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Aug. 13th, 2023 01:36 pmMilo is very disgruntled right now as he was sick in his heated bed so it's having to get washed. Hopefully, it won't take that long to dry or there will be a full-on kitty shunning.
In other news, my MiL came to stay for a week last Sunday and we took her home last night. As it was technically her summer holiday we went out every day, ranging from our local beach and a few hours at lunch with Kayleigh and Bodhi, to trips to Barnard Castle, Blyth, and Seahouses. So, now I'm pretty much hosted out and also needing a day when I can just stay in and do very little.
Not that it hasn't been a good week, all our trips out were lovely, especially to Barnard Castle where a highlight was sitting in the sunshine on the outside tables at an artisan bakery and eating incredible sandwiches the size of your head. I also brought back a giant sourdough loaf which was very tasty. Though the low point of that day was the fact Barnard Castle is an old town on a big bank complete with cobbled paths and getting the wheelchair around on that was hard.
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I'm still getting used to not hearing the sound of my MiL's oxygen generator. It's been very hot and humid so she's needed it on all the time at home -- she uses the portable stuff while out and about -- and it has a very distinctive, whooshing sound.
Yesterday my MiL got to see my nephew for the first time in three years. He lives in a home for autistic youngsters and meets my SiL three times a week, one of his carers taking him to her, then he gets picked up again after the visit. It's all carefully arranged but it's no issue if he sees other people while out and about, so we took my MiL to Costa to meet my nephew and SiL.( cut for length )
One of the books I was sent in the mail survey was Gone by Michael Grant. I started reading it last week and have powered through it, really enjoying it. Got to the end and realised it was the first in a long series. Sadness! Now I'm going to have to actually buy the others. Or else, as James is on half pay right now, find them by other means.
And, hours after starting this email, so much for my plans of sitting and having an easy day. My computer started to turn itself on and off, so I swapped it for my old one which was upstairs. Only for that to turn itself on and off too, along with weird noises. Turns out, the socket in the wall has completely melted where the plug is. I'm so glad that happened when I knew there was an issue and could deal with it.
Right now I'm on the old computer still, which means I've lost all my tabs yet again, and have power via an extension lead which isn't ideal at all. My brother has said he'll come and change the socket tomorrow and as it's a relatively short job should hopefully actually do so. Now I need to remember where everything is on this desktop. It was mine and I used it for years, but of course, I've forgotten everything.
In other news, my MiL came to stay for a week last Sunday and we took her home last night. As it was technically her summer holiday we went out every day, ranging from our local beach and a few hours at lunch with Kayleigh and Bodhi, to trips to Barnard Castle, Blyth, and Seahouses. So, now I'm pretty much hosted out and also needing a day when I can just stay in and do very little.
Not that it hasn't been a good week, all our trips out were lovely, especially to Barnard Castle where a highlight was sitting in the sunshine on the outside tables at an artisan bakery and eating incredible sandwiches the size of your head. I also brought back a giant sourdough loaf which was very tasty. Though the low point of that day was the fact Barnard Castle is an old town on a big bank complete with cobbled paths and getting the wheelchair around on that was hard.
( two photos )I'm still getting used to not hearing the sound of my MiL's oxygen generator. It's been very hot and humid so she's needed it on all the time at home -- she uses the portable stuff while out and about -- and it has a very distinctive, whooshing sound.
Yesterday my MiL got to see my nephew for the first time in three years. He lives in a home for autistic youngsters and meets my SiL three times a week, one of his carers taking him to her, then he gets picked up again after the visit. It's all carefully arranged but it's no issue if he sees other people while out and about, so we took my MiL to Costa to meet my nephew and SiL.
( cut for length )One of the books I was sent in the mail survey was Gone by Michael Grant. I started reading it last week and have powered through it, really enjoying it. Got to the end and realised it was the first in a long series. Sadness! Now I'm going to have to actually buy the others. Or else, as James is on half pay right now, find them by other means.
And, hours after starting this email, so much for my plans of sitting and having an easy day. My computer started to turn itself on and off, so I swapped it for my old one which was upstairs. Only for that to turn itself on and off too, along with weird noises. Turns out, the socket in the wall has completely melted where the plug is. I'm so glad that happened when I knew there was an issue and could deal with it.
Right now I'm on the old computer still, which means I've lost all my tabs yet again, and have power via an extension lead which isn't ideal at all. My brother has said he'll come and change the socket tomorrow and as it's a relatively short job should hopefully actually do so. Now I need to remember where everything is on this desktop. It was mine and I used it for years, but of course, I've forgotten everything.
