Tuesday 30 June 2015

Medically Busy

So I see the nurse tomorrow who is looking into my eyes etc, see Dr Rice on Friday about my testosterone jabs, and see another nurse next Tuesday who needs to feel my feet etc
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Old Telly

Apropos of nothing, I was looking at Dave telly on my iPad and found the first episode of Red Dwarf X and good lord but a bit......
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Summertime

And it has felt like a summers day today, really warm etc
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No Swimming Tomorrow

And the good news is that I won't have time to go swimming tomorrow, but the bad news is that because I am going too see the diabetic nurse who can look into my eyes etc
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And

And while we were out and about a little warning light came on in the car, Timmy phoned them and the car is booked in for a service on Thursday. That's what the light meant, apparently
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Hectic Morning

Wow, what a hectic morning it has been, unexpectedly. So Stimmy stayed on, we nipped out to the Drs and picked up my 'script for more leggings, walked from there to the chemist, she said "Ah, come back and get these on Thursday", then we nipped to t'hospital and had some blood taken so they can see the results in the clinic next week, then we went to gym and wore myself out doing exercises
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Monday 29 June 2015

Garlic Bread

And I had the first piece out of a packet of garlic bread that I bought this week tonight, and it was.... interesting. It didn't just taste like bread there was definitely some flavour on it, nice flavour
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Off In A Bit

And we are off swimming in a bit.....
And it went OK. Exercising etc, it's done
But I did walk all the way from parking my chair by the wall, I walked all the 8 or 9 full sized steps worth of distance to the edge of the pool by myself, Timmy had gone to get some stuff so I just walked
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Muscle Memory

And just WOW, even tho I am not currently wearing my FES the muscle memory(1) in my right foot is working, it is so impressive
(1) Ed the nurse was in yesterday and he reminded me of this phrase....
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Quiet But Busy

And I had lots on my "to do" list but I have done most already and it's not even 10 yet
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Sunday 28 June 2015

Ooooooh

And after looking myself for a number of hours I asked Ed if mobile phone font differences were possible, he said "No, just resize the page when u r looking at it" and 5 minutes later I had come across the piece of "<head><meta name=" that I needed to add, so from now all my webpages will be mobile phone readable but look exactly the same on a PC
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Dirk

And I have just watched the second episode of Dirk Gently that's been shown so far and VVVVVBG. The third episode will be out at some stage this week and I am looking forward to it already. I haven't felt like this about TV since my accident......
No, according to that Interweb the whole series has been shown, looking for it.....
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Cooking With Ed

So today Ed has decided that we are gonna cook a new dish that I have never tried before. I am marginally nervous but quite excited too, it's a new skill, a new technique, kind of rolling up the peppers.
I have been shopping and the ingredients are in the fridge/cupboard....
Aargh, after napping I can safely say that the recipe has disappeared, looking for a similar, no luck
Well the improvisation is in the oven now, looks a bit lovely
We improvised with our ingredients and this, although you didn't have to skin the peppers etc it was lovely, we only had 1 pepper each so tomorrow....... etc

And Ed was about to cut the peppers to start, I had to say "No, rehabilitation"
chopped them, put most of the cheese mix in with my right hand,
and enjoyed cooking summat different

(Double AARGH) The web page seems to be back now.....(/DA)
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Saturday 27 June 2015

Screenshoting

Of my mobile phone, not my PC
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Out Shopping

So we nipped out to get some toothbrush heads from Wilko and while we were there we found that small tubes of mouthwash which are half the size of bigger tubes (which I normally buy) were ⅓ of the price.
While we were out we thought "May as well" and nipped down to Farm Foods to get some cheapies
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Saturday

Another busy day....... erm...... another day anyway
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Friday 26 June 2015

Micro Shop

And we nipped to Morrison's to buy more salad, just that today. On Monday I will do my weeks shopping there (for the 4 or 5 items that I haven't bought in Aardvark)
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Gym

And I went to gym even tho Sam wasn't working today but chappy did loads of exercises and I even had a go on the bike there, much tighter than the ones outside but I managed
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-ing

And I did the most of my weeks shopping in Aardvark, left 'chair in't car and walked there.
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Eating Cut

And last night at Iechyd Da I had a veggieburger and some potato thingies, cut up into 1/4s and fried. So I was presented with a bowl of these potatoes, all of which needed cutting. I looked at it, thought "....." and then just got stuck in, fork in left hand and knife in the right. I have been able to do this for a while but I am still scarred by not being able to do it for so long..... it is no problem now, I can just do it
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Thursday 25 June 2015

Gym

And me and Timmy went to gym. I got stuck into the 4 lifty exercises that are in the same machine, then did a 20 minute 4km cycle
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Iechyd Da-ing

So we are going off to a folk club (noisy link) tonight......
And a good time was had, it seemed to be a good session, plenty of good tunes etc
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Wednesday 24 June 2015

Smug

As a bug, in a rug
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-ing

Then late on s'afternoon we headed to Aardvark. We bought some goats cheese and some raisins for the recipe I am cooking at the weekend and got some bogroll while we were there and a few bananas to increase my supply 'til Friday when I go and do my weeks shopping.
 (Normal weeks, no goats cheese or raisins etc)
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Deep Sigh

Then we (me&GGtGG) went swimming. Again it got quieter after we were in.
Strange, I was trying to hop from foot to foot, as usual my left foot/ankle worked but the right wouldn't. BUT I realised that didn't need to bunny hop from ankle to ankle, if I bend my knee it is easy, both legs work, hopping from foot to foot
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Chemist

So we nipped to the Drs s'morning, I left my chair in't car and walked in and picked up my script. I then walked to the chemist and was just about to walk down the scary slope when a MOS came out, and told me and another disabled chap who was just getting out of his car (that's why she came out, she saw him and I caught up), she told us no chemist was in operation, there won't be one until tomorrow so we have given her the 'script and need to go back and collect it tomorrow
(GGtGG had gone to the car and got my 'chair out after the Drs, but I hadn't sat in it yet, it was in case I couldn't walk back to the car after chemists)
Then much later (nearly closing time) we went back to the chemist. I left my 'chair in the car and walked in. There was a "Wait 20 minutes" issue so I headed to the back of the chemist and sat down. In 20 minutes I just stood up and got my cream. BUT it occurs to me, just WOW, a while ago I wouldn't have been able to do the sitting down and getting back up, now I don't even think of it, I just do it!!!
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Drunk In My Chair

And I did get drunk(ish) last night but my paranoia has become so intense that at no point did my chair press back onto the new tipper wheels. I have learned how not to fall over.....
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Tuesday 23 June 2015

Learn Every Day

So I said to Alex tonight "The eggs we have for tea have gone out of date, as my nose doesn't work can u smell them and say whether edible?". He said "No, see if they float, if they do they are edible".
Ooh, I didn't know that
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Oops

Then today my phone cover broke in my pocket, so we went back to the O2 shop and asked for a new one. She said 'Receipt?' and I was a bit gobsmackered. I hadn't expected them to replace it for free so I was intending to actually pay for a newbie. So she offered me another one like had broken or another scarier model, which was more expensive but one wants quality
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Out And About

So first thing me and Alex headed into town to buy some birfday cards for 2 relations, he said "Chair?" I said "No" because I thought the cards in Morrison's were next to the door. Instead he drove to Wilko's parked there and bought some tat for himself too. After we had walked almost to the back of the enormous shop and found some cards
Then on the way home he called unannounced into t'gym where I did loads of arm lifting exercises, still with no chair 
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Monday 22 June 2015

And It Occurred To Me....

When coming back out of the swimming pool I flicked myself backwards in the seat. It didn't tip, summat works
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Eventually

Then eventually we are nipping out for a fscking swim in the pool later.
Hooray and other sarcastic comments
And we did it, went into the pool, thought it looked busy, waited while Timmy fetched floats etc then got into an almost empty pool. Dunno if we are notorious or what but as soon as we arrived nearly everyone else left. But I did 2 lengths on my back and 2 lengths in the breast stroke style
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Then

Then I emailed my Drs and ordered another load of rub on my tits cream
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Busyness

Then my busyness continued with GorgeousGreta coming to cut my nails, I had thought she would arrive at the same time as the wheelchair fixer but as he was soooooo early she didn't
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Early Start

And before Timmy even got here for 10am the fixer of chairs had arrived, taken my wheelchair outside and fitted the new don't fall over backwards tools. The ones he came to fit a fortnight ago and didn't have the right nuts for etc. But it is now fixed
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Sunday 21 June 2015

Out

So as we had no shopping today we just went out for a walk around (OK, I was pushed) around Carmarthen and we got an ice cream from the little stall in town
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Saturday 20 June 2015

Fu*k Off Godbotherer

What do you know, you judgemental.....
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Unexpected Shopping

So Ed was working today, he had promised me that he would bring food and cook it tonight but he hadn't so we had to nip to Morrisons and get some, I thought I hay as well shop today instead of tomorrow for next week so did that too
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Twinge

And as I sat down to have my breakfast s'morning I felt a twinge from one of my buttocks, good lord, that's where I had the injection yesterday. The fact that it is so forgettable shows you how healthy/well-injected it was yesterday....
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Friday 19 June 2015

Sneaky Shop

Then s'afternoon we nipped to Farm Foods and got some more frozen food and Ben And Jerry's Ice Cream
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Gymming

And we nipped to gym later and we're nearly alone as at the start of the class there was me and 2 other students and by he end there was me and 3 students. But it went well, I worked hard etc
And Sam commented again about how much slimmer I look now, I said "But my weight is hardly going down", she said "Yes, but the fat is turning into muscle"....
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Hectic Morning

So first thing today we head over to the doctors for my Testosterone jab then over to Aardvark for my shopping, then to gym for the only class I do in the week then back here for lunch
So I went and had my jab s'morning which was more anticipation than pain, but not much, it did hurt but it's done
Then we went off to Aardvark, left my 'chair in the car and did my weeks shopping. AND we had time to come home and put the shopping away before gym, as we weren't too late at the Drs, half an hour wait then 20 mins session
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Thursday 18 June 2015

Gymming

And me and Timmy went to gym s'morning and I did loadsa lifting exercises etc then 20 minutes on the bike. And just wow in lifting exercises, one exercise I used to be just able to do 6 or 9 repeats (in 3 sessions, with a rest between) now I can do 10 each session and my right arm is lifting about as much as my left arm. Improvement
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Wednesday 17 June 2015

Drowning

And we went swimming and I did more exercises and stuff but still managed 4 lengths on my back.
At one point I was stuck, in trouble but GGtGG managed to stop me even getting a mouthful so I shouldn't be too rude/vulgar to him later.
As difficult as that seems......
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Tuesday 16 June 2015

SultrySara

And we are off to do summat with Sara The Physio, dunno what/where we are gonne walk, she is gonna phone me in 10 minutes for a conference/perhaps say "Meet me here".....
And we went off to the National Botanic Gardens. I went there without my wheelchair this time and walked from the parked car, through the entrance and all the way up the hill to the glasshouse. I think if I had had my 'chair about 20 mins before we walked up I would have cried "Enuf" but as I had no 'chair and I wanted to get there I just walked on. Flippin exhausted afterwards but I did it
AND I did mention to Sara how my memory is still getting better and better, it would just have been SexySara last year but....
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Monday 15 June 2015

Back To Normal

Right, the "relaxing" weekend is over, back to struggling on......
So first of all we nipped to Morrisons and bought salad and bread rolls (for lunch) and bugger all else.
Next we are off to drowning/swimming pool....
And we went to the pool, did various stretch your muscles exercises, 2 lengths on my back and 2 lengths in the breast stroke stylee
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Sunday 14 June 2015

Just One Copy

And I posted on Ixion tonight and just received one copy of it, so it wasn't an accident yesterday that it worked
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Cutting

And as Ed is working today too I got a haircut.....
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Another Bothersome Day

And I woke up s'morning convinced that Gorgeous Greta is coming to cut my toenails tomorrow so I'd better go and get sum cash to pay her but on reflection (Looking at my PC) she isn't due to next Monday
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Saturday 13 June 2015

Last Night

I sent this to BT "I receive 2 copies of every mail I post to the list. So if I go into my preferences and tell it NOT to send me a copy of messages, will I still receive the "normal Ixie" post but not a duplicate copy of does that mean that I will never see my own posts to the list?

How do I fix it, please?" but today I just tried it, posted a testy to the list and just received one copy. How long has that been puzzling me.......
Or "bothering me" to be more precise....
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Quiet Saturday

So all day I have been.......
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Friday 12 June 2015

Na'an Bread And Chips

We had the usual "Neil's cooking on Friday" dinner of na'an bread pizza and chips tonight. I think I might be getting even better at making it, it was lovely tonight
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Class Today

So then we headed over gymwards and I had my only class of the week. Good lord, it went well and I am getting stronger every week. In the middle of class Sam said "Getting up and down exercise" and pointed at.... and after doing it I can get back up more easily than getting down so falling over doesn't scare me quite as much now
And we did the standing up from your seat exercise too. First time I held on with my hand to help me stand up, the last 4 I just used my feet to lift me up. Stage by stage I am getting better
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.... Across The Universe (1)

So me and SmallPaul went to Aardvark s'morning, parked across the road and left the wheelchair in the car. Didn't have quite as much to spend this week as we had been away half of last week but my Fridge is full once again
(1) (sings)Aardvarking, across the universe, boldly going forward 'cos I can't find reverse.....(/s)
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Recess

So recessionary Paul is taking a wages cut to come in and work with me today
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Thursday 11 June 2015

Gymming

And I had my first session at gym this week today, it went really well, I am stronger, stamina-ific etc
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Back To Normal

So I woke up in my own bed s'morning, walked into kitchen etc. Back to normal.
Have got hours of work to do on photo's etc but......
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Sunday 7 June 2015

Pooh

And I am sh*tting myself now.....
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Saturday 6 June 2015

Shopping

And we went to that Tesco's place tonight and I bought a toothbrush to take with me to Belfast, not taking the electronic device I use every day here, and a new roll of kitchen roll, not urgent but I needed it and couldn't be bothered adding it to a list for next time we are in Morrison's
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Right Hand Peely

And I used my right hand to peel a carrot that we had for dinner. I peeled some more but I wasn't able to finish owt with my right hand
But I did a whole carrot, from start to finish!!!!
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More Reasons To Shop At....

Then today we did an early shop at Morrisons (noisy link) to get it out of the way b4 going away. The only strange thing was to buy 4 bread rolls (instead of usual 8) and put them straight into the freezer, we will be back late on Wednesday night so as long as I remember to take them out then I will be able to have lunch on Thursday
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Mañana

So tomorrow we are going to Belfast for a few days.....
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Friday 5 June 2015

Going Away in a few days...

And I feel a bit strange as we are flying to Belfast on Sunday night.....
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...ming

Then we nipped to gym for a proper class with that Sam again. It went well, my FES is just working now so....
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Aardvarking

And I got all that was on my list and a small amount of "Next weeks shopping" too, walked from the car, around the kitchen to put it away etc. My FES is fixed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Needing A Pooh

So I got up as usual s'morning, unusually I didn't need a pooh after breakfast, I sat down eating my breakfast, I was ⅓ of the way thru my muesli when suddenly I felt like I do need a pooh after breakfast. My bowels must have been asleep, they have woken up now....
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Thursday 4 June 2015

On My Own Two Feet

And I walked out of front door, down the path, got the now empty food bin and walked around the house and put it away
Walking, on my own two feet
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Were Off

And in a bit I will eat an early lunch then fit my broken FES etc and head off to clinic in Swansea and, hopefully, have it mended in time to go to Belfast on Sunday
And Ed put it on me s'afternoon and it worked straight away. Unlike last 2 times I tried but we will go and complain anyway. It stopped working when I was locking the front door, stayed off the 12 steps to the car and started working as I stepped up into t'car
And it was well worth the visit. He looked at it, changed some settings then changed the bit at the end of the wires, the underfoot sensor, and it works now. He gave us a spare sensor to keep in case but it works now, it was just the sensor, not the actual "box" thingie
It works now!!! 
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Puzzled

And when my alarm clock went off s'morning I looked at my alarm clock as usual and I was really puzzled and confused when it said "8am", I was convinced that I had gone to bed for a nap in the day then woken up, but it was morning so..... no......
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Wednesday 3 June 2015

Loo Roll

Then we headed over to Wilko's and got some loo roll for the staff but they had no printer ink so we had to head to Tesco's again and get some of that there.
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Ho Hum

So "we" went swimming at lunchtime. It wasn't busy but I did have as much fun as usual. However when swimming on my back I can now go much faster for a number of reasons. A) Kicking with my right foot, doing proper up and down movements and B) Using my right hand properly in the fully extended position
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Tuesday 2 June 2015

Out Tonight

So after his paint had dried properly "we" headed out for a walk around Carmarthen. A) Hasn't it changed loads since when my memory was created and B)There was no-one about at such a late time, 8pm!!!
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Then

Then we nipped to gym for a relatively early exercise session because GGtGG has some touching up to do on the paint on the front door and it can't be closed until both coats of paint have dried so we can't go anywhere else today
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That T Place

So s'morning me and GGtGG went to Tescos and bought the only Sweet Potato Oven Chips we can find in Carmarthen. Nothing else, minimum spend in the enormous shop
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AF Tracking

So s'morning I was just playing with my camera (as usual!!) and I discovered it said "AF tracking ^", I thought "WTF?" called Alex, he said "Dunno" so I got on that Interweb and almost immediately found out. So if I switch AF tracking on.... when it next focusses on summat I switch tracking on then it stays in focus even if eg that person moves in frame it will follow them. So I called Alex in to try it, locked on him and held my camera still while he walked backwards and forwards and the "focussing here" bit of graphic followed him backwards and forewards
But just wow generally, cameras are so much more sophisticated and clever than they were 25 years ago when I got my Nikon FE2 SLR
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Monday 1 June 2015

'Wimming

And HOORAH we are going to the 'pool later for a dip
And it wasn't too unpleasant, we aimed for a 1pm start and that seemed like a quiet time
And it felt so grubby today nipping to bed having not had a bath. But having had a shower a couple of hours ago...
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THAT Works

And s'morning I was making a pointless page to retry and make part of a photo clickable which I had tried to do t'other night and it hadn't worked but on the pointless page it did, so hopefully summat has been learned.
Just click on part of a pic....
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