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.