I stopped drinking alcohol 1 year ago today. I loved drinking. I'd loved it for more than 40 years, but there came a time when the enjoyment had gone, and every drink made me feel unwell. Now, I drink copious amounts of coffee and apple juice and worry less. It's been a good year
Well, Sixty!! Today.
Still not sure how I look like I've aged five years in a week, but here we are. Still blessed in so many ways. Here's to a grand day. ❤️🕊☮️
I won't be around much for the next few days. Julie has worsened considerably overnight with a migraine and conjunctivitis.
I hope you have a peaceful day. Take care 🕊☮️
Good evening all. Haven't felt this sick in ages. Tomorrow I'll cancel the stuff we'd arranged for my birthday and I'll be an even grumpier bastard. This evening, we have an Ella Fitzgerald documentary. Thank God for Ella. ❤️🕊☮️
We're just back from the vet.
Evie continues to improve. She was 0.25kg heavier, and her temp was 39.0°. She's now at her pre illness weight, and her temp is 0.6° lower than 2 wks ago. She will stay on steroids at a reduced dose, and we go back in 2 weeks. We're so relieved. 🐈⬛️
Just here to thank everyone for their kind, thoughtful messages. Julie's migraine and conjunctivitis are lingering, and her cold has turned into the flu. On her insistence, we have reverted to lockdown hygiene rules to make sure I stay well. Take care. 🕊☮️
Just been to the library. The lady next to me accused me of stealing her thesaurus. I was astounded, flabbergasted, aghast, appalled, astonished, dismayed.......
#vintage
We're watching Royal Autopsy, a Sky History programme presented by
@theAliceRoberts
. Tonight, they have a prosthetic cadaver and are carrying out an autopsy to discover a cause of death for King Henry IV. The whole series has been strangely engaging and curiously addictive.
Evie was ill again in the early hours. We've just left her at the vets. They'll put her on an IV and do an ultrasound to try to identify what's happening to her. No matter how many pets you have and think you've seen everything, their illnesses still hit like a hammer.
We have a mild, still Sunday. The garden is slowly coming to life. The bluebells are starting to bloom, the birds are entering that fiesty stage of spring, and the bees are stirring.
Does my heart good to see it.
I hope you have a peaceful day.
❤️🕊☮️
We're just back from the vet. Evie has maintained her progress from two weeks ago. Her weight and temperature were the same, and the vet has reduced her steroid
dosage. We go back again in two weeks. 🐈⬛️
Summer in the UK. We now have a beautiful Wednesday afternoon. Two hours ago, we had a hailstorm. It's changeable....
I hope the day treats you well. Take care. ❤️🕊☮️
Evie is home.
We have more drugs than Pablo Escobar, and she is determined not to fall asleep, but I'm sure she will eventually!!
The t shirt is to stop her from licking her stitches. She can escape from a head cone in seconds.
Wish us luck. ❤️🐈⬛️
I'm just back from having my Covid 19 booster. By pure coincidence, my taxi driver turned out to be an expert in vaccines & their many and varied side effects. I'm so tired of ill-informed morons thinking it's their god-given right to lecture us on stuff they know f**k all about.
Not quite sure what's happened to us today. We seem to be having one of those days when nothing is right and no one knows why.
An afternoon in the sun will hopefully get us back on an even keel. 🕊☮️
I've done some proper gardening today. Turned over the soil in the raised bed and then dug in some compost, ready for planting at the weekend. All this while not wearing any socks!! The sun changes people.....😉
It's been quite a day in the Shire.
Queen Camilla has been to
#Shrewsbury
. As befits such a day, we had biblical weather with bright sun, thunder, and a hailstorm. March is not going out like a lamb. In other news, Julie is still full of a cold. I'm in charge.....for now. 🕊☮️
We're back from the vet and finally have a definitive diagnosis.
After ruling out a list of problems, we now know Evie has ulcerative ileitis. A few strict dietary changes, and she'll be fine. The little one is glad to be home and is thankfully much brighter and noisier. ❤️🐈⬛️
The RNC is over. It ended with JD Vance's tale of his deranged gun toting grandma. Hulk Hogan struggling to rip his t shirt, and Trump rambling on about the late great Hannibal Lecter. This insanity cannot and must not win. It has to be beaten. Vote:
#BidenHarrisToSaveDemocracy
#NewProfilePic
This is what happens when you get up at 10 am and try to take your good morning picture without your glasses. The hair is shocking, but I like the light.
Good morning.
We have a picture perfect start to the weekend.
I've woken up with a streaming cold. Better this weekend than next, but I'm still verging on severely pissed off.
I hope you have a peaceful weekend. Take care. 🕊☮️
I've just done our meal plan for next week. It's a throwback to the first lockdown, and I've kept doing it ever since. Weirdly, I still find it quite comforting, sitting here on Sunday knowing what I'm cooking on Thursday. Does anyone else have time for this nonsense?
The peonies are close to full bloom. We've watched them for weeks, anticipating their full beauty. They're so fragile, and now we have a weather forecast of rain for the next 10 hours. Nature is hard.....
Good morning. I hope you're well.
#StormGerrit
has settled on us. It has rained solidly since 11 pm last night and is forecast to carry on until 2 pm this afternoon.
A good day for old films, regular naps, and eating our way through the Christmas supplies. 🕊☮️
We're just back from the vet. It was a difficult visit. The waiting room was full of big, hyper, noisy dogs. Consequently, Evie was stressed, and her temp & pulse rate higher. We have agreed to continue with the steroids, and we'll go back in 2 weeks. A quiet afternoon beckons.
Good evening all. I don't know if it's my weakened state, but I'm finding the number of birthday greetings and best wishes quite overwhelming. Thank you to everyone who has taken the trouble. I will try to reply to all of the messages tomorrow. Again, thank you!! ❤️🕊☮️
Well, Sixty!! Today.
Still not sure how I look like I've aged five years in a week, but here we are. Still blessed in so many ways. Here's to a grand day. ❤️🕊☮️
Good afternoon, all.
It's a slow day in the Shire. We've put everything back into the loft. I'm now on 11 consecutive days without socks, and it's
#Internationblackcatday
.
Yes, it's really quite slow. I hope you have a grand weekend. ❤️🕊☮️
We're just back from the vet.
Thankfully, it was quieter than last time. Everything appears to be going well - her weight is steady, and her temperature 39.5°. This is a little high, but it seems to be normal for Evie. We are reducing her daily steroid dose and go back in 2 weeks
Good morning.
The prospect of Friday the 13th seems like a raindrop in the ocean compared to this weeks atrocities.
I hope we all find some peace.
❤️🕊☮️
We've just had a call from the vet. Evie is awake and in recovery. She is on antibiotics and will stay where she is for another night. We'll have the biopsy result in a few days, and she should be home tomorrow. The house ain't the same without her. 🐈⬛️
Goodnight all.
A sad day today. We had a call this afternoon to say an old friend and colleague had passed away at the weekend. I'll see you tomorrow. 🕊
Good morning.
Thankfully, the booster aches and pains have gone, and although the gout is still ridiculously painful, my spirits have been lifted by a beautifully sunny Friday. Have a peaceful day. Take care ❤️🕊☮️
Good evening all.
It's been an awful start to the New Year. But, as they say, what doesn't kill you....... So we move on. I hope I find you relatively happy and in good health. 🕊☮️
We're just back from the vet. After 5 months, I think we're nearing the end of our regular visits. Evie's temperature is steady at 39.2° and she has put on some weight at 4.75kg. We'll keep her on a small dose of steroids and go back in a months time for a weight check.
❤️🐈⬛️
Good morning. Google photos made this yesterday. It's almost impossible to articulate quite how much this wilful, maddening, but beautiful little cat means to us.
❤️🐈⬛️
#CatsOnX
#CatsOfTwitter
#CatsOfX
#Caturday
Kevin Sinfield is the very best of us. His devotion to his mate, Rob Burrow, and his determination to raise funds for and awareness of MND is awe-inspiring. Please donate anything you can.
#7in7in7
@mndassoc
We are governed by people who see the world as a balance sheet, where everything should be exploited for financial gain. They will never understand our outrage at their corruption.
#ToryCorruption
#eattherich
Today is Julie's birthday, which usually means 17 May has horizontal rain and gale force winds. Today, however, is bucking that trend with the sun trying to break through. Have a good day. We'll see you again tomorrow.
❤️🕊☮️
Good morning, all.
1st of September, and it looks and feels like autumn. Its Halloween in the shops and a local restaurant has sent us their Christmas menu.
Have a grand day.....❤️🕊🎃🎄
Good morning.
We've reached the end of a disheartening and sometimes baffling week.
I'm grateful for the solace of a small garden and a bright sun.
Have a peaceful day. ❤️🕊☮️
Kevin Sinfield is running marathon number 5 today, in Dublin.
He's a champion and it's a wonderful cause.
Again, if you can, please donate as much as you can afford.
#7in7in7
@mndassoc