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Sep. 13th, 2019 06:30 pmYesterday we went to Gibside, the National Trust property we like as I can get in a good walk while James uses the trapper scooter. In all the route we take is a few miles through some beautiful forest and mostly pretty deserted. They have a couple of small cafes, and we stopped at the smallest mid-route. I was happily eating my carrot soup when a wasp landed in it, it's a good job I was nearly done as I was most displeased. Then the wasp had the nerve to fly away, land on the cafe window and drag a soup trail up the glass from its stinger as if to demonstrate it had had its stingy little feet in my food.
They also have surplus fruit and veg for the price of a donation, so we picked up apples, raspberries, runner beans and this weird squash that's in the shape of a toilet seat. There were also courgettes available but yeah, no need for them. I had an apple when I got home and it was so beautifully tart. A weird shape which meant unless it was in the wonky range it wouldn't reach a supermarket shelf, but so delicious. If you're interested I posted some photos here on Insta.
When I got home I also got a phone call from the doctors saying the results of my blood tests were in and my calcium levels were too low and had I been taking my tablets. As I have been, and have been since I was prescribed them, I need to go back and have a retest in a fortnight and if it's still low they'll think what to do then. Hopefully, it's just a case of upping the dose on the tablets, because I wouldn't have said I have a particularly calcium limited diet.
Today we've been to see Downton Abbey at the cinema, and it was great. I haven't actually watched any of the tv show -- but suspect that will change now -- so wasn't sure if I'd understand what was going on. But they've obviously kept new people in mind and everything was understandable. What did throw me from the story a little was they used Beamish museum for an outdoor shopping scene so I was watching and thinking, I've been there, looked through those windows, walked into that shop, many many times.
Apparently, it's supposed to be an Indian summer this weekend, which is nice but seems to have blended in with actual summer. So no doubt I'll be out and about enjoying the sunshine. I need to sort out the garden too as its looking a bit straggly. The plants are starting to come to the end, which is a shame, I'll miss walking past the tomatoes and plucking off a cherry tomato and eating it like a sweet.
Maybe at some point, I'll even write a few words of the bodyswap. Stranger things have happened.
They also have surplus fruit and veg for the price of a donation, so we picked up apples, raspberries, runner beans and this weird squash that's in the shape of a toilet seat. There were also courgettes available but yeah, no need for them. I had an apple when I got home and it was so beautifully tart. A weird shape which meant unless it was in the wonky range it wouldn't reach a supermarket shelf, but so delicious. If you're interested I posted some photos here on Insta.
When I got home I also got a phone call from the doctors saying the results of my blood tests were in and my calcium levels were too low and had I been taking my tablets. As I have been, and have been since I was prescribed them, I need to go back and have a retest in a fortnight and if it's still low they'll think what to do then. Hopefully, it's just a case of upping the dose on the tablets, because I wouldn't have said I have a particularly calcium limited diet.
Today we've been to see Downton Abbey at the cinema, and it was great. I haven't actually watched any of the tv show -- but suspect that will change now -- so wasn't sure if I'd understand what was going on. But they've obviously kept new people in mind and everything was understandable. What did throw me from the story a little was they used Beamish museum for an outdoor shopping scene so I was watching and thinking, I've been there, looked through those windows, walked into that shop, many many times.
Apparently, it's supposed to be an Indian summer this weekend, which is nice but seems to have blended in with actual summer. So no doubt I'll be out and about enjoying the sunshine. I need to sort out the garden too as its looking a bit straggly. The plants are starting to come to the end, which is a shame, I'll miss walking past the tomatoes and plucking off a cherry tomato and eating it like a sweet.
Maybe at some point, I'll even write a few words of the bodyswap. Stranger things have happened.
