Friday 24th September 2021: Inchies Day, and sometimes the odd ode that might get slipped in!

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Thursday Evening

Microwave BBQ cob, a soft Danish blue portion of cheese, the las orange flavoured marshmallow, and some balsamic salt & vinegar crisps. A tired old man's supper. Haha!

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FRIDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 2021

I Woke, checked the time, 05:10hrs, and carried on repeatedly waking every few minutes, pondering about getting up and nodding off again.

After many false starts, at 06:20hrs, the need of a wee-wee forced my hand, so's to speak. And I rose from lumpy, uncomfortable depths of the £300, second-hand bought, c1968, nauseously beige-coloured, not-working, rusty, rickety, difficile, nocturnal nibbling crumb-covered tatty recliner. 

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ACCIFAUXPAS

The wee-wee was weak. As I turned with the bucket, to take it for emptying and sanitising, I lost my balance, due to the swollen feet, and was as lucky as I've been lately, and I have had some fortunate incidents the last few days; I managed to divert my elephantine stomached body into the swivel chair, as opposed to hitting the deck! Where I stayed a short while to regain my composure (such as it was).

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STARTED POTTERING

Made a waste bag, cleared the pots from supper, and got some potatoes in the crock-pot on a low setting.

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PORCELAIN THRONE VISIT

The innards really fooled me this morning. I felt sure that this was going to be an evacuation under the control of Constipation Conrad; I got the crossword book out: I was wrong!

A sticky, gooey, steaming, stinky-poo dollop escaped into the bowl. It was the cleaning up that got to me. Or rather the length of time it took.

With a Carer due at any time, I had a heavy spraying around with the air freshener, just in case! Hehe!

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ON THE COMPUTER

I made a brew of Glengettie Gold and got on the computer. Got the photos uploaded and on file and heard a voice...

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MORNING CARER ARRIVED

It was Valerie. Who informed me that the door buzzer-chime was not working. We exchanged salutations.

While Valerie was preparing the medications, I had a look at the buzzer. A new battery was needed.

Valerie, kindly said she would try to get one in Sherwood for me. That was beyond her duties - Bless Her! ♥ Val took the old battery to compare it with any she found in the shops. I gave her £3 in hopes that that would be enough.

See? I told you I was in the middle of a good run of luck! Started yesterday with Natalie helping out.

Thank you muchly, Valerie ♥.

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BLOGGING

I was doing this post, and I nipped into the kitchen to make a mug of Thompsons Punjana. Saw the odd hue outside, and I just had to take some snaps.

The shadows from the sun coming from behind the flats made an almost surreal aspect to the view, I thought.

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PORCELAIN THRONE VISIT

Number Two - A Bad One!

An even slimier, clammier, sludgier, messier evacuation this time. With a lot of bleeding found afterwards. Streaky blood in the TP - indicating that Harold Haemorrhoids outer piles were the culprit and very sore things in that department they were, too!

Medicationalisationing required. And I took a GalPharm® capsule.

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PRESSED ON WITH BLOGGING

Then visited the Comments section to see if Tim and Bill had 'wrote ote'. They had, I replied, and had another wee-wee.

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END CAR PARK SIT-REP

NO SIGNS OF ANY TELURIANS!

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Oh, nearly down in the amber zone! Yes!

 A little betterer results from today.

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NIBBLES TIMEE

Bacon and beans in black bean sauce. Slurp! 8.2/10!

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16:00hrs: Nodded Off

18:30hrs: Woke Up

Wee-wee - wash, Peptac taken, washed the trousers I was wearing. (I took them off first, mind you! Haha!)

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Evening Carer Arrived

18:55hrs: No messing, in done, given a treat and shot off. Flash-Lightning!

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Updated this blog. Emailed the link. Went on Facebooking. Caugt the last glimpse of the sunsetting. A rather sad picture for some reason to me?

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SUDDENLY FROM KNOWHERE...

I was overcome with a dreich, disconcerted, discouraged, disheartened, downcast, demoralised, downhearted, despondent, disappointed, devitalised, desolate, downbeat, disgruntled, mentally drained, discontented, displeased, dithery, discommoded, discomposed, displeased, discountenanced, and into the darkness of depression!

No explaining why? 

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TTFN

Sunday 29th August 2021: Inchies Diary, and sometimes the odd ode, that might be told?

TFZer in Pool Car

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Saturday Evening

Twice!

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SUNDAY 29th AUGUST 2021

Good Morning!

Up & At Them 05:55hrs: Slowly, the brain engaged gear, a low one, but enough to fight the Thought Storms off. The result, self-determination to get some sorting done for the decluttering! Druthers like never before! I rose with a mental tunnel vision. Nothing else mattered; I just had to get one with sorting things again!

Health Checks - Brilliant!

I got the Health Checks done and dusted first, before my (ill-fated) attack on the decluttering session.

These results foolishly encouraged me to put some zip into my sorting-out efforts.

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Started Decluttering Again!

A wee-wee and I took a giant dollop-load of CBD under the tongue. 

No washing, no tea, all my intentions were concentrated on getting some work done. No signs of weakening yet!

I don't know how I managed it, but I got the new microwave from the hallway into the kitchen. Put it on the bottom of the server trolley, which will need sorting later, finding or rather, making room for it somewhere. How? I don't know.

I had a go at sorting the first drawer of crap out - this photo is after I'd done it!

Then naturally, I lost the plot and plan for myself and started doing bits here and everywhere. Nowt much completed.

Into the junk room, got a bit sorted and saved for Jillie ♥ to take away and might find a use for, or go to the Winwood table.

Another box of records was found. Jillie ♥ can have these as a thank you for all the help she's given me!

The rubbish box was now filled to overcapacity. Anyway, I wasn't dressed yet, still in the jammie-bottoms! Too early to take it to the chute yet.

Moved some of the stuff to near the naked looking walker-trolley. Then, back to the junk room...

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Accifauxpas!

I tried to lift the bag of coins. Whatta-mistaka-to-maker! I went down, scraping the arm against the door frame. I assume the bag's weight made it more pressurised, and I think I hit my head, although I can't see any bruises?

That put the mockers on my enthusiasm for decluttering for the day! Hoggleshackers!

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Photo of the end Car Park

Just two vehicles in it this morning.

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Went to Make a Brew

Made a brew of Thompsons Punjana, went to get the milk from the fridge, cropped the bottle, went to get the picker-upperer, and delight dawned on me...

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Morning Carer Arrived

It was Carer Jill ♥ (I must remind her to let me take a photograph of her!). 

No messing about with this Angel. She told me to sit down, put the milk in the tea, and brought it to me as I started this computer... What an absolute pleasure it is to see Jillie arriving! ♥.

Jillie got the medications sorted and the questions asked. Then said she would return later to collect the boxes. To look at setting up the microwave for me ♥.

Then gave me a birthday card for yesterday, and what a pleasing one it was, too!

She'd had it signed by some of the other carers too. Signed by Jill & Eugene (Hubby) and Carers, Carol, Kara, Natalie, Katie, Debbie and Sam(antha). Unexpected this was, cheered me up it did, and it took top-spot in front of the TV for anyone to see. If anyone calls to see me, Haha)

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Lansoprazole Side Affects

Clearing the bin, I came across the leaflet from the Lansoprazole capsules. Blimey, I'll live long enough to read all that, then I'd need a new magnifying glass. Hehehe!

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Crikey, it's gone Midday already!

I got on with updating this post.

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Well, well, well!

So, £22m a year plus expenses, money-cruncher Steve Fries strikes again! IU wouldn't recommend his Virgin Media. I may have mentioned this before?

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Got On With Josies Nosh

I was on time yet again as I delivered the tray of nosh and goodies to Josie's door. 

She was on fine form this Sunday.

Me wearing the chef's hat gave her a laugh. Hahaha!  Josie made inquiries as to what I've put it the chilli today; she liked the extra mushrooms and was tickled with the can of Gordon's pink gin & tonic.

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Prepped my Nosh for later

I added to the leftovers from Josies in the saucepan; A can of 'Original American Recipe', 'Stagg Dynamite©' Chilli! Added a little more (obviously without thinking it through), smoke chilli powder! 

Tried a large spoonful - I must have come close to hitting the lamp bulb as I was so surprised at how hot it was! How can I tone the chilli down? Or should I be a man and eat it as it is? Undetermined! 

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Cleaned Up

Washed and cleaned the kitchen from making Jose's nosh. Turned off the pan of chilli; it will be easy to reheat later.

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To The Waste Room

Updating this Blog

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Iceland Order

I crossed my fingers and hoped to get through to make an order with Iceland - the odds are fifty-fifty. Here goes... Wed 1st September, 08:00 > 10:00hrs.

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The Angel took away some more stuff for me. She will try to get back to see me on Monday - BANK HOLIDAY TOO - What a woman! ♥

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Shattered Got something to eat

Done in suddenly, tired, weary.

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Not too bad an effort. Gave it 7.5/10 for Taste-Rating, it was a little too hot for me, but still.

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Had A Sit Down - then Updating Post

Slow work, due to the brain not really being interested.

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Evening Carer Arrived

Carer Jayne. Medications sorted. Mini-natter, and off on her rounds.

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Finished Blog, Facebooking, and head down in search of Sweet Morpheus. He was most reluctant!

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Life can be confusing, misleading and abstract,

Leaving one baffled, hurt, hazy and shellacked,

Do wrong at school, got the cane and thwacked,

I've lost count of the times I've been sacked,

Nowadays, you just don't how to interact,

I spoke at the Chapel and got barracked!

Thought-Storms in my head, jampacked!

Have my grey cells died or been hijacked?

In the old days, I used to get swacked,

Now, I get myself well and truly Prozacked,

I feel better then; that's a fact!

Friday 27th August 2021: Inchies Diary, and sometimes the odd ode, that might be told?

♥ TFZer Trio - Mmm? ♥

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Thursday Evening:

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FRIDAY 27th AUGUST 2021

06:00hrs: I stirred into mock-life and awaited the brain to join me. What day is it? What needed doing? Anything urgent? I'm sure there is something... Ah, the decluttering, the clothes need sorting...

But first, a wee-wee was needed! Blimey, the bucket was well used last night? I added this morning's short-sharp reluctant trickle and took the NWWB (Nocturnal-Wee-Wee-Bucket) to be washed, sanitised and disinfected.

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CBD - Hemp oil - Peptac Taken

Accifauxpa!

I took the under-tongue CBD and had a good gulp of the Peptac. The ineluctable first Accifaupas of the day was when I was dropping the hemp oil. Nicodemus' neurotransmitters failed and made my right-hand shake as I had the dropper in my mouth - I could easily have crunched on it. Haha!

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Decluttering Prepping

I was feeling pretty perky now and made a start on clearing the clothes in the junk room. No rushing, I took my time, working at a steady pace. I even found myself singing as I went along? Some of the photos I took afterwards were a bit shaky, and Peripheral Pete and Nicodemus's neurotransmitters kept going off-line - but I thought I coped well.

It may look like a right mess, which it still is, of course, but a far less messier mess than before I started the task. Then again, I could be wrong, methinks?

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Work-Spurt Ends!

I was trotting along, thinking how well I was coping. Then a sudden weakening came over me. Not physically or depression-wise, mentally perhaps. I just could not go on anymore with the decluttering?

I took these snaps, so many of them blurred, but I didn't notice this at the time.

The walker-guide was now filled with things to go. The comfort of having Jillie to help me out is just that, a comfort!

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Waste Bags Made-Up and Amassed

I put them in the box, ready to go to the chute room later on.

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Crockpot Utilised

Got the spuds in the slow-cooker. I've done well in not eating any bread nor spuds for two days. Today will be a weakening and a special treat day for me. Haha!

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♥ Carer Jillie Arrived ♥

It is like the sun coming out when Jill gets here! A carer that really cares! She sorted the medications and asked the questions.

Of course, I got the usual telling offs. I think Jillie was impressed with my past two meals being so small. Hehe! She offered me a few words of support and advice, and we managed a laugh or two! ♥

Jill took the got-to-go bag and things with her and departed. But as with Arnie, She'll be back! Tonight! The gal had cheered me up and encouraged me; she usually does, bless her.

But her leaving leaves me smidgeon low.

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Porcelain Throne Needed

Well, that went superbly well! Apart from some bother sorting out Little Inchies fungal lesion bleed, I don't think there was a single inimical event at all! The gigantic evacuated product took a while to flow. But I actually had a bit of success in doing the crossword, still on number 98, mind you.

When the procedure did start, it was smooth, bloodless and not hurtful at all! Great!

Oddly, to say that I didn't use any cleaner or disinfectant, the bowl of water bubbled away after the single flush needed to clear things out. I could even hear it?

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On The Computer

With Herberts Accompanying Noise

I made a brew of Glengettie tea and started sorting out and updating this post.

I did my best on updating this blog. But it was hard, slow work again. Nicodemus and Shaking Shoulder Shirley being the main culprits. Although, to be fair to them, my own inorthography and inscience held me back somewhat too. This hour-long session was uncomfortable, annoying and frustrating.

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End Car Park Check (Hehe!)

One maintenance van, and some residents red van, plus three either President or visitor cars. Being used a bit more now!

I could not resist the temptation to create a funny graphic on this photo - So, I did!

Here it is: Suggested Security measures to encourage residents to feel parking at the top end can be made safer:

Hahaha!

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Belated Health Checks Done

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Gave Up On The Internet because...

Dastardly, Mr Fries!

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Got My Head Down

But, thanks to the indeterminacy of Sweet Morpheous, sleep did not come. It may have had something to do with a decent programme being on the TV for once. Hehehe!

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Ablutionalisationing!

Well, this evening's wet room session has not gone as well in many months! Almost perfect!

The total of the dropsies was only around about five, all the way through. Brilliant!

Fair enough, I did give myself two toes-stubbings. But no Dizzy Dennis, zilch Neuropathic Schuhplattler dances, or bangs or knocks! Oh, and no signs of Shuddering Shoulder Shirley! Grrreat! I got the medicationalisationing done and dressed with nae bother. Worrying in a way? 

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Waste Bags To The Chute

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Checked on the Spuds

Nibbled one to see if they were cooked yet.

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Washed the Jammie-bottoms

I did have a Whopsiedangleplop in doing this. I knocked some drying dishes off of the draining board, tried to catch them, and now have a bruised elbow to show off. Tsk!

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Found Mystery Photo

I think I know where I took it, but of course, I didn't intend to. Kitchen, would you like to have a guess, please?

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Nosh served To Eat Later.

Got the fodder on the mini-platter to eat later, after finishing this blog and then the  Facebooking. That is if I'm still awake to do it! It's getting late now...

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Sometimes I consider Sweet Morpheus a despot!

Like today, could I get to sleep? It wasn't too hot,

I was not over-worried, at least I think not,

Nearly nodded off once, but needed the pisspot,

What chances of rest for me? Not a lot!

Oh, dear, did I leave on the tap or crockpot? 

I got up to order food, got an Iceland delivery slot,

I got up and stubbed my toe - what an idiot!

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Fare Thee Well!