INCHIES DAY: Sunday 17th October 2021:

Hello, what's all this then?

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SUNDAY 17th OCTOBER 2021

The prorogue!

05:00hrs: I woke without a lot of input from the brain this morning. No thought storms, plans, ideas or hopes... in short, empty-headed? I didn't even need a wee-wee at all? Oddlimost!

But the torrent of weird, confusing thoughts started storming after a few peaceful moments of unadulterated pleasure at being able to go into a sort of standby mode.

Then the fretting started and stayed with me for a few hours. The letter that had arrived last evening was niggling at me, and it still hadn't been opened; So, I girded my loins, got ready to read what my EQ assured me yesterday, that would be 'not-good news'.

Well, my EQ was spot on again. It involved an increase in the cost of the carers and a new assessment to be made. The letter was so complicated that I'd already forgotten the first one as I moved to read the next section.

A telephone interview assessment will be on Friday 10th at 10:00hrs. I have a list of things to have to hand when they call, but where do I find them after the crap, fiddling, unreliable, mess-making, pretend declutterers and cleaners called?

Pretty low in spirits now.

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HEALTH CHECKS

Well, after the nerve-racking reading of the letter from Social Services, the results from the Health Checks were hard to believe and take! Especially after two days of really low figures?

Feeling even lower in spirits now!

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Porcelain Throne Utilised

Another shock, that's the third already today! The worst session for months! How so much evacuated product could come from one visit to the throne takes some understanding!

Gooey, sticky, stinky, bloodied, and it blocked the cistern! Took me ages to get rid of the product; I had to refill the tank several times to do so.

Then when cleaning myself up, I found that Harold's Haemorrhoids had been bleeding, but most worryingly, the fungal lesion too! 

So, I had to go through the Daktacorting of the lesion, with the accompanying attached agony in doing so!

My low spirits had turned to depression this time.

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Computerisationing

Answered a blogger comment from Billum from near Ohio. Then made a start on this template. I thought I was doing well and on the point of escaping the darkness of depression... and realised I had not yet posted yesterdays blog off! 

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I Thought It Was A Good Idea...

So I updated & posted yesterdays post to Blogger. What a Wassuck!

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Morning Care Arrived

I was in the kitchen making a brew of Glengettie when the tuneful 'Oh Sussana' tune played on the door chime. I recall thinking, well, at least the chime is still working, somethings went right - Gawd, I was still in the depths! 

But, not for long. I was raised to the level of almost-contented by carer Carol's attention! Despite my not saying anything, in the first place, she recognised that I was not my usual self, bless her ♥.

After getting the medications sorted and questions asked, she had a chinwag, and that freed my tongue, and I waffled on about the Social Services letter and how it had got me going a little. Carol had a look at it and said she would send an email to Meridian, asking that the carer on the telephone day reminds me and makes sure I have all that is needed on the day. Bless her cotton socks! 

I asked Carol if she's let me take photos of Teddy and Koala bear; she let me; I was tickled pink! She made an inquiry; she asked why I had got a Teddy and Koala Bear on display? Hehehe! And fell in love with them! I told her of them being sent from the world for me by two kind beautiful TFZer ladies.

Thanks, Carol! She took the bags to the chute for me on leaving. Not had such kindness and patience for a long time. ♥ It gave me a much-needed boost.

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Checked The Plates

They felt a lot betterer to walk on this morning. Much improved, methinks? Here they are... very fair!

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Prepped Josies Meal

Made a mug of Thompsons Punjana and got the cooking process started.

Over the next couple of hours, I kept nipping back to cooking duties, in between getting on with this blog.

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Delivered Josies Nosh

Dammit! First time I've been late in two years, Tsk! Not only that, but in my rush, I forgot to take a photo of Josie's tray. Grumph! A few minutes, no more than five, mind, late in doing so.

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The Swines!

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CorelDrawing

To make a header graphic.

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Well, Did I Get Myself In A Mess?

Yup, I sure did! Out of the blue, when I should have been updating this blog, I got the whim to try and remaster getting on WordPress again. I tried what Tim Price had suggested, but this time I realised what I was doing wrong last time gave it a go. Brilliant! I got in... but had forgotten how to do things, change font and colours etc., it was not easy.

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When it came back on, I stuck at it and, through trial and error, fumbled my way along, suffice to do a post! Smug-Mode-Manipulated!

I edited the Ode from yesterday and put that on. I did get in another mess when the fonts kept changing, so I gave up and rewrote the Ode. But it went on okay; I even changed the fonts again, and this time it worked alright.

Dilemma - Dilemma!

Tickled pink with getting back on WP! However, a decision has to be made; Do I give up on the daily diary or not? No doubt about it. It now takes me too long to create the journal. No question about that. Peripheral Neuropathy Pete, Anne Gyna, Shaking-Shoulder-Shirley (who incidentally had been giving me some right bashing today), and Saccades Sandra are all responsible for my dilemma.

I carried on with the post, constantly stopping to muse over what I should do. Common sense told me to stop - but despite the ailments, I still love doing them... Oh, Dear!

CEO Mike Fries led Liberty-Global, Virgin Media internet helps in my decision, as it is such crap. Today alone, it went down about 18 times!!!! Sometimes for a minute, others longer; one spell was forty minutes long. I kept forgetting where I was! So took even longer to get it done!

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I'm not sure if I can stick to this, but after much heart-searching, I decided to stop the diary posts altogether... if I can!

Maybe do an Ode a day instead? That would save some time? I mentioned it to Tim Price via comments, and he thinks it might be a good idea. So that is my aim. (Oh, I do hope I can resist) 

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Went on Corel Draw

Not for long, just until the internet came back online. (Fed-up with this!)

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WHOOPSIEDANGLEPLOP!

Argh! I've not done today's Facebooking for yesterday yet! I dare not look at the clock - but saw the time on the computer, Tsk! It's gone 21:00hrs already! 

So, with...

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Five more times!

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Did The Facebooking

At last, it was done, and I felt a little better about my decision to stop the diary blog and stick to doing an ode a day.

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Started To Update My Last Diary

Well, I think it will be!

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Now to be strong, and call it a day!

INCHIES DAY: Saturday 16th October 2021

Boys will be boys!

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SATURDAY 16th OCTOBER 2021

07:00hrs: Late stirring due to the working so late into the morning, until 03:00hrs. The usual wee-wee was needed, but it was a disappointing one. Unwilling weak and dribbly, also I had both pre and after leakages. So went to get the PPs changed and washed up.

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Glengettie Brew

I enjoyed a mug of tea, got the waste bags made up, and put them on the box near the door in the hallway.

Well, I would; that's where the door is. Hahaha!

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Quilt Moved

Last night, I washed the heavy quilt and put it in the wet room over the sock-glide and shower seat to dry. Then moved it into the spare room and put it over the stand-up airer. It was still dripping wet at both of the ends? I have to remember to keep nipping in and moving it about on the tubes, methinks.

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Morning Carer Arrived

It was Kara, in her Hells Angel leather jacket. It looked in super condition and suited her. Don't blame her for wearing it either; Gawd, it was so very cold out there this morning. She helped me check the door chime first thing while she did the paperwork cause Kara said she'd pressed it, and nothing happened... the stomach churned within! Not again, I only got it installed yesterday? But it seemed to work when I tried it. Phew! Kara sorted the medications, and we had a chat.

I went into the kitchen; I can't remember what for now - but I do recall tripping over Metal Mickey and nearly going over! Kara came to retrieve Metal Mickey for me. Stubbed Toe! Nibbles were offered and taken, and Kara took two of the three refuse bags to the waste chute for me on her way out.♥ I think she was fooled by my using a black bag this morning, with the two white ones; usually, they are all white. Hehehe!

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Compterisationing

I got this template made up and went on Facebook. No comments had come in on Blogger. Had a look at the condition of the feet. Not too bad?

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Made A Mug Of Glengettie

Took a photo of the morning clouds.

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Health Checks Done

Better late than never. Tsk!

Another great set of figures today!

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Over the next hour - eight!

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Really Got Distracted!

I was going to do a little Ditty-Ode to put on here. That was the original plan; this was about 09:30hrs or so.

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Spike Milligan Mode

So I copied it and made another post just of the Ode. And carried on for... wait for it... five hours until it was finished! I just got carried away once I started; the Ode got longer and longer.

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Tribulations During Odeing!

During the five hours of creating the Ode, crap, pathetic, Liberty Global Virgin Internet went down 9, yes, Nine times!

Clunking Tap-tapping events 11.

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Finally, I Posted Off the Ode.

I really got carried away with this poem. Which after reading it, I wondered if I should have bothered?

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Started this diary going

Two hours later - five more failures for the multi-million dollars a year salaried CEO, Mike (Futile) Fries, net!

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It Is Now 15:30hrs!

Went on the local email mag to see if anything worth mentioning was on it.

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Beans and Bacon!

Sounds good to me. I'll get it cooked up then... Oh, no more internet failures or Herberts since the last report!!!

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Tasty!

Well, the fodder was okay.

Must have been out - he made up for it with drilling noises for a while.

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Evening Care Arrived!

Valerie, it was. Soon got me sorted out with the medications.

Valerie On Leaving!

Valerie found a letter that had been delivered, and she handed it to me.♥

My EQ told me it was not good news... I cowardly left it unopened to read in the morning. I just know I'm not going to like the contents, whatever they are! My EQ assured me of that! 

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Off To Sleep In No time!

Boy, I must have needed it.

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Inchies Ode To Life - Hope you get a smile out of it folks!

 Words of Non-Wisdom from Inchie

Life is no longer too healthful,

I rely on Carers being helpful,

I try not to be disrespectful,

Try to cope, be resourceful,

My daily struggles are continual,

Keeping aware and wakeful,

But it's hard keeping to a schedule,

No point in moaning; I must be tactful,

Take medications to keep wakeful,

I'm overweight and not very graceful,

I'm common as muck; folk find this distasteful,

Teeth left? Not exactly a mouthful!

All the ailments should make me fearful,

But there's no time to be tearful,

In fact, this morning, I felt cheerful!

The pretty Carers make me drool,

I know, I'm a romantic old fool,

Now past romancing, that is cruel,

If one adopts this grandad, that'd be cool!

Vascular dementia makes me so forgetful,

What day, time is it. I am very grateful...

When I get summat right, I'm joyful!

The medicationalisationing ritual,

Drives me out of my skull,

I feel I've had a belly-full!

Still, I'm practised in things medical,

Life can appear abstract, conceptual!

Occasionally, I feel almost useful,

 But that's not often or usual,

But the thought of this is valuable,

It helps keep my depression tenable,

Although, now I'm much more abusable,

With PN then stroke, things are more droppable,

I tend to find myself dislikeable?

My ailments and faults are semi-camouflageable,

Most of them are incurable,

I'm growing ever more confusable,

Occasionally, I do something applaudable,

To some, this will sound contradictable,

Hard to be believable,

But the lost skills and abilities,

Are truly not retrievable,

Just press on, I find advisable,

Sometimes the unexpected is achievable,

Then again, I'm very deludable,

Some accifauxpas are just unavoidable,

Like as I type this, sadly horrible...

Virgin Internet down again, unforgivable!

Anger-making, sickening and arousable,

Liberty-Global - so hated and detestable!

What I think of L-G's CEO Fries is unwritable!

Just noticed that this Ode is Gawdawful?

I'll stop now; Huh, it's pitiful!

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INCHIES DAY: Friday 15th October 2021

♥ TFZeress Heather? ♥

Cyber Friends, HRH Lisa & Billum

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FRIDAY 15th OCTOBER 2021

0310hrs: I stirred into mock life again; a wee-wee was desperately required. I escaped the warm entanglement I was in on the recliner, and fumbled my way onto my feet, and passed into the NWWB (Nocturnal-Wee-Wee Bucket), virtually, without any pain whatsoever? Aha, a good start, I thought! Until the almost scary, monumentally long CM (Cessational Micturitional) dribbling began.

I patiently waited until it was safe to put Little Inchy away.

ACCIFAUXPAS!

As I was fastening up the string on the pyjamas, Neuropathy Pete gave me a shaking; at the most inopportune time - and Little Inchies fungal lesion was tugged on - and the bleeding began! Argh!

To the wet room, cleaned up, and (shuddering at the memory) applied the Daktacort Cream® to the lesion.

This allowed me to try out one of the new cheaper PPs.

A gungy colour, and slightly bigger than the Tena brand ones. But they are comfortable enough at the moment... I'll see if they drop or droop later on. Haha!

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YABBERDABADOO!

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Porcelain Throne

A rough one this time! Smelly, sticky, gooey, bloody (Fungal lesion & Harold's Haemorrhoids), but at least the steaming, stinking dirty-great dollop evacuated, cleared at the first twist of the flusher. So not a complete disaster.

Checked on the feet. No wonder they were a smidgeon sore.

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To The Kitchenette

Got the mushrooms and potatoes prepared for use later. Did I lose the photo? Yes! Grungleturds!

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Updating Yesterday's Blog

After a three hour stint at it, I felt mentally worn-out, drained. Poor old thing!

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Morning Carer Arrived

A new now to me, her name was Raksen Akter. Distinguished looking young gal, very tall. She got the medications ruled over, and she was soon ready for the off.

I offered her a choice of nibbles in thanks.

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Finally Finished the Blog

Made a brew of Glengettie, has a wee-wee; they were not so persistent this morning. Not up to now anyway.

Checked, then posted the diary off to Blogger, Emailed the link on Gmail, and had a wee-wee. (Big mouth me, Huh!) went on Facebooking, having three wee-wees in the process, uncomfortable ones. 

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Template for Today

Got in a pickle and trying to sort it out, and Sister Jane rang. She's sent me a photo via email; of an old friend from our younger days, Chrissie Wright. She spoke about her, but the brain was struggling a little to grasp the conversation. I'm reasonably sure that she said Chrissie had taken a fall and had to have her hip put back into position... Ooh, that must have been horribly painful for her! I asked Jane to send me her Email address to write to her while she's not feeling very well. Here's the photo.

Here is an old photo I have of Janet, Chrissie and yours truly. Hehe! See? I did use to have hair. Hahaha!

Chrissie hasn't changed all that much. They brought back memories! ♥

Jane and rambled on, and I sent her a photo of the Ben's Black Bean Sauce.

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Well gone Midday Now

So, time to get the ablutions and medicationalisationing sorted out. Off to the wet room, I hobbled. With the thoughts of having to treat the lesion, not making me feel too happy. Haha! Gone like a shot?

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End Car Park Check

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Ablutions Time

Stunning session!

No injuries of any worth, despite:

• Dropping and breaking the nasal spray.
• Falling and trod on and broke the Saccades dropper.
• The shaving, only two dropsies, and one wee nick on the chin. (Don't worry, it's not affected my good looks!)
• Broke the old toothbrush!
• Clouted the elbow once, the shoulder, and pulled my back in the shower. (Sudden loss of balance, but no sooner out of the shower, it dissipated?)
• The new cheap PPs did a good job holding in the blood from the fungal lesion, ace, at that price!

• These PPs are easier to get into as well!

More good than bad by a long-chalk... I must find the time to look up where that saying came from!

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I've Perked Up Now...

I got on with the household duties that I'd naughtily been avoiding.

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Thick Quilt Washed

I've been using the quilt for months as a cover for the computer swivel chair; I decided it needed a good wash...

Whoopsiedangleplop

Well, alright, here comes the truth... I broke off four pieces of Cadbury whole nut chocolate from the fridge, and I took them with a mug of Thompsons Punjana to the computer. After I thought I'd eaten two pieces, I reached for the third... but there were no bits of chocolate on the dish?

Well, I thought, I can't remember eating them? Ten minutes later, I took the mug and washed it; when I returned to the swivel chair... the bits of chocolate were spread and melted all over the heavy quilt - I'd somehow made a right mess of it! I've no idea how I did that! What a plonker! 

I took it off the swivel chair, put it in the kitchen sink to soak for a while, and returned to the front room...

ACCIFAUXPA!

I went into the trousers back pocket, to get the spare pencil, cause it seemed that I'd lost the first? And guess what?

The pencil was in the back pocket along with the spare one... I was losing it now!...

Along with the now moulded together missing lumps of chocolate!!!

Now the blue lounge trousers will also need washing! (Fed-up, now!)

It's going to be a right horrible job getting the trews clean. Some chocolate melted to almost liquid and dried. The others were semi-hard, soft and rock-hard bits on the seat of the trousers and in the pocket... 

What the hell had I been doing to get into this mess? I'm sure as I can be nowadays that I hadn't nodded off... or was I?

Got the Quilt Washed

Then got the quilt in the wet room, draped over the shower chair and sock-glide, turned the heater on full, in a vain hope to get it dried within six months! That's going to b expensive! Yee Gods, it took me over an hour to just get them cleaned, making a mess as I went along that would need cleaning and sorting... Humph!

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Trousers Done Next!

And what another farce this was!

WHOOPSIEDANGEPLOPS!

I broke the waistband button while giving it some while washing them. I got them wrung out as much as I could - but was semi-pleased with the way I spread them out on the hanger to dry above the sink...

WHOOPSIEDANGEPLOPS!

Afterwards, I stood there leaning on my stick, pondering how to tackle the wet floor and whether I should make a brew. And in almost slow motion, the trousers slipped off of the hanger, thus pre-wetting the kitchen floor for me to help with the mopping it?

By now, I'd lost the frustration feeling. And even smiled as the water dribbled down the cupboards onto the floor, no agitation now, just a form of resignation.

I swear I laughed out loud! What else could I do? Cry? Hahaha!

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Kitchen Floor Mopped

I got the trouser rehung, and I cleaned the kitchen floor,

Over an hour - Ten.

Just What I Needed!

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Can't Read My Notes

My scribble is getting worse, I think.

Any idea what the word or words are in the circle, please?

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New Door Chime Fitted!

Yes, really, & it's working!

The instructions were too small to read. However, I bought all my engineering, electrical and mechanical skills to the fore and cunningly mastered setting up the door chime, all on my own, without any help, and did not drop or damage anything in the process either. This should be s Super-Smug-Moment for me, and pride oozing through my blood-clotted veins...

But to be honest, it was easy peasy. No batteries, double-sided pad provided, and setting the sound and volume was just like with the old one that croaked on me. I can't claim anything skill-wise. Shame!

I did get a kick out of it working the first time I tried it, though. I selected the loudest volume and tune I could find. 'Oh, Susanna' reminded me of the 1958 Pete Seegers song (I looked up the name).

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Worra Day Up To Now.

Absolutely an up and down day today. Mistakes, errors, and many erratic mood swings; Worra Day! Good luck, heartwarming chinwags, Accidauxpas, Whoopsiedangleplops, Memory blanks, Fungal lesion agony. 

Anything else to happen? Haha!

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Evening Carer

Who Rang The Door Chime!

It was the caring carer, Kara! 

Got meds sorted and found time for a decent nattering session and laugh! ♥

She liked the new door chime! And, she voluntarily took the waste bags to the chute for me on her way out. ♥

Thanks, Kara!

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Hang on a Minute...

I've not anything to eat!

Off to the kitchen to tend to the well- overcooked mushrooms and potatoes. Started making plans to create a plate of nosh, and...

THE FIRE ALARM SOUNDED

It only went off for about a minute. So I donned my Sherlock Holmesian hat and investigated; through the kitchen window with the Canon camera.

I'm not sure how I managed to take two pictures, but still.

I explained the noise to Teddy and Koala. In case they had woke in a panic. Haha!

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Onto the Balcony

I took a photo of the evening sky (22:38hrs), beautiful, I thought.

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No Nosh Made Yet

I decided, it's been such a  long, busy day of ups and downs, incidents, etcetera, that I'd better get this blog finished off while I'm still awake enough. Made a brew and took it to the computer...

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ACCIFAUXPAS!

I gave myself a decent quality toe-stubbing against the swivel chair leg.

The plates seem to be getting some colour in them tonight? Or was it the camera and or maybe the lighting?

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 Change of Plans Again

I made an order for next week from J Sainsbury's - and came across a section where you can select allow substitutes or not for each item. At last!

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Finished this Blog

Sent it to Blogger. Emailed the link. Went of Facebooking - sent photos of the fire engines to the Winwood Heights site. And sorted out some fodder at long last.

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