29th Feb M. New years day. Or something like this.
I've helped Vad with her pills. Had my breakfast and done the two crosswords. Also put out waste paper and started the washing machine. Mus get Vad up soon.
Vad is fed and the washing hung out.
That done and the shopping list organised - I drive to Mid Valley shopping centre. Weather not too bad. And round Woolworths I trot. Me and my trolley.
I was going to buy a cream cake but alas there was none. Still I got most of what I wanted or needed.
And coughed up $82.
Next to the baker for bread and current buns.
Home I drive. Unload till my quads ache.
Have a sit down (eases the quads - a good thing) and then make coffee for us both.
I do some tidying up and help Vad with her pills. After which I elect to have a ( well earned)
nap.
I then put together lunch. Vad wants a ham and pickles sandwich and for me -I have a micro chicken mustard thing. Next Vad has a crème thing and I have ice cream and banana.
Time for me to do some vacuuming after I wash up. And I do. Mostly hunting cobwebs and the like.
It is warming up; -there is even a little blue in the sky.
Of course we get a phone call (about 3PM) saying do we want solar panels? - NO!
There is a small yellow chested humming bird feeding just outside this window.
We both have retired for a lie down in the cool room. Later we have tea/ spit .
Then Vad is going to have a showewr and wash her hair.
I deal with the mulch bin up the back.
And -Lo!- there is grey cat watching me from a bush. So I get out cat mince and Whiskas and put them out for him. He promptly tucks in.
I must bring in the washing later. The sun is bright and warm - right now..
Neither of us felt like a cooked dinner. So , in the end, we had prawn (tinned) sandwiches.
Then we watch 'Egg heads'.
Going to be hot tomorrow they say.
28th Feb Sn. About half six am I drive through the dark to the newsagent.
Halfway there I see two shadows on the road and come to a halt. Just as well. It was the crew of a street sweeper . Why they stood in the road I know not. No Hi Vis vest stuff either. Anyway I got Vad's magazine and the Age newspaper and back home I go.
I start on the Age crossword. Vad will get her copy later.
As it turns out Vad finished her copy of the crossword. Both of us had lots of erasures and re writing.
Vad wasn't keen on lunch. So I had thick soup to which I had added a can of baked beans. Fundamentalist food.
Later Vad had a banana and custard etc.
Pleasantly sunny outside. I had a little wander round and then washed up. My legs are not too bad.
Sounds like we might be getting an election soon. hey ho.
Vad has gone for a nap. I'm watching some Tchaikovsky videos and then I will do the sink. It is slow in emptying And has done this before. So I give it a go with the Drano and see how it goes.
Dinner was fish , 'chips', salad. And very nice too.
We watch 'Would you lie to me'. Etc.
I try out a new set of weight combinations. For no special reason.
Halfway there I see two shadows on the road and come to a halt. Just as well. It was the crew of a street sweeper . Why they stood in the road I know not. No Hi Vis vest stuff either. Anyway I got Vad's magazine and the Age newspaper and back home I go.
I start on the Age crossword. Vad will get her copy later.
As it turns out Vad finished her copy of the crossword. Both of us had lots of erasures and re writing.
Vad wasn't keen on lunch. So I had thick soup to which I had added a can of baked beans. Fundamentalist food.
Later Vad had a banana and custard etc.
Pleasantly sunny outside. I had a little wander round and then washed up. My legs are not too bad.
Sounds like we might be getting an election soon. hey ho.
Vad has gone for a nap. I'm watching some Tchaikovsky videos and then I will do the sink. It is slow in emptying And has done this before. So I give it a go with the Drano and see how it goes.
Dinner was fish , 'chips', salad. And very nice too.
We watch 'Would you lie to me'. Etc.
I try out a new set of weight combinations. For no special reason.
27th Feb S. I managed the 20s with both 5Kg dumbbells after breakfast. Though my right wrist was a bit sore.
It is library day today. So I am there smartly at 9AM. Hand in old books. Get out new books (5 in all) and home I go. Very organised.
And that is that. So I play on my computer till coffee time.
Lunch was tomatoes on toast for me plus more toast. Vad had a fancy sandwich.
Now she is watching 'Inspector Linley' on TV while I wash up.
The sun has come out. And I am pleasantly idling Shame on me but ok otherwise.
I do do some mild weights
Suddenly about half five Vad is struck with severe upper abdominal pain.
It takes pain killers, antacids, heated wheat bags and milk to quieten it. By about 6PM it is abating.
She had this similar last December. It settled a this one has.
Oddly enough I had a little colic too.
Dinner for Vad - was nil and I had very thick soup.
We watch 'Homes under the hammer'.
Vad belches a great deal. But no pain. Which is good.
It is library day today. So I am there smartly at 9AM. Hand in old books. Get out new books (5 in all) and home I go. Very organised.
And that is that. So I play on my computer till coffee time.
Lunch was tomatoes on toast for me plus more toast. Vad had a fancy sandwich.
Now she is watching 'Inspector Linley' on TV while I wash up.
The sun has come out. And I am pleasantly idling Shame on me but ok otherwise.
I do do some mild weights
Suddenly about half five Vad is struck with severe upper abdominal pain.
It takes pain killers, antacids, heated wheat bags and milk to quieten it. By about 6PM it is abating.
She had this similar last December. It settled a this one has.
Oddly enough I had a little colic too.
Dinner for Vad - was nil and I had very thick soup.
We watch 'Homes under the hammer'.
Vad belches a great deal. But no pain. Which is good.
26th Feb F. Will it rain nor not? anyway I got the washing machine going about 6:50AM. Then had my coffee and toast.
After Vad is up and I've got the washing hung out on the Hill's hoist to dry - we arrange for the shopping.- a list for the chemist, butcher and Woolworths.
And away I go. All runs fairly smoothly. Except in Woolworths , when a carton of milk fell from the shelf and exploded near me. Luckily someone sorted this out.
Home to unload and store the vitals. Then have coffee
Vad is going to a friends birthday thing at lunch time. So I have a short nap.
Then I drive her to the 'Italian club'. As always parking is tricky and as always Vad makes light of it.
Home i go the low traffic way. For lunch I have a bacon sandwich and a sausage. Not got the energy for cooking.
Outside it is rather overcast. I put out old bread in the back garden for the passing birds.
It seems that Australia is going to spend real money on 'defence '.
But more likely to fulfill a supportive role when China and the USA start eyeing each other.
I picked up Vad from her coterie of ancient females
(it was the birthday of one of then =aged 90) at the Italian Australian club. I can just remember when it opened. There were a lot of Italians about here back then.
Home we drive. Having to do 40Kph to protect non visible children.
Vad has a nap and I nave a shower. And bring in the dried washing.
Very grey overhead. Then we both have coffee and a small custard tart.
Now Vad is sorting out the sausages (21 thin beef) that I bought this morning.
I did this and that .
dinner was good - schnitzel, tatoes, peas and gravy. Yum!
After Vad is up and I've got the washing hung out on the Hill's hoist to dry - we arrange for the shopping.- a list for the chemist, butcher and Woolworths.
And away I go. All runs fairly smoothly. Except in Woolworths , when a carton of milk fell from the shelf and exploded near me. Luckily someone sorted this out.
Home to unload and store the vitals. Then have coffee
Vad is going to a friends birthday thing at lunch time. So I have a short nap.
Then I drive her to the 'Italian club'. As always parking is tricky and as always Vad makes light of it.
Home i go the low traffic way. For lunch I have a bacon sandwich and a sausage. Not got the energy for cooking.
Outside it is rather overcast. I put out old bread in the back garden for the passing birds.
It seems that Australia is going to spend real money on 'defence '.
But more likely to fulfill a supportive role when China and the USA start eyeing each other.
I picked up Vad from her coterie of ancient females
(it was the birthday of one of then =aged 90) at the Italian Australian club. I can just remember when it opened. There were a lot of Italians about here back then.
Home we drive. Having to do 40Kph to protect non visible children.
Vad has a nap and I nave a shower. And bring in the dried washing.
Very grey overhead. Then we both have coffee and a small custard tart.
Now Vad is sorting out the sausages (21 thin beef) that I bought this morning.
I did this and that .
dinner was good - schnitzel, tatoes, peas and gravy. Yum!
25th Feb Th, Not a bad night for sleeping - by my standards anyway. . So I am up abut 5:30AM as often.
Wash, shave, clean teeth, copy crosswords. Do mine. Vad will do her crossword later.
Have my breakfast. toast with blue cheese plus coffee.
Got to sort out Vad's Term deposit turnover today. The Commonwealth bank opens about half nine.
So I get to the parking arra and then walk to the bank. Quite a way by my legs count. And when I get there there is a queue of 20+!!
Just as i was wondering what to do - a young woman from the bank comes over and helps me.
Now I'm still standing but things are getting done.
Eventually i find a chair to sit on as my legs ache a lot.
She sorts things out - give me the interest in cash as Vad said. I thank her and slowly walk back to the ca. And home I go. Glad to get inside and sit down.
Eventually we have coffee and toast.
Today I weight 92.8Kg.
I do this and that. But best of all -I have a good nap. Always (or nearly always) a magic effect.
I had a micro meal 'chicken Kiev' for lunch. Passable for that sort of food.
Vad had ham , cheese and pickles on toast. which I put together.
It is warming up outside and inside. Vad says to put the cool on. Which , eventually, I do.
I thought it would rain today. well it did briefly early on. So i postponed doing the washing. Maybe not a good idea.
It is strange how - all of a sudden- you can feel the need for sleep. Often at an inconvenient time.
My left ring finger is not so painful but still a bit swollen and - for the first time - a bit bent. It doesn't lie alongside the finger next to it. Hey ho.
Dinner was sausages ,tatoes, broccoli and gravy.
Now Vad is watching 'Egg Heads'. And I have just finished washing up. Exploitation.
Wash, shave, clean teeth, copy crosswords. Do mine. Vad will do her crossword later.
Have my breakfast. toast with blue cheese plus coffee.
Got to sort out Vad's Term deposit turnover today. The Commonwealth bank opens about half nine.
So I get to the parking arra and then walk to the bank. Quite a way by my legs count. And when I get there there is a queue of 20+!!
Just as i was wondering what to do - a young woman from the bank comes over and helps me.
Now I'm still standing but things are getting done.
Eventually i find a chair to sit on as my legs ache a lot.
She sorts things out - give me the interest in cash as Vad said. I thank her and slowly walk back to the ca. And home I go. Glad to get inside and sit down.
Eventually we have coffee and toast.
Today I weight 92.8Kg.
I do this and that. But best of all -I have a good nap. Always (or nearly always) a magic effect.
I had a micro meal 'chicken Kiev' for lunch. Passable for that sort of food.
Vad had ham , cheese and pickles on toast. which I put together.
It is warming up outside and inside. Vad says to put the cool on. Which , eventually, I do.
I thought it would rain today. well it did briefly early on. So i postponed doing the washing. Maybe not a good idea.
It is strange how - all of a sudden- you can feel the need for sleep. Often at an inconvenient time.
My left ring finger is not so painful but still a bit swollen and - for the first time - a bit bent. It doesn't lie alongside the finger next to it. Hey ho.
Dinner was sausages ,tatoes, broccoli and gravy.
Now Vad is watching 'Egg Heads'. And I have just finished washing up. Exploitation.
24th Feb W. Slept better than I expected in view of the warmth.
My left ring finger is sore and a bit swollen and blue. Vad says it is arthritis but I think I gave it a wallop yesterday.
Had our breakfasts. and the doves are cooing outside. A rather grey sky but more warmth is predicted. I put the 'cool' on.
As usual 'bush' fires all over the place in Victoria. Houses burnt and the like. .
I did some 20s with the two 5Kg dumbbells. Didn't hurt my hand. This entails 20 each of shoulder presses, row, curls, flyes, triceps and bench presses.
As well I found some chocolate and pinched some of Vad's potato crisps. cough, cough -I'm a bit wheezy. So decide on a nap Well I am 80+ years old.
Vad is watching prerec TV. Sneeze.
Tried the 22Kg dumbbell Managed ten rows each hand -just.
I had cheese on toast for lunch. Vad had a curried egg sandwich (I did the mashing)
Then we both have a frozen thing on a stick.
Brought in both wheelie bins (emptied of course). This does make me wheeze a bit.
We watch 'Egg heads' . They lose! About 16 Grand.
I wash up. In the past I told Vad we should use disposable plates so as to save me washing up.
She say 'No!'. !!
And next we both nap in the 'cool'.
Did more weights using the 12Kg dumbbells.
Went up the back garden to use the mulch bin. Ground is very dry. i put some water on the cacti.
Dinner was tomatoes on toast.
And I wash up as Vad watches some recorded TV program.
My left ring finger is sore and a bit swollen and blue. Vad says it is arthritis but I think I gave it a wallop yesterday.
Had our breakfasts. and the doves are cooing outside. A rather grey sky but more warmth is predicted. I put the 'cool' on.
As usual 'bush' fires all over the place in Victoria. Houses burnt and the like. .
I did some 20s with the two 5Kg dumbbells. Didn't hurt my hand. This entails 20 each of shoulder presses, row, curls, flyes, triceps and bench presses.
As well I found some chocolate and pinched some of Vad's potato crisps. cough, cough -I'm a bit wheezy. So decide on a nap Well I am 80+ years old.
Vad is watching prerec TV. Sneeze.
Tried the 22Kg dumbbell Managed ten rows each hand -just.
I had cheese on toast for lunch. Vad had a curried egg sandwich (I did the mashing)
Then we both have a frozen thing on a stick.
Brought in both wheelie bins (emptied of course). This does make me wheeze a bit.
We watch 'Egg heads' . They lose! About 16 Grand.
I wash up. In the past I told Vad we should use disposable plates so as to save me washing up.
She say 'No!'. !!
And next we both nap in the 'cool'.
Did more weights using the 12Kg dumbbells.
Went up the back garden to use the mulch bin. Ground is very dry. i put some water on the cacti.
Dinner was tomatoes on toast.
And I wash up as Vad watches some recorded TV program.
23rd Feb 2016.
----Well found you again!
This blog abruptly disappeared a while back. And however much I hunted I couldn't ind it. Even when I moved onto Foxfire it took ages. this on my old PC.
Now i'm using this new laptop with new windows 10. Of course no book of instructions came with either of these.
Eventually I got a windows 10 book from 0ur local library. And gradually i'm finding my way about.
So here I go again - more or less (I think and hope)
Going to be a real warm day they say -38C or so.
So ive already done the washing and got it hanging out to dry.
and we both have breakfasted. Got to tidy things up as the home help comes for her fortnightly visit.
I'm rather sore and stiff as I did weights a day or so ago.
The garden is dry -the grass crunches underfoot as I go to the mulch bin up the back.
And put out old bread for the birds.
Vad's back was playing up - sciatica etc - but seems quieter for now.
The home help has done her stuff. Always a cheerful woman. and always ready for a bit of a chat with Vad. We get an hour of her help.
It is warming up. I've just been to look in the letterbox. A gas bill only.
The sky is rather overcast. I'm sure the sky used to be a lot bluer in past years. Especially in the 60s when I first came to Australia.
Vad had a ham and lettuce sandwich for lunch. While I had a largish micro rice meal.
37C outside. And almost inside as well.
A bit early to put out the wheelie bins as they are likely to get blown over.
Nap.
Which is a good idea.
Later I bring in the washin. Then deal with one wheeloe bin. Then we hve tea/ coffee.
Vad is watching prerec 'Egg heads'
I cut up more branches with the big shears and stuff them into the wheelie bin until it is full. then I put it out on the nature strip for tomorrow. and back inside sweating ad lib..
We over did things for sinner. It was a big salad. Lots of prawns and the like.
I needed a lie down afterwards to let my tummy settle down .
Vad watches 'Egg heads;' etc. I just mess around. Still very warm. going to be a warm night.
.
----Well found you again!
This blog abruptly disappeared a while back. And however much I hunted I couldn't ind it. Even when I moved onto Foxfire it took ages. this on my old PC.
Now i'm using this new laptop with new windows 10. Of course no book of instructions came with either of these.
Eventually I got a windows 10 book from 0ur local library. And gradually i'm finding my way about.
So here I go again - more or less (I think and hope)
Going to be a real warm day they say -38C or so.
So ive already done the washing and got it hanging out to dry.
and we both have breakfasted. Got to tidy things up as the home help comes for her fortnightly visit.
I'm rather sore and stiff as I did weights a day or so ago.
The garden is dry -the grass crunches underfoot as I go to the mulch bin up the back.
And put out old bread for the birds.
Vad's back was playing up - sciatica etc - but seems quieter for now.
The home help has done her stuff. Always a cheerful woman. and always ready for a bit of a chat with Vad. We get an hour of her help.
It is warming up. I've just been to look in the letterbox. A gas bill only.
The sky is rather overcast. I'm sure the sky used to be a lot bluer in past years. Especially in the 60s when I first came to Australia.
Vad had a ham and lettuce sandwich for lunch. While I had a largish micro rice meal.
37C outside. And almost inside as well.
A bit early to put out the wheelie bins as they are likely to get blown over.
Nap.
Which is a good idea.
Later I bring in the washin. Then deal with one wheeloe bin. Then we hve tea/ coffee.
Vad is watching prerec 'Egg heads'
I cut up more branches with the big shears and stuff them into the wheelie bin until it is full. then I put it out on the nature strip for tomorrow. and back inside sweating ad lib..
We over did things for sinner. It was a big salad. Lots of prawns and the like.
I needed a lie down afterwards to let my tummy settle down .
Vad watches 'Egg heads;' etc. I just mess around. Still very warm. going to be a warm night.
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