ageing in the valley

2012-02-23T15:01:00.002-08:00

23rd Feb Th. I weigh 95.2Kg.
After breakfast I do the 12s with the 16Kg dumbbells.
And drive to the baker to get more bread.
The paper and news is full of our beloved leaders fighting each other.
Kevin and Julia .
Vad has palpitations and yes - her pulse s irregular. It apparently came on about 4AM. So to bed . No coffee. No Natrilex. And an hour or so later the pulse is AOK again. But her voice isn’t.
Onto the blogs.
Lunch was a micro for me and Vad had a ham roll. Outside the sun shines and it is getting warm.
Next I get the big wheely bin. Cut up the fallen branch and put the bits in the bin till it is full.
I’m all stiff and sore and sweaty so I have a comfy nap. Not up to more weights.
Dinner was chicken stir fry plus a 2 fer.
We watch Bargain Hunt and ‘Cops‘. Then Vad does a bit of pruning up the back garden and picks a bucket full of apples. I sort of prune a bush overhanging a neighbour while their dog has a go at grabbing my hand. It is only a little dog. Not a chance. As well I wrench out a lot of thistles as directed by Vad.

2012-02-23T15:00:00.000-08:00

22nd Feb W. It is going to be sunny. I can see blue sky.
I did some squats with the two 35Kg dumbbells. Probably not really a good idea.
Later I drive to get petrol ($10 worth) and Vad’s magazine after posting a letter. And on we ( well I) go to the city of Traralgon. And when I get to ‘Office Works’ - it is shut! So I drive around and buy an old computer game at JB electronics.
Lunch was leftover steak and mushroom on toast with chips. Nice and filling. I made a toasted ham roll for Vad.
Later Vad suggested we go for a drive as it is warm and sunny.
So we did.
We drove the familiar martin Borman reserve drive. Always pleasant.
Ther big old oaks were in good leaf. And the grass was green.
We had a short walk about and look at the creek . It was running but not vigorously. As it is summer I expect people are using its water.
Then we had coffee and biscuits. There was a fisherman nearby who caught nothing and blamed it on the farmers. As well there were masses of white butterflies in the paddock nearby. .
We came home the circuitous rural route via Billies Creek.
In all we were out for an hour and a half.
Vad went to bed. After washing up I spent about half an hour mowing the front lawn and some of the back lawn,. Sweaty work.
Dinner was salmon patties, tatoes and broccoli. Nice.
We watch Bargain Hunt , Cops and bits of Mythbusters etc.

2012-02-19T15:41:00.000-08:00

19th Feb Sn. I drove to buy the Age and the Herald. Back home I set about the Age crossword.
I did a couple of squats with the 35Kg dumbbells just to see how my legs felt.
After breakfast I drive to Mid Valley. First to Coles for custard etc. Then Safeways for cut flowers. Cut flowers have been in short supply since just before Xmas.
Then the baker for a lattice cake. Then a fruitless look round Big W and Bunnings.
It is both grey, hot and humid outside . And 22C inside.
Home for tea (me) and Vad had fruit juice and that is all. I had a beef sandwich. Well most of it. As I had a mighty sneeze halfway through - some of the sandwich disappeared.
We have both finished the Age crossword.
Lunch was beans on t6oast with bits of bacon. Vad had chicken soup.
Then Vad’s sister rang (45 minutes by the clock) . so I did the washing up Onto the Net till we had tea / juice.
I did some stepping time on the 6 inch steps.
Next I mowed here and there in the back garden. Although it was a sort of grey the sun was real warm on my arms. So in the end I was all of a sweat. Inside for a lie down in the cool.
I do some weights . 5x 5bench presses with 60Kg barbell plus 3x 10 presses with 50Kg barbell. Enough for the time being.
Dinner was salmon stir fry. Not had this for a while and it 2was a pleasant change.
We watch a program about enormous boatd going into Rotterdam harbour.
Later Vad watches Grand designs.

2012-02-17T21:19:00.000-08:00

17th Feb F. I don’t like the look of the sky but I still got the washing machine going. Then did the crossword and had my breakfast.
Yes - It is now raining.
After Vad was up I drove to the ‘warehouse’ chemist to get assorted pills. My but the Asiatics are efficient and speedy at times.
The weather is now warm , very humid and raining.
We had coffee and I went on the blogs. Later I took a gamble and hung out the first load of washing.
Lunch was a micro bangers and mash while Vad had a toasted chicken and lettuce sandwich.
After we set out for the dentist. I went in first. And was there for 45 minutes or so - and then Vad was the same. We both had inspection , scaling , polishing and bits and pieces. - price $300 between us.
The scaling went on for what seemed an awful long time (Followed by some polishing) . But the dentist was ok - Asiatic female dentists usually are.
Home for coffee and Salada biscuits. Then I catch up with the washing up. And bring in the washing from the line which is almost dry to my surprise. Still a grey humid day.
Dinner was roast chicken and roast potatoes with peas and gravy. Very yummy indeed.
We watch Bargain Hunt and some of Cops. And later a program watches about buying expensive houses in the country UK. I watch some of the invasion of Russia.

2012-02-17T21:18:00.000-08:00

16th Feb Th. I weigh 95.7Kg. Yes I’ve lost 500Gm.
Not that I am trying to lose weight.
I did some bent rows with the 40Kg barbell instead of the 12s.
After breakfast I drove to mid Valley through the drizzle. I have Christmas money that Vad gave me but found nothing to spend it on. Later I did the butcher shopping $58.
Home for coffee and gossip.
Vad has started defrosting the freezer. So I take over somewhat. This usually takes quite a time. Clearing the ice from the nooks and crannies is not easy.
Lunch was a bacon sandwich for me and a piece of pizza for Vad. I think Vad is getting better. Less nausea and less sciatica.
It is really warming up - to 32C outside but a bit cloudy. Lots of white butterflies around.
I finish off he freezer and refill it with everything.
Onto the Net. But it is too hot so I have a lay down in the cool.
Later Vad had fruit juice and I get a cup of tea. For some reason ‘Jeopardy’ is not on today.
I do the 12s ( curls, shoulder presses, bent rows, triceps, flyes and bench presses . 72 reps in all) with 16Kg dumbbells plus abdominal crunches.
And I start madly sneezing and wheezing. Not surprisingly there is rain and thunder and lightning soon after.
Dinner was sausages , broccoli and tatoes. Nice . Not had real tatoes in a while.
We sort f watched Bargain Hunt but there was a lot of electrical interference.
Later we watch bits of Cops and Big Bang. Vad goes to bed early.

2012-02-15T20:32:00.000-08:00

15th Feb W. It is going to be a warm day. 32C they say.
I drive to get Vad’s magazine and on to buy micro meals and maple syrup. This because I got a shock while eating my pancake this morning. As I chewed there was a loud ‘crack’ in my mouth. For a moment or two I thought I had broken filling or teeth or suchlike. But there was nothing. It was chewing the dry granulated brown sugar I had used. Don’t want that again.
Later I drove to buy some maple syrup ( plus microwave meals) to avoids this happening again.
Later I hung out on the line the big (and wet) sheets and the pillow cases that Vad had put through the machine.
After we had coffee I got my face all 30 +ed and mowed the nature strip and front garden. And got all of a sweat. So I had a lay down and shower.
After this I cut my toe nails. Almost as tiring as mowing the front garden. My toes are a very long way from me.
Lunch was a mushroom and chicken micro. Not bad at all. I made Vad a toasted chicken bread roll.
It is now 31C outside.
Onto the Net for a while. :Later I brought in the dried sheets etc and helped Vad put the bed back together again.
Dinner was a delivered pizza ( chicken) which we ate while we watched Bargain Hunt. Followed by Cops and Big Bang ( the driving lesson).
It is 26C outside now and the sky is starting to grey over.