Wednesday

 Today we had to go to see a funeral director to get H’s funeral arranged. All 4 of us went our daughter and our 2 sons we all sorted it out together. It wasn’t nice but it’s done now so perhaps I will be able to sleeep tonight. Our little dog has been as good as gold , number 2 son took him for a walk this morning and we both took him for a walk this afternoon. People have been very kind and I have a lot of cards and flowers. 

I have not blogged in a long while.

 I can’t believe I haven’t blogged since March and a lot has happened since then. On April 1st I fell down the stairs ,i broke my wrist I had 3fractures in my nose and they found 2 hairline fractures in my back, but they said they might be old ones. I lost a lot of blood and it was so bad we had to have a new carpet which we were insured for. I laid at the bottom of the stairs till the ambulance arrived and 2 doctors came from the air ambulance. They said I was lucky to be alive. I was only in hospital for 5 days and shed i came home my puppy recognised me he was really Pluto see me. He is now 8 months old and the time has flown by, he is a lovely little dog. 

But some thing really horrible has happened. H has been unwell and in the end was taken into hospital almost 5 week’s ago, he passed away in his sleep last night. We are all ‘in shock’ at the moment I think.

Friday

 On Tuesday I bought a miniature Dachshund , hi is called Dash. He is a lovely little 

thing. I haven’t had time to write my blog since I got him. This is now Saturday and I hope to get this finished. We had a better nights sleep, he has settled into our family nicely. While I am writing this he keeps fighting with my fingers so if there are any spelling mistakes it’s because of Dash. 

Saturday

 Today our son ( who came home last night for the weekend) worked on my back and it is feeling much better. He and I went for a walk this afternoon, it was lovely in the sun but the wind was freezing. For dinner we had steak with mushrooms, broccoli, purple spouting broccoli.carrots and potatoes. It was nice. 

Tuesday

 This morning we shopped at Lidl and then went for a walk in the woods. We did 2.21 miles. H said it was really hard, but it’s the first time he’s been that far for ages. When we got home I unpacked the shopping and got lunch, we had a tortilla ( potato and onion). This afternoon I vacuumed downstairs , washed my hair and then had a bath before dinner. It was beef with rice in a black bean sauce. Dessert was tiramisu. 

Sunday

 Today i didn’t feel a hundred percent when I got up but I had my usual breakfast and decided to have a ride upstairs anyway. I got ready and just did one lap instead of the hour I normally do on a Sunday. It was better than nothing. I still aren’t right but I have some medication so I hope to be back to normal in a couple of days. For dinner we had ribs with sprouts, broccoli carrots and potatoes. 

Saturday

 When I went shopping on Thursday they didn’t have any bananas so I thought I would walk to the shop and ger some today. I had also forgotten to buy fresh orange juice. I went along Marriotts way and got what i wanted and then walked back. By the time i got home my arms were aching because it was heavier than I expected. But it was a nice walk. Yesterday for dinner we had cottage pie with broccoli and carrots, today we are having chilli con Carrie. 

Thursday

I got up at six thirty and had my breakfast. As soon as I had finished I went up and dressed and went shopping, the car looked like it was covered in water but when I went to wipe it off the window s it was frozen solid so I had to get that all off before I could go. When I got home I put it all away and we had a coffee and a cake. We changed into our cycle gear and went for a ride. We weren’t very fast because it was still muddy, the sun was lovely. For dinner we had lasagne and salad. Fresh fruit for dessert. 

Sunday

 I didn’t get a very good sleep last night. Then my watch told me off for going to bed too late! I had my normal breakfast and then I prepared all the vegetables for dinner tonight because I was going for a walk and didn’t know what time I would be home. We drove first to Heydon for a coffee buy the coffee m/c was out of order, so we went to bread sauce at Manington Halll but they were closed so we went too Fellbrigg Hall and had a coffee there before going for a walk. We walked to the Church and then to the lake. When I got home I cooked dinner we had chicken and roasted potatoes and parsnips and broccoli, sprouts and carrots.

Saturday

 I had a good sleep and didn’t get up till 7.30 . I had an egg on toast for breakfast. Our youngest son is is here for three days so we went for a short walk this afternoon and saw a pair of kites, we walked to the village pond to see if there was any frogspawn but couldn’t see any, we then walked home and passed a pond in some one’s front garden and we have never seen so many frogs together and plenty of frogspawn. Our son went to the climbing centre after we got home from our walk. For dinner we had steak with mushrooms, carrots and broccoli. 

Thursday

 Today our daughter took us to Fellbrige hall where we went for a walk. We did a short walk and then went for a coffee and a scone. We were going to walk round the walled garden but it was closed. We didn’t mind because we thought that it wouldn’t have much colour at this time of year. We wanted to see the church but we followed the signs till they petered out and we couldn’t see the church so we gave up. For dinner we had pizza and chips. 

Wednesday

 I had a decent nights sleep and then breakfast egg on toast. Next I emptied the dishwasher and put it all away. After that I prepared the vegetables for dinner tonight because I had to go to the dentist this afternoon. I decided to walk there because it was a lovely day. My walk was 2.37 miles there and back. When i got back I cooked dinner, it was ribs with cauliflower, beans, mushrooms and potatoes. It was very nice.

Tuesday

 I had a good nights sleep and after breakfast we got ready to go to Lidl after we had done the shopping we went for a walk. We did 1.96 miles. It was a nice walk the sun was out and the temperature was 15.5degrees . When we got home I unpacked and then prepared lunch. I washed my hair and had a bath..For dinner we had beef and rice in a black bean sauce. Fresh fruit for dessert.

Sunday

 When I got up , after a bad sleep, I found it was raining again. Like yesterday it soon got out nice and sunny again. I rode upstairs again because there is so much water laying on the roads. I rode for an hour and a quarter. When I finished I dressed again and got out lunch, cheese and biscuits with pickle. We watched another film then I got dinner. We had chorizo meatballs with pasta in a tomato sauce. 

Saturday

 I had over 8 hours sleep last night. I woke up to rain again but it turned into a nice day. This morning we went to the garage to fill the car with petrol. We had a coffee and cheese and a biscuits for lunch and after that I went into the garden and did some weeding. H came out and told me that he had a good film for me to watch. I said I would watch it with him but it will be the last afternoon I would sit watching films if it’s warm enough and dry, because the weeds are taking over. For dinner we had steak and kidney pie with potatoes cauliflower peas and green beans. 

Friday

 Today it rained again today and yesterday. I went shopping yesterday but that’s about all I did except make a bolognese for dinner, but today I rode on the bike upstairs. I rode for an hour. It was hard work. For dinner we had curry. Fresh fruit for dessert. Yesterday was cold it never went over 2 all day. Today was much warmer and was 9 degrees this afternoon. 

Wednesday

 I had a good nights sleep again. I had toast for breakfast for a change. It was 0 degrees when we got up. We had cheese and biscuits with some little tomatoes and half an avocado, washed down with a banana milkshake. After that I went for a walk round the block to test my knee which was fine. For dinner we had the rest of the chicken with cauliflower, green beans and potato. 

Tuesday

 Today we went to Lidl when we had finished we went for a walk. We walked to a cafe and had a coffee. I had a bad knee. It hurt just below my kneecap. That was my left leg, my right leg gave way twice so we only did a short I. It was freezing cold but the sun was out so we had planned to go further.  H was walking much better I’m pleased to say. For lunch we had cheese and biscuits with ham and tomatoes. For dinner we are having rice with beef in a black bean sauce. 

Monday

 Yesterday I forgot to take the chicken out of the freezer so we had to have pizza and salad for dinner. Our daughter her husband and youngest daughter came round in the morning for coffee, it was nice to see them and have a chat, but I then didn’t have my Sunday ride so I had to ride today. I didn’t mind , i would rather  see my family than ride. While they were  here it began to snow. I had a good sleep last night and I hadn’t done anything yesterday so I didn’t expect it. Today for dinner we had chicken and cauliflower, carrots, beans and poi. 

Saturday

 Today when I got up the sun was shining and today we haven’t had a drop of rain, the first dry day for weeks. It was cold but it was nice to have a sunny day. I went for a walk and everyone I met spoke to me. That’s what a bit of sunshine does. I did 2.13 miles. I sat on a bench and watched 5 squirrels chasing each  other ,they were having a lovely time. When I got home I sorted our lunch and this afternoon we opened a bottle of fizz because it’s Valentine’s Day. For dinner we had ribs with potatoes, broccoli,green beans and mushrooms. For dessert we had tiramisu.