine. We left around 10 as usual and had a nice ride. We started off on the road and did the first 17 miles then got on the track for the rest of it. we ended up with 35 and a bit miles. When we had put the bikes away we had our lunch, cheese and beetroot rolls with tomatoes and a cup of coffee. The ride was amazing because I could see so much in the hedge rows just riding past. Sloes, myra bellas, blackberries etc, I think H liked it better when I couldnt see because I kept stopping to ead fruit etc. At 3 we had a glass of wine and I watered the tomatoes and beans and the pots at the back. We watched La Vuelts, had our baths and dinner, Lamb shanks in mint sauce gravy, new potatoes, and runner beans. I also made a pot of tea. H says if we go out tomorrow it will be a skort one because we are popping to our daughters and son in laws because its his birthday.

Friday 🌦🌦

I got up at 5.50 and H had already had a shave and and made a pot of tea. I had eggs for breakfast, washed and dressed and we went to Asda. When we got home H made us a small coffee and we had a cake with it. I didnt really do anything much this morning because we were leaving at 11.30 for me to have my post op examination. I forgot to say on our way to Asda we called at our daughter in laws fot our veg she had for us. There was corn on the cob, cucumbers, ( hers are so sweet)courgettes, beetroot, marrow, frebch beans and runner beans and also a punnet of raspberries. The check on my eye went well so I have been given the ok to have the other eye done on the 31st of this month. when we got home we had our lunch, cheese and beetroot rolls with tomatoes, plus cucumber for me. H made us a coffee to go with it. After that I opened a bottle of wine to celebrate my new eye because thars what it feels and works like. We watched the european championship mountain bike sace (men) which was very good. Normally they are very muddy events but not today. When it was over I had a bath and washed my hair and then cooked dinner. We had quiche with french and runner beans followed by raspberries and cream, then an egg custard. Oh and a cup of tea.

Thursday 🌦🌦

I got up at 6.15 and put on a load of washing. I was first up so I made a pot of tea. Today is weigh day and I gaiened .6 of a pound so thats over half a pound! My daughter lost a pound so I must try harder! I had eggs for breakfast. We had a coffee and I hung out the washing. I told H I didnt want to go out on my bike today, I have ridden 4 days in a row and I just didnt feel like it. I went out to clear up in the garden , went in to make a coffee and H came in to say he was glad we didnt bike because it was raining! I rushed up the garden to get the washing in. The rain soon stopped but we had another heavy shower later on.we had cheese and biscuits for lunch and chilli for dinner.

Wednesday ☁️☁️☁️☁️

I got up at 6 oclock and had eggs and tea for breakfast. We had a coffee and H got the bikes out of the garage. We just had the one shower yesterday, no rain overnight and though it was very cloudy all day today we had no more rain. We went out on our bikes just after 10 and had a nice ride, we decided to have a road ride in case the track was a bit sticky. The wind was strong and some places we passed through had had quite a bit of rain.We did almost 29 miles and when we got home H was feeling fine I am pleased to say. We put the bikes away, changed and went to Lydl. When we got backwe had a coffee and a mini pizza each for lunch and a shandy. I warered mu outdoor pots and we watched tipping point. We had our baths and I cooked dinner. We had chicken, chips, peas and a fried egg.

Tuesday☔️💦🌧

It was still dry when I got up so no rain overnight. I put on a load of washing and had tea and toast again for breakfast. Whenthe washing was done I hung it out. We had a coffee and then I emptied the dishwasher, put everything, began stacking it again with the breakfast things and wiped all my worktops. After I had bathed my eye, added the drops and washed I read a few chapters of my book. Its an old book called ' The girl who wouldnt make friends.' Its a book that I think was written for youngish kids, probibly girls. On the front end paper is written in fountain pen, To Millie with love from Mummy and Daddy. Millie Is my mum. It is dated 1926. H was waiting in for a parcel so I put my cycle gear on, got my bike out and went for a ride. I did the same ride as we did yesterday but was going to try to do it faster. Well I did it 10 minuites faster and my average was 12.7 mph. Yesterdays was 10. mph..Now its up to us to go out togerher and beat it. We had a coffee and a banana and I went outside to do a bit of gardening. It went a bit black and I thought it might rain so I got my washing in. I made a pot of tea and we had a bath. Dinner was cod in breadcrumbs with potato wedges, with grilled tomatoes and roast marrow.

Monday ☁️☁️☁️

I got up at 5.45, H was up and had opened the windows and doors to try to cool the house down a bit. He had also made a pot of tea so I poured us both a cup. I had marmite on toast for my breakfast which made a nice change.I vacumed downstairs and dusted the lounge. We had our small proper coffee and got ready to go out on our bikes. We had a short ride today because our eldest son was coming round later and we wanted time to shower and change after our ride because we knew we would be hot dnd sticky.( we were). There wasnt really any sun on our ride and it was very cloudy but it was still 29 degrees and humid. When we got home we had a coffee and a salad roll with a bag of crisps. We had tea and cake with son and for dinner we had a stir fry ( italian veg) with prawns, it was really nice and we will have it again. It was the rest of our melon for dessert.

Sunday.🌞🌞🌞

I got up at 5.50, had a cup of tea and put on a load of washing. I had my usual eggs and we had a coffee. I hung out the washing and next I made a cake. I swept the kitchen and did a bit of clearing up and then I went outside and worked in the garden. I pulled up masses of dead stuff and pruned. I also steaked up some plants that were drooping across the path.We had cheese and beetroot rolls for lunch with coffee.This afternoon we watched a mens roadrace, i made a pot of tea had a shower and cooked dinner, steak pie with new potatoes, carrots and carrots.

Saturday, even hotter.

I got up a few minutes before 6 and had eggs and tea for breakfast.We had a small coffee and H got our bikes out of the garage. I did a bit of clearing up and cleaning. Next we got ready and went for a ride. We went along the railway track as far as Whitwell station, round the back of Reepham school and then left through the wood to Reepham station which was good because it meant no road riding. We had a cold drink sitting in the shade. We came back all the way back along the track and it was so hot ( 32 degrees c) We did 23 and a bit miles H was fading a bit at the end but hes getting fitter.When we got home I got lunch which was a cheese roll with crisps for H a salad for me and we both hadd an egg cuatard for pud. We washed it down with a shandy, very refreahing. This afternoon we watched a film, H slept through most of it but I woke him up when it was over by standing up and my knee cracked and sunded like a shot from a gun! It doesnt hurt a bit though. We had a bath, I made a pot of tea and cooked dinner. We had quiche with potato wedges and I also had roast marrow, it was lovely, H doesnt like marrow. We also had some mellon.

Friday, still not!

I got up at 5.40, H was up and had made theg tea. I put on a load of washing and we had our breakfast. As soon as we were done we went to Asda. We collected some lovely veg from our daughter in law on our way past. When we got home H got our bikes out while I put the shopping away. We had a coffee and a cake, I hung out the washing and H filled the bird bath again. We got ready at 9.30 to meet our daughter and go for a ride along the track. We had a nice ride even though it was pretty hot out there. We did 18 miles but daughter did around 28 miles. When we got home we had lunch, cheese and salad sandwiches and a coffee. Later we finished the bottle of wine. We watched tipping point, had our baths and I washed my hair. Our dinner was yummy, lamb shanks in mint gravy with french beans, carrots and new potatoes. While we were on our ride it was 29 degrees!

Thursday

I got at 6 and put on a load of washing, I had eggs for breakfasta and a mug of tea. ut before I ate them I was pleased that I remembered to weigh myself. I weighed the same as last week, 135 lbs. I was quite happy with this because I havent been able to go out on my bike till today so havent had much exersize and as I have been bored I have been eating more too. But then I read last years diary for a year ago today and I only weighed 134 lbs! So its back to the grindstone tomorrow, today I had to drown my sorrows with wine suplied by our daughter. I had my first ride since I had my eye done, I was a bit worried because its so dusty and i didnt want an eyeful of it but we were only going to our daughters and son in laws which is under 5 miles away. Hubby went on his new mountain bike ( first ride ) so now he has tried it out and it worked well, he will be able to get himself back to fitness with luck. He was fine when we got home again but it was quite slow, even though its quite a hilly ride but I expect he will soon be able to go as fast as me again and it wont be long before I am unable to keep up. I got my washing in and read a bit of my book.We watched tipping point, had our showers and dinner. I made a bolignase but we had it poured over a jacket potato and grated cheese on top, it was nice.

Wednesday

I was up first so I made the tea and had my breakfast. H was up soon after. He made us a coffee and we sat in the garden from 9 to 11.It then became to hot to sit out so we both went in. I changed out of my shorts etc and we went to Lidl. When we got back home H poured us a glassof wine and we had cold mini pizzas for lunch. I put my eye drops in and relaxed for a while and we both fell asleep! We watched tipping point, had our baths and dinner. Chilli con carni followed by strawberries and ice cream.

Tuesday

I got up at 6 and put on a load of washing. We had our breakfast and also a small coffee. I had a horrible night, I couldnt sleep and saw my alarm change every hour after midnight except 5 oclock! I think it was too warm which isnt good news because its even hotter tonight! When the washing was done I hung it out and watered the tomatoes. At 10 we went to the City for H to collect his new specs. From there we went to a cycle shop for some break pads but we didnt know which ones we needed so will have to take ours out to check first. H has been talking about taking his motor off his bike because he thinks he doesnt need it any more but has to use that bike for all his off road rides so while we were in the shop I said why dont you just buy another bike, so he did. We managed to get it in the car and brought it home. We had a coffee in the City bur still had an instant one when we got home. I bought myself a crab on the market so I had that for my lunch and H had a cheese and tomato sandwich. Dinner was hot dogs with a side salad.

Monday

Another week of sunshine is predicted! I got up around 6.30, H was up and had his breakfast. I had a mug of tea then egg and courgette for my breakfast and H made us a small coffee a little later. I watered the tomatoes and H cleaned the chain etc, on his best bike because he was going for a short ride on it this morning to see how he felt. When he left I sat in the garden till he got back but it was quite cloudy. He was pleased with how he felt when he got home. I got lunch while he wiped his bike over. He had a cheese roll and so did I but with added cucumber, we both had a tomato and a coffee. I read a chapter of my book and then I went for a walk doing just over 2 mile. I ate a few myra bellas and blackberries along the way. When I got home I made us both a pint of lemon barley with ice, very refreshing. We watched tipping point, had our baths and dinner. Breadded cod baked beans and potato wedges and a cup of tea.

Sunday

I got up at 6, H was up just making the tea. We had our breakfast and a little later a coffee. I stripped my bed and put on a load of washing. I hung it out when it was done and H got his bike out because he was going out for a ride. I was so jelous. I was stuck here doing housework. We had a coffee before he left. First I swept and washed the kitchen floor, then the toilet floor, then the walls etc. I went round with the cobweb brush again and dusted the hall dining room and lounge. When H got back I got his lunch, cheese roll and a shandy. This afternoon our daughter and son in law came round to see us. It seems ages since we have seen them. I got a beautiful boquet! For dinner tonight I cooked liver and onions with red cabbage, green beans and gravy.

Saturday

I got up at 6.30, H was up and he poured me a coppa. I had courgette and egg for breakfast. I was going to have 2eggs as usual but they were so big I made do with one. We had our coffee and I went up and dressed.I bathed my eye and put my first 2 drops in and when they tad stopped stinging I walked to the shop to buy a tv magazine because I forgot to buy one yesterday. When I got home I emptied the dishwasher and did a bit more cobwebing. We had a coffee and then I made some flapjack. We had rolls for lunch, I watered the tomatoes and we watched a cycle race. Afrer our baths we had dinner, chicken curry. I did put my chair in the garden and sat in the sun but I didnt stay long it was too hot.

Friday.

I got up at 5.50. Its been a better temperature today, less humid and a nice cool breeze, loads of sunshine but still no rain. I had eggs for breakfast and we went shopping.When we got home I unpacked etc and we had a coffee and a raspberry cream puff. I got the bins in, put our chairs out and we sat in the sun. At lunch time we had a coffee and a cheese and salad roll. We watched tv this afternoon, there is a race in Spain going on at the moment. Because I cant do much at the moment I cant believe how long the days are, they seem never ending. When we cycle, we get our bikes out, sort our water bottles, sun glasses phones computers, sort our route out, disgus it, change into our cycle gear, check all the windows and doors and finally leave. We probibly only ride for about an hour and a half, but our coffee stop takes 20 minuites to half an hour, stopping to point out deer or buzzards or to eat wild plums and blackberries take up more time. Then when we get home the bikes have to be put away, lunch and coffee to get,changing out of our things etc and the day is gone its time to shower and cook dinner. Roll on the day I am allowed out on my bike again. Dinner tonight was quiche and chips.

Thursday

I didnt have a bad nights sleep considering I had just had an eye op. I have to say the worst actual pain I have had was when I got up this morning at 5.50 when I had to pull the plaster off that was holding the eye patch on. I had eggs for breakfast. We had a coffee and I emptied the dishwasher and thats about all I have done today. My eye was stuck up this morning but was fine after being bathed. One of the eye drops sting a bit but I am sure it will sting lesss as my eye heals.

Wednesday. ( eye op )

I got up at 6 after a pretty rough night. I wasnt worried about my cateract but it was on my mind and also it was too hot even with the fan on. I put on a load of washing and had eggs for breakfast . H was up and had made the tea so I poured us a cup. We also had a small coffee. I read some of my book and also did some knitting. After I had dressed I went outdide and did a bit of gardening till it was time to hsve a bit of lunch and get ready to go to the eye clinic. It all went very well. My appointment was at one oclock and we were back in the car by 2 oclock. Alot of the time was taken up by the amount of drops I had to have at interviles. It was painless . Its slightly uncomfortable at the moment but that is to be expected. H made me a coffee when we got home and later a cup of tea. He also got dinner, chilli con carni.

Tuesday

I got up at 6.40 so I was pleased with such a good sleep when it is so hot. I put on a load of washing and had my breakfast. H was already and had made the tea so I poured us both a cup and had eggs for breakfast. We had a coffee and I hung out the washing. We sat and watched the end of an old black and white film we started yesterday and when it was over we got ready to go out on our bikes. We had a nice ride, we did the same ride as yesterday but the other way round and instead of coming up muddy cutting hill we came back via the shooting school. First, at Felthorpe church we saw a beautiful snake that had been run over. Its one of the biggest grass snakes I have ever seen poor thing. In the wood round the shooting school we were lucky again when through the branches we saw 3 buzzards.I dont think we will be going that way again for a while because there are now 4 trees down, 3 of then across the track and the other beside it. We had to lift our bikes over two and managed to get under the other one. When we got home I put the bikes away and as soon as I had washed my hands I made us a coffee and we had cream crackers and cheese for lunch. After that I picked up my book and as I was about to read the doorbell rang. It was no 1 son. I made him a coffee and brought my chocolate buns out and he ate 3. He had been working on his wifes car all morning and he has got it working. Last night hubby happened to notice we had a message flashing on our answer phone. It was for me and had been left by the eye clinic. It was too late to call back as they close at 5 pm so I rang this morning. It was to check that I am vovid free and keeping my appointment tomorrow. ( yes) they said it will take around an hour and a half. Dinner tonight was lamb chops, bacon, mushrooms, potato wedges and peas.

Monday August 1st.

I got up at 5.30 and put on a load of washing. I made a pot of tea and had 2eggs for breakfast. We sat about till son got up and then H got his and my bikes out of the garage ready for our ride, son wasnt coming. We had a coffee, I hung my washing out and we got ready to go. We had a nice ride,all off road so its a good workout. 17.77 miles. A nice start to August. When we got home I got sons lunch, his usual salad, H and I had a coffee, a bag of crisps and a bun. My washing all got dry again. I put the bikes away and prepared the veg for dinner. Mushrooms, potato wedges, carrots, green beans and broccoli all to go with the baked salmon. Son left soon after dinner because he has work tomorrow. He and I watched last nights football towards the end and saw the winning goal in extra time. H and I might do the same ride tomorrow but go the other way round whict will be harder because its more uphill.

Saturday

I got up at 5.15 and put on a load of washing. I made a pot of tea and had eggs for breakfast. I hung out the washing and we had a coffee. Son came home again last evening so we sat about till he got up,( around 9) After hehad had his breakfast he got the bikes out and we all got ready for a ride along the track.It was nice and quiet for a Saturday. we went to Reepham and home in a circular route and it was lovely.When we got home I got lunch, son and I had salad and H had his slices of pizza he didnt eat yesterday. When that was done I went into the garden and began to cut the grass away from the bricks round the back lawn. Our other son rang for a chat and is coming round tomorrow to see us all. Son went out to work on his van and connect his new fridge which is now up and running.H and I had our baths and then had dinner. BBQ. H and I had mintrd lamb chops, son had ribeye steak. We all had sausages and fried onions, courgette and the men had a beer and bananas with maple syrup. I had a cup of tea.

Friday

I got up just before 6, made a pot of tea and H came down. He cut me off a slice of bread so I could have toast for a change. When we had finished I washed and dressed and we went to Asda for our shopping. When we got home I unpacked, put everything away and we had a coffee and a jam and cream do nut. After our coffee we got ready to go out on our bikes. We had a great ride and both enjoyed it. H was feeling a bit dizzy this morning by it make any difference to our ride. When we got home I put the bikes away and got lunch, cheese rolls with a bag of cheese and onion crisps. This afternoon I did a bit of gardening and put the bins away. I had a bath and washed my hair and for dinner we had pizza with a side salad.

Thursday

The first thing I want to say today is the bit I meant to wtite yesterday. I said about how we saw no wildlife on our bike ride but forgot to finish the stoty. As I said, in the afternoon we went to Lidl. We got out of the car on the carpark and, quite low above our heads a red kite was circling. We did our shopping and when we were putting it in the boot H said look over the tops of those trees and when I looked 3 buzzards were flying round. So we biked miles, saw nothing because it was all on our door step. Today i got up at 5,35, put on a load of washing and had my breakfast. We had a coffee and I hung the washing out. I read a bit of my book At 9 oclock we got ready to go to the City. H took his glasses prescription in and ordered his specs, he is getting a free pair of sunglasses too. We popped to the bank as well and when we got home we had a coffee and a cheese roll. I cleared up the rest of the branches off the patio and got the washing in. Next I made some plum jam whivh has turned out well. We had our baths and then dinner, spaghetti bolognase.

Wednesday

I got up at 5 past 6, made a pot of tea and had 2 eggs for breakfast.I sat reading until H came down and I poured the tea. H got our bikes out and we had a coffee. I did a bit of clearing up and vacumed the hall and dining room. We decided on a short ride today and it was lovely, one of our favourite rides. ( about fifteen and a half miles) We saw no wildlife whatsoever, no deer, kites or buzzards. When we got home I put the bikes away, made us a coffee and a salad and cheese roll for lunch and read my book for a while,H put the womens tour of France race on but it sent him to sleep. Later we went to Lidl and when we got home I made a pot of tea. We had a shower and dinner,lasagna with runner beans. Its been a nice day, not too hot and not much wind for a change.

Tuesday

I got up at 5.55, put on a load of washing, made a pot of tea and had eggs for breakfast. H got up at 6.30 and had his breakfast. We had a small coffee and I hung out the washing. I dressed and began to put the clippings in the garden rubbish bin that son cut off for me yesterday. The bin was already over half full so I filled it and have some left which will go in on Friday after the bin has been emptied. H got our bikes out of the garage and wiped the chaines etc snd we got ready to go for a ride. It was nice, the temperature was perfect. We rode along the track to Whitwell where we got on the road and went to our next bit off road riding. We stopped for a fill of wild plums along the way. In one area we saw a burnt out corn field, such a shame for the farmer. When we got home we had done over 16 and a half miles. I put the bikes away and made us a coffee and a cheese roll. We also had a shandy because we were so thirsty. I got my nice dry washing in and made a pot of tea. I had a bath and cooked dinner. We had chicken and chips. Last week at this time it was 38 degrees and we were being taken out to dinner, tonight its 17 degrees and I had to cook dinner myself.

Monday.

I got up at 10 past 6,put on a load of washing and made a pot of tea. I had eggs and courgette for breakfast. I hung out the washing when it was done.We sat about till son got up which was gone 9am. I had been creeping about the house so I didnt wake him but when I went up to dress I noticed his beedroom door was open, I looked in and he wasnt there! He had spent the night in his van again, he says it was cooler! We had a coffee and I watered the tomatoes. I prepared lunch, salad for son, a bacon roll for Hubby and a cheese, cucumber and onion roll for me.I had another coffee but nobody else wanted one. Son got ready to go home but before he left he cut the top out of a tree for us. When he left I popped to the chemist to put my prescription in but when I got there it was closed because they didnt have a pharmacist so I cycled down to the surgery and handed it in.When I got home I made a pot of tea. I hsd got my washing in earlier because I thought it was going to rain, it went so black but we only had a few spots. I hsd a bath and watched tipping point, dinner was chilli con carni.

Sunday, hot again.

I didnt bother to post yesterday because I did nothing. Today was better. I did a load of washing and hung it out. watered the tomatoes and our daughter in law came round with a load of plums and some cherries as well runner beans, courgettes, cabbage, beetroot and aubergine. When son ot up we had a coffee and I emptied the dishwasher. H got the bikes out and cleaned and oiled them. We got ready to go out, it was horribly hot and very windy. We cycled to Hayden and had their iced coffee which is so yummy. We sat outside on a bench on the village green in the shade under a tree.We cycled via the road but came home along the track so we could get out of the sun. When we got home the temperature was 31 degrees C. We did 25 and a bit miles. I drank my whole bottle of water and half my sons. I made the lunches and we watched the final day of the Tour de France. When it was over I cooked dinner, ribeye steak with mushrooms, leek, cauliflower, and broccoli, ice cream for pudding.

Friday.

We got up at 6.15 and had our breakfast. I put on a load of washing and finished my mug of tea so I could go to Asda. H got up this morning and was so dizzy he felt sick. He often suffers from vertigo but it was really bad this morning.So I took myself ahopping.On the way there I called at our son and daughter in laws because she was giving me some of her lovely fresh veg. There was courgettes, cucumbers, onions, runner beans, golden beetroot, aubergines, salad leaves and a huge tray of plums. When I got home I put everything away, had a cup of coffee and hung out the washing.As soon as all that was done I changed into my cycle gear and son and I went to meet my daughter and her husband to go for a bike ride. They only got back from their holliday in Greece yesterday evening. It eas great, riding along and hearing all about the holiday, they had a great time. we all had a drink at the station and popped to the butchers on the way home.As soon as i had washed my hands I made the salad for son and cream crackers with pate. We watched the tour and after my bath I cooked dinner.Salmon with jacket potatoes, runner beans, broccoli and peas, ice cream for dessert.

Thursday. Cooler.

I got up at 6.40 after a good nights sleep thanks to the cooler temperature. We had our breakfast and then sat about till our son got up and then we had a coffee and i emptied the dish washer etc. We got the bikes out and H wiped them down, they were so dusty after out last ride. We cycled to Reepham, stopping at cafe 21 on our way.son and I had coffee,H and I had coffee and walnut cake and son had gluten free carrot cake. We carried on to Reepham butchers but they were closed. I hadnt bothered to check before I left home. We came home all off road and explored a new track with no idea where we were going to come out, it was fun. Well at least I had no idea but I suspect that our son had a pretty good idea. When we got home I made his salad, H made us a coffee and we watched the tour. I had a bath and washed my hair while H was lighting the bbq and cooking dinner. I had done some fried onions, courgette and aubergine and H cooked bbq chicken wings, sausages, steak and hulimi. It was all yummy, specilly the cheese.

Wednesday, still hot!

I got up at 6.40 after about 4 hours sleep. I put on s load of washing and had eggs for breakfast. I hung the washing out and we had a coffee. It was like an oven in our house last night (still is) so son slept in his van for the second night in a row. Yesterday we were invited out to dinner by our boss which was nice. He had invited Andy, and his partner Sonia, Andrew, H and me and he and his wife were there. It was nice to catch up with every one again. It wae a nice meal and a nice place, it was just a pity it was so hot but you cant choose the weather. Tomorrow we are going out on our bikes, we havent been out since last Friday so I am looking forward to it. Dinner was roast chicken with new potatoes, cabbage, carrots, brocculi, cauliflower and gravy. strawberries and cream. We had it a bit earlier than normal because son wanted to go climbing. last night when I went to bed I watched some amazing lightening and heard the rumbling of thunder but we didnt get a spot of rain.

Monday 38 degrees this afternoon.

I got up at 5.40 and H was up and shaving. I made a pot of tea and cooked my eggs. We had a small coffee and H watered the tomatoes. I brought the vacum cleaner down, cut the hair off the brush and then read my book.At 9.25H left to go to the hospitalto have his heart and lungs checked. As I wouldnt be allowed to go in with him I didnt go because it was too hot for me to sit in the car. When he left I vacumed all downstairs, washed the kitchen and toilet floors and dusted. Next I carried the cleaner upstairs and vacumed there. I dusted downstairs and had a coffee.When H got home he said he has to have more blood tests and another different inhailer. I read more of my book. At 4 I made a pot of tea and we watched tipping point. We both had a cool bath and then heated ourselves up again with a chicken curry for dinner.

Sunday 30 degrees C.

We both got up at 6 oclock after a better nights sleep than we expected. We had our breakfast and I did a load of washing. When I went to empty the dishwasher there was quite a lot of water in the bottom so it looks as if we might have a blockage in the drainage pipe. I hung out the washing and we had a coffee. I did nothing else till lunchtime. We watched a programme about the heat and old people, (doctor John)as we are both over 80 we thought it probibly referd to people like us. He said it wasnt wise to exersize in this heatwave so we decided not to cycle. We have plenty of other days to do it,we will hang on till the temp.goes down a bit. Dinner was quiche with salad, just right in this heat.

Saturday

I got soon after 4 because I vouldnt sleep.I waited till H got up then I made a pot of teaand put on a load of washing.I had just 1 egg for breakfast. I sat and read till son got up then I emptied the dishwasher and hung the washing out. We had another coffee and then H and I got ready to go out on our bikes. Son was working on his van. We have been invited out to dinner Tuesday, and as we didnt want the same fiasco as we had trying to find the eye clinic we decided to cycle to the place so we knew the route. Its somewhere we have never been before or even been past. Its 25 miles round trip. We are glad we made the effot and we enjoyed the ride. Son will have to fend for himself that day. When we got home I got everyones lunch and put the bikes away. This evening we had a bbq which was nice, minted lamb, sausages, ribs, burgers, fried onions, corn on the cob and potato. The men cooked themselves bananas next which they had with maple syrup. H had a beer and I mede a pot of tea.

Friday

I had a decent nights sleep,got up at 5.50. and had tea and toast for breakfast. I put on a load of washing and hung it out before we went to Asda.When we got home we had coffee and a cake and got ready to go out on our bikes. We all enjoyed our ride through the shady woods, it was the ride we did last time but we did it the other way round. When we got home I got lunch, salads etc again. This afternoon our other son came round for a chat andd a cuppa. We got loads of veg from their allotment again, courgettes, cucumbers, salad leaves, beetroot, squash, aubegines and 2 punnets of plums,lucky us. For dinner we had cottage pie with broccoli, strawberries and cream for pudding.

Thursday.

I got up at 6.20 and had a mug of tea. We also had a small coffee. I sat and read my book till son got up. I washed and dressed and went outside to work in the garden.I worked for 2 hours and felt quite hungry, H called me in for a coffee and I realised that I had forgotten to have my eggs! It was too late to bother with breakfast then so I carried on working in the garden till 12 when I went in to sort lunch. Son had a chicken and bacon salad, H had a chicken sandwich. and I had a salad. This afternoon we watched The Tour de France and I cooked dinner. It was rib eye steaks with mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, courgettes and chips. As soon as son had finished his he got ready to go for a climbing session. Our eldest son rang this afternoon to say that they have a box of vegetables for us from their allotment so we will pick it up tomorrow. Lovely fresh veg. OUR 2 great grandchildren are on the mend and getting their appetites back after covid thank goodness. Son and I played crib again last evening and this time he won.

Wednesday

I got up at 6.40 and put on a load of washing. H had made the tea so I poured as usual and cooked my 2 eggs. Next H got all 3 bikes out of the garage and made the coffee. When he looked at sons bike he noticed the tyre was flat so he took the wheel out and mended a puncture. I hung out the washing and read a chapter of my book. We all got ready and went out fot a ride. It was lovely riding along the track so cool and shady. We had drinks and cakes at Reepham station and then home again. (23.57 miles) As soon as we were home I got sons salad and H and I went to Lidl where I bought a chicken and strawberries and cream for dinner.

Tuesday, dentist!

I got up at 6.10, H was up and had made the tea. I put on a load of washing and had my breakfast. We had a coffee and I hung out the washing. I sat and read my book till 9 when our son got up. We played cribbage last night and I managed to just win it was the closest game ever. I worked for an hour in the garden and at 12 I got lunch. Salad for son and a bacon sandwich for H. At 1.50 I went to the dentist for a filling and when I got home I had a snap chat from my daughter laying on a lilo in a swimming pool. Some people have all the luck. We watched the Tour de France and then I had a bath while the men lit the BBQ and cooked dinner. Belly pork slices, sausages, burgers, fried onions and aubergine, potatoes and rolls. The men had BBQ bananas and maple syrup. We sat outside till 7.30, it was overcast but still 29 degrees c.

Monday.

We both got up at 5.20 ,it was too hot to sleep. I put on a load of washing and we had our breakfast. I was going to have courgette and just one egg but as I cracked it into the pan it broke and I hate broken eggs so I got another one and that broke as well! So it was 2 broken eggs for breakfast. I hung out the washing and H got the bikes out of the garage ready for our ride to Reepham butchers. They dont open till 11am on Mondays so we didnt leave till around 1.20. H took part of his motor apart so he could pack it with greece and I read my book. We loved our ride, it was so cool and shady. The frozen meat I had in my back pack kept me cool all the way home.We shared a pork pie for lunch with a shandy. I managed to sit in the garden for half an hour but it was just too hot so I went in and cleaned the cloakroom instead. I had a message from our youngest son his E T A was 19 hundred hours so I had my bath and planned dinner for 7.15 and I was just right. We had salmon with jacket potatoes cauliflower, broccoli and peas.

Sunday.

H got up at 5 but I didnt get up till 6. He had made the tea so I had my breakfast. I fried a sliced courgette in butter and had just 1 egg. We had a coffee and got the bikes out of the garage and H cleaned and oiled them.My eyes were stuck up when I got up this morning but they are back to normal now. We had a road ride because H says the track is always busy on Sundays, but it was so hot where we would have been shaded along the track. We did almost 31 miles and it was thirsty work. when we had put the bikes away we had a coffee,spaghetti on toast and the rest of our bottle of wine. I sat and read all afternoon, it was too hot to sit outside. We also watched the tour. For dinner we had roast pork, new potatoes, red cabbege, carrots and cauliflower with gravy.

Saturday.

I didnt blog yesterday because I didnt do anything.. Today I got up at 5,10 althought I had been awake for over an hour. I had an egg and courgette for breakfast. H came down an houur later. We had a coffee and I got stuck into the housework as it was dull.I swept the kitchen and downstairs loo, vacumed the rest of downstairs, the stairs and all upstairs. H just slept in the chair. The sun came out so I went to sit outside but it was too cloudy. I had a slice of toast for lunch and then got ready to go to the cataract clinic. H putthe post code of the clinic into his phone and it showed us the map ok put he had no sound, so I put it into mine. It was fine and got us to within a mile of the clinic but then took a wrond turn and we had to drive miles to get back to where we were and then he went and did it again in the same spot. And would believe he did it a third time. Now i was late and really stressed! I found their number and phoned them and they said not to worry but as I had been worrying even before I got in the car there wasnt much chance of me calming down. T he very first thing they did was take my blood pressure! Of course it was off the chart! It was too high for them to say they would operate so now they have to contact my doctor to see if its alright for them to go ahead. My eyes are getting worse by the minuite, when I had my eye test a couple of weeks ago i was still in the limit where it was safe to drive, now I am not! Anyway they gave me all the pre tests and 3 appointments all in August, the first for op on left eye, the second 2 weeks later to check on the left eye and the third for the op on my right eye.I just hope it can all go ahead. When we got home we had a glass of wine, our baths and dinner. Quiche with peas and corn on the cob.

Thursday.

I got up at 10 past 6 again and once again H was up and had made the tea so its the same old thing, I poured us both a cup. But before I started mine I remembered to weigh myself, I was pleased I did because this week I lost a pound. I am 134.8 lbs. I checked my diary for a year ago today and I was 2 lbs heavier. H got the bikes out and checked the chains etc and we went for a ride. We were going to do our short ride along the new N D R track but H wanted to get some finger tape fron the climbing centre which added a couple of miles. We enjoyed the ride but the wind was awful. We put the bikes away, I washed and changed and we went to Lidl. When we got back we had lunch, cheese rolls with gerkins and a cup of coffee. We watched the Tour de France and I finished my book, the first Harry Potter. ITS 25 years since the first Harry Potter book came out, then came all the films and I had never read one or seen any of the films, but i shall watch them in the future. We watched tipping point, had our baths and dinner, chilli con carni followed by peaches and cream.

Wednesday.

I got up at 10 past 6 and put on a load of washing. H was up and had made the tea so I poured us both a cup. I had my eggs and then we had a coffee. When the washing was done I hung it out and i also emptied the dishwasher. I did the ironing up to date and put everything away. I dusted downstairs and tidied the kitchen. Yesterday we missed a parcel and it was coming again today so I got ready and went out on my bike on my own. Ijust did a short off road ride which I enjoyed because I was able to go a bit faster. I did almost 18 miles.When I got home I put my bike away, got the washing in and made us a coffee. I had a banana and 2 cream crackersfor lunch and H had a tin of soup. We watched the tour and the parcel arrived at 3.15. We watched tipping point, had our baths and dinner, home made fish, chips and peas.

Tuesday.

I got up at 6.15, H was up and had made the so I poured. I cooked my eggs and H got the bikes out. We had a coffee and pulled some weeds out of the garden. I did a bit of sorting out in the freezer so I have a bit room in there now. We got ready and went out on our bikes. We went out on our bikes and did the same ride as we did last time but the good thing is we went a mile an hour faster. When we got home there was a note on the mat saying they had tried to deliver a parcel but we were out. That is so annoying because they told us it would be delivered on Friday. We had our lunch, H had beans on toast and coffee and I had cheese and biscuits. This afternoon we watched the Tour de France. Dinner was Pizza with potato wedges and grilled tomatoes. Our parcel should come tomorrow now so I might have to go out on my bike on my own.

Monday 😊

I got up at 6.30 and put on a load of washing. I hadnt had a very good night because I was worried about going to hospital but then I fell asleep when it was almost time to get up. H was up and had made the tea so I had a cup and my usual fried eggs. We had a small coffee and I hung out the washing. I couldnt settle to anything so I just sat and read my current book,the first Hary Potter. At 10.30 I got ready and H drove me to the hospital. He left me there and its a good job he did because I was there for ages. But who cares because the Doctor told me my biopsy was not malignant. Its such a weight off my mind. H came back and took me home. I made us a coffee and he had tomato soup, a bag of crisps and a slice of cake. I had a banana. My washing is dry again and after tipping point we had a bath and dinner, pork chops, new potatoes, carrots and broccoli.

Seaside Sunday.

I got upp at 5.25 and H got up at 6. we both had our breakfast and also a coffee. I did a bit of clearing up and went into the garden and tidied there as well with a bit of pruning. H is feeling better today which is good news. Anyway today I was going to the beach to do a bit of fossil hunting. H had decided he didnt want to go in case he had one of his dreadful coughing fits. So our daughter and son in law came round to take me and when we arrived at the car cark our granddaughter, her husband and their 2 children had just parked and we were followed into the park by our grandson, his partner,our youngest granddaughter and her partner, it was a lovely family gathering. First we all had chipsand then on to the beach to look for fossils. The only ones we found were belamites but it was fun. As I had taken my swim suit with me I went for a quick dip, I was suprised at the temperature of the water, I expected it to be much colder. When I got home H was sitting in the lounge drinking coffee and eating cake with our eldest son. So I had a coffee and joined them. When son left I made spaghetti bolognase for dinner. while it was simmering we had our baths. Dinner was nice and now I am going to watch tv.

Saturday

We both had a good sleep. I got up at 6 and H didnt get up till 7. By the time he came down I had made a pot of tea, cooked my eggs and had my breakfast. As soon as he was up I poured his tea and emptied the dishwasher. H wanted to go out on his bike ! I thought I was going out on my own. I said I had to put my prescription in for more pills and said I might do a little round trip and he said he was coming too! Anyway he got the bikes out and before we went I made a cake and we had to wait for it to come out of the oven before we could leave. Anyway we had a nice ride and it was a route we have never done before but made up of bits of several routes we do all the time. When we got home (we did just over 19 miles) We had a coffee and cheese and biscuits. I watered the tomatoes and the pots and we watched the Tour de France. There were some nasty crashes in it. When it was over we had our baths and I cooked dinner, smoked haddock, jacket potatoes and baked beans. Now I am watching midsommer murders, its one I havent seen before.

Friday.

I missed yesterdays blog ! It was because H was taken into hospital. His chest was so clogged up and he was weezing so loudly he couldnt hear the tv. They changed his inhaler, gave him some antibotics and some steroids. This was after he had an x ray, blood test, blood pressure test, temperature taken and had given him oxygen. He was home again around 3.30. I was really impressed with the ambulence service, they wereso fast to arrive and so kind and helpfull. We didnt get much sleep so havent done much today. I did a load of washing, went shopping, hung tha washing out, got the bins in, vacumed all downstairs and then dusted. We had a coffee, a bag of crisps and a bowl of cherries for lunch, I got the washing in and wrote my weekly emails. I made a pot of tea, had a bath and dinner, pizza with salad, and strawberries and cream for dessert.

Wednesday.

I got up around 6 and H was up already and had made the tea.I cooked my eggs and poured the tea. We had a coffee and I went to empty the dishwasher only to find it had already been done! After I had washed and dressed etc I vacumed upstairs, made the bed and tidied up. At 9.30 I got ready to meet my ex work colegue and his partner. We had a nice catch up, he has a new job which he is enjoying and so has his partner. He bought a new car (not brand new) with part of his redunency money and they both seem happy. H didnt come with me because he doesnt know them, so wasnt keen to come. When I left them I popped into the garden centre and bought 2 plants for my rockery. When I got home H had fixed the bathroom door handle so now I can close the door and manage to open it again even with my poor hands. H also took the broken kettle apart to see if he could fix it but couldnt. So thats 2 jobs he did that have been waiting for ages, I told him I will have to go out more often. This afternoon we went to Lidl and bought a few things and when we got back we had a cheese roll for lunch with tomatoes, plus mine also had cucumber. We had a coffee and later H had a beer. We watched tipping point, had our baths and dinner. Chilli con carni, followed by peaches and cream. Last evening we were expecting to get our weekly phone call from our youngest son but when he called it was simply to tell us he has covid! His throat was so sore he didnt want to speak, he also had a headache and a temperature.

Tuesday

I got up at 5.25, put on a load of washing, made a pot of tea and had eggs for breakfast. H came down at 6 I poured his tea after that we had a coffee. I read my book till the washing was done, finished my chapter and hung the washing out. The wind was horribly strong again and its causing dammage in my garden. Several tall things have been blown over so I spent around an hour and a half steaking things and tieing them up.H got the bikes and at 9.30 we got ready and went for a short ride. (15 and a bit miles). When we got home I but the bikes away and made us a coffee. I toasted H the last hot cross bun and I had a banana. My washing is lovely and dry again. This morning I had a text from one of my old workmates sugesting we meet for coffee tomorrow so I wont be going out on my bike. I havent seen him since the beginning of April and he has a new job so it will be nice to catch up. His partner also has a new job, hers is part time and his is shifts so its hard for them to get time off together.

Monday.

H was up first again and had made the tea. I poured and cooked my 2 eggs. After breakfast we had a coffee and H got our bikes out. T wind is really strong again. I did a bit of housework and at 9.30 we got ready to go out. We rode all off road again and it was great, 24 and a bit miles. There was one hairy moment, we were coming down a massive hill by the shooting school,we were flying down and there was a huge tree athat had been felled by the wind right across the track! We jammed our breaks on and did a massive skid in all the loose leaves and just managed to pull up. It was too high to lift hubbys heavy bike over so we had to climb up and over where it had snapped off. When we got home we had a coffee and a toasted hot cross bun. We put the bikes away and when I checked my ride I have ridden over 400 miles this month so I am happy, and its not over yet so I might do more. We watched tipping point, had our baths and dinner. Chicken curry.

Sunday

Yet another lovely day. We got up at 5.40, H made a pot of tea while I put on a load of washing. We had our breakfast and then a small coffee. I sat and finished my book and hung out the washing. We decided to have a day off from cycling as we have been out 3 days in a row, I was pleased to give my bottom a rest. After I had washed and dressed I went out front to work on the brick weave. I didnt do much because the wind was so strong it kept blowing the weed away and on to our neighbours drive. We had an instant coffee and a hot cross bun and I dusted the hall, dining room and conservatory. I polished the dining table and tidied up. For lunch we had cheese on toast and a shandy. After lunch we sat in the garden, the sun was hot but the wind was blowing a gale so we gave up in the end, came in and watched a cycle race. When it was over we had a shower and I cooked dinner. We had sticky ribs with buttered new potatoes, carrots and cauliflower. As we didnt cycle today we decided to go tomorrow but the forecast is for rain! So we will wait and see what its like.

Saturday

I got up at 5.30 put on a load of washing, made a pot of tea and had 2 eggs for my breakfast.H got up at 8 and as soon as he had eaten his toast he got our bikes out of the garage. I hung the washing out when it was done and emptied the dishwasher. As soon as that was done I washed and dressed in my cycle gear ready to meet our daughter and son in law on the track to go for a bike ride. We had a nice ride to Reepham station for coffees and then home via the track.We did 23 miles but the other 2 rode 10 miles further. We saw 2 buzzards and a whole herd of wild deer which made our day. When we got home we put the bikes away and had coffee and a bag of crisps. I got my washing in, sorted all the ironing for the week and read a bit of my book. We had our baths and dinner. fish and chips.

Friday

I got up at 5.50.H was up, had made the tea and put the out. I had marmite on toast for breakfast and a cup of tea. Next after I was ready we went to Asda, for the third week in a row they had no tinned prunes so we called in at Tescos on the way home and I got 6 cans. We had a coffee and a jam and cream donut and were going out on our bikes but when I looked at H he was fast asleep in his chair. We had both had a bad night because of the heat. I sat and read till he woke up an hour and a bit later. We went for a nice short ride and when we got home we had a coffeeand a packet of crisps, also some cherries. This afternoon we did a bit of work in the garden and I sat in the sun for an hour. I made a pot of tea, we watched tipping point, had our baths, I washed my hair and cooked dinner. Quiche with potato wedges, roast bell peppers and tomatoes. I forgot to mention yesterday that when we were almost home from our ride we saw 6 very large deer, it made our day.

Thursday.

I got up at 6.35 and put on a load of washing. I weighed myself while H was pouring the tea.This week I am 135.6 , last week I was 136.0 so I am down a tiny bit. I had 2eggs for breakfast and then we had a coffee. I hung out the washing but the forecast was for thunder storms in our area. It was lovely and sunny to start wirh and H got the bikes out but it began to cloud over quite quickly. We gad planned a 40 mile ride for today but as it became more and more dull we changed our minds. So we went for an off road ride instead and it was great. We saw rardly anyone. As we rode along the cloud all dissapeared and not a drop of rain. When we got home we put the bikes away and I got us a coffee and a bacon butty each. When I had eaten mine I spent a couple of hours in the garden weeding. When I came in I made a pot of tea and we watched tipping point. I got the washing in, had a bath and cooked dinner. We had barbique chicken with potato wedges, mushrooms, grilled tomatoes and peppers. Dessert was peaches and cream. Still no rain.

Wednesday

We got up at 5.45, I put on a load of washing and H made a pot of tea. We both had our breakfast and H put on a loaf of bread. I hung the washing out when it was done and vacumed all downstairs.H was sitting out in the garden so I put my shorts on and joined him. At 10 oclock I put my trousers on and went to the dentist for an x ray. They printed it off for me and I will take it to the hospital when I go next. We went straight from there to Lidl. When we came back I changed yet again and we had a coffee in the garden with a cheese sandwich. I did 2 hours of work in the garden so my garden rubbish bin is filling up fast. We each had a beer and then realised we had half a bottle of wine in the fridge so we drank that as well. I got my washing in, had a shower and cooked dinner, chilli con carni. One of our favourites.

Tuesday, eye tests!

I got up at 6.35 after a good sleep and put on a load of washing. Hubby was up and had made a pot of tea and he poured me a cup while i cooked my 2 eggs. After breakfast I hung out the washing and emptied the dishwasher and tidied the kitchen. H made us both a small coffee and then he went up and shaved while warered the beans and tomatoes. When he had finished in the bathroom I washed and dressed etc because we were going to the City for our eye tests. To cut a long story short, H got a prescription for new glasses and I have to have a cataract removed from both eyes! I should get a phone call within a week with the date of my appointment. I dont know how long the waiting list is. I have read the booklet that was given to me and its a local anaesthetic so I will be awake. They will make a tiny cut in my eye, remove the cataract and insert a plastic replacement lens!O M G ! When we got home we had an instant coffee and finished the malt loaf, toasted with butter. I sat in the garden for a while, got the washing in and made a pot of tea. we had a shower and dinner, cod mornay with peas and sweet corn. After our local news I am going up for my soaps. Tomorrow I have to go to the dentist because the hospital need x rays of my gums, I am falling to bits! Today is our great granddaughters third birthday. She is such a lovely little girl, she chats away non stop and always smiling. She loves her little brother and its so easy to see he loves her by the way he watches everything she does with a smile on his face. So happy birthday to her.

Monday

I got up at5.50, made a pot of tea and had 2 eggs for breakfast. I sat and read till son got up and then I emptied the dishwasher and put everything away. We all had a coffee and got ready to go out on our bikes. It was a great ride, we saw deer, kites and buzzards. H treated us to coffee and cakes at the staticn cafe and we came the long way home. (24 miles) when we got home I got lunch, salads as usual. For dinner tonight I made a cottage pie and we had it with mushrooms and broccoli. As soon as we had eaten son packed up and went home to his place. we have all had a good weekend.

Sunday Father’s Day

No blog yesterday because I didnt really do anything,a bit of gardening between showers and cooking. Today has been better its fathers day and as we have 3 children H got 3 nice cards, malteesers, chocolate, 2 bottles of wine and a bottle of rum. After son had got up and had his breakfast, he and I cycled to our granddaughters with our great granddaughters birthday presents. Its her birthday on Tuesday but they are having a family day out then so her cake,candles and baloons etc were all brought forward to today. She will be 3. H stayed at home because our other son was coming round. we had birthday cake and drinks, played for a while and then cycled home again.As soon as we were home I got lunch,This afternoon I read a bit of my book and cooked dinner. We had roast pork, roast potatoes, sprouts, broccoli, carrots,a lovely bit of crackling and gravy. We had choc ices for pudding.

Friday even hotter!

I got up at 5.50 put on a load of washing, made a pot of tea and had my eggs for breakfast. At 7.30 we went to Asda for our weekly shop.When we got home I unpacked and put everything away and we had a coffee and an egg custard. I hung out the washing and then we just sat about waiting for our son to get up. He didnt arrive till 12.30 last night, there was a massive hold up on the motorway and part of it was closed. So because of all this he didnt get up till around 10. After his breakfast we all got ready to go out on our bikes. We went to Reepham to the butchers for some nice bacon. We went to the station where son treated us to drinks and cakes and then we rode home again. It was awful, so hot even the wind was hot. I felt quite ill when I got home, but I soon got over it. The temperature got to 33 degrees C here this afternoon. I had a cool bath and washed my hair while H was lighting the BBQ. Dinner was nice, chicken, ribs, sausages, corn on the cob and jacket potatoes.We all had a shandy and strawberries and cream for dessert. WE sat in the garden and the heat slowly went down a degree or two and now its 30 c.

Thursday HOT!

I got up at 5.50 and had my breakfast. I emptied the dishwasher and put everything away. Next I dressed so I could go out front and clear more of my bricks. I did another 10 and it was time to get ready to go out on our bikes. We just did a short ride. 17 miles. W hen we got home we had a coffee and a bag of crisps and I went to sort my brick weave. It was so hot and the grass is hard to dig out so in the end I gave up, went in and opened a bottle of bubbly. When it cooled down a bit I cleaned the downstairs cloakroom and the kitchen. We had chilli con carnie for dinner and an ice cream. H cut the back grass which looks nice.