Uber-pizza

OK, so this week instead of buying a Morrison's na'an bread, as it has got smaller and smaller week after week, I bought some other brand of na'an bread, still from Morrison's but not theirs. It was much bigger than the usual ones so we couldn't fit 2 together on the big oven tray but I managed to fit 3 trays in the 2 shelves of the oven. And it was fecking rather nice, nicer than usual. But difficult to cook, lift it all out afterwards and wash it all up. But I managed

Hip Hip Hoo-Fscking-Ray

So it's the only day of the week where I go to a class at gym, so it's the Stroke Class with a very desirable teaching person

And today, for the first time ever, I was doing the step up and back down exercise without holding on with my hand. The first time I have been so balanced

Get Lost

So s'morning we don't have to pick up Organic Veg at Caffi Iechyd Da as they are closed for a week but today it will be at The Warren which I have been to before even if I can't remember exactly where it is

But having just Google Mapped to show u the links here I can now recall

Well we popped in and got the veg. Then we popped to Morrison's to get the rest. Then we popped to the Post Office Sorting Center and picked up the parcel that I was out yesterday when they delivered it and I had to sign for it. Then we went to the gym where I did 3km rowing faster than last week. MUCH faster, like 3 minutes or summat

Then we came home and I had some lunch

Cheap Shopping

Then we popped out later and stocked up in Farmfood's, really cheap food, my freezer was looking a bit empty

Après Stress

So after such a stressful morning and hoping to hell that I bought the right oven for my kitchen I had an early lunch as I am going to Aqua fscking Aerobics s'afternoon.

Oh what fun, can't I say "I am too stressed to go"

Well that was fun. A decent workout was had and I actually managed to do the holding on to the wall with both hands and kicking thingy by holding on with one hand and propping myself with my right hand for the first time ever

What A Morning

Well, I seem to have bought a new cooker/oven type thing. Lawks and lordy.

They will deliver it next Wednesday and fit it (for an extra £90 but they need to). They were offering to take it away for more cash but I said "Naah" as GGtGG was volunteering to take it away

Out

And then we are going back to The Men's Club at Ferryside. It was OK last week, lets see what I can do this week

Change Of Plan.

So I was cooking tonight I opened the oven and it all got a bit tricky. So I don't think I am in the mood for being sociable

Oh What Fun We Had

So here I am going mad on the scary bike machine, another eight and a half kilometers to go.....

And I sedded after 7km that was enough, I wanted to call it a day and scary chap went "No, they don't pay me to let you skive" so 1km to go ATM

Trip Out

So we went out to re-familiarize myself with the route to Mynydd Cerrig (Where I used to live) which we found, but the road there was closed so we had to take a long way round there and back. So I did recognize Mynydd Cerrig but didn't recognize the way there or the way home. Which was kind of why we took the trip

Yesterday

And while we were out last night a strange woman came up and talked to me. She remembered me from being in the hospital years ago, her sister was in the same ward. She did say how good it was to see me walking about, back when I was in hospital most folk didn't even think I would survive.

How have I proved them all wrong

Headway-ing

So we are off to Headway at lunchtime today...... not swimming in the pool

And it was a bit odd today. We didn't do any "Playing games" just sat and chatted to one of the founders of the club for a couple of hours

I Want One Like This

Oh please, I do

From The Guardian tonight

Getting Dark

And it seems to have been getting dark a lot earlier than it was yesterday for weeks IYSWIM

Walkies

So we went out s'morning to get more coffee for staff etc. We parked up opposite Aardvark and walked from there up past Debenham's to the top of the shopping center, back down and back out then back past the car to Wilkos to fetch some cleaning products etc (redun map picture, again!!)

New Job For RoyGBiv

Ohhhh, I was a bit impressed with how he did s'morning so he may have a new job, cleaning the windows

Visitor

And that Toby chap is coming from England to see me and his mum today

He rode down on his motorcycle.....

Just lordy. First of all Toby was late because he had "dropped" his bike. Aargh, crashed? Fell off? Aargh, they are so scary and dangerous..... No, he had been standing next to his bike, parking it at Julia's and had literally dropped it. Apparently he has never fallen off so .......

Anyway we popped to the pub in the evening and Toby bought me some pints, he has a job now, he is a grownup

AND my staff were talking to each other s'morning and commented on how the
conversation with Toby just went. There was no awkwardness, no 'what shall I
say', it just went. Which is well different than "last year"

No Longer Scary

And by now I am better enough after my fall (over a month ago) that I am no longer scared of going to Sam's Stroke Class @ gym which I will be at 2pm today

AND I noticed yesterday (it was the first time I have consciously noticed) that my coccyx is no longer hurting. Phew etc

[sigh]

Lordy yes I am as functioning as I was before my accident, in some ways better but that's just progress. But again when we were standing still and doing various exercises I just ditched my walking stick to the floor and tried all the exercises unsupported

Confused

And I got a bit confused trying to sort out my bookmarks etc as t'other day I stopped using Google Chrome as my web browser and got onto a not spying on me one, but I had to cry "Timmy" and he came and told me what to do to sort it out

Walkies

More Evidence of how much better I am after I recovered from my fall

Usual Thursday.....

So we have the usual Thursday Morning on, to Caffi Iechyd Da to pick up my organic veg, then to MoreReasonsToShopAt.... then me pop to gym and do sum exercises.

Then we have lunch and catch my breath.....

And I have got to say "Missing you next week already" to Caffi.....

Well Timmy had to run down to get the veg while I was sat in the car in the middle of King St as there were no parking spaces and no one coming down the street behind us. So he did say "Missing you next week" from me. Then we popped to Morrisons and did the rest of my weeks shopping. SO after putting veg away etc we popped to gym where I did my 3km cycle quicker than last week etc

Then we came back and ate a marginally late lunch 

What Fun.....

And we are off to the Aqua Aerobics session today.......

(sigh)

And as we didn't queue up to see the attendant on the way in, just did the waving card at the machine, the machine didn't say "No aqua aerobics today", we didn't find out until after we were changed and heading for the pool. So we had a swim anyway but it wasn't the same

Off Out Tonight

Then after dinner tonight we are heading to Ferryside to try and find the Men's Shed which is some kind of doing stuff together club. Dunno what to expect, wait and see.....

Well. that was good. Everyone was quite talented but friendly, chattable which was nice. So I spent an hour going "I can't...." but then I got stuck into cleaning off a 1940's machine which is now a lot more useable

AND I spent two and a half hours standing on my own two feet!!!

Ride A Bike

So I am in gym riding a bike ATM. See if I can do all the Km it sez on my diary

Well that was hard work. But I did it. Thought "Lordy, I am so knackered I will stop at 5Km". Reached 5 and just pushed on, until I made it to 10Km

A Misty Morning

Hooray....

And I am off to the swimming pool today, there's nowt on to distract me. And I am going with my PT Professional Swimming Instructor, Mark.

Just sing HOORAY, I am looking forward it so much (he said sarcastically)....

And "Oh what fun we had....." redone link now

Pubwards

So we went to the pub tonight and I didn't have any spirits

Fark

Someone* didn't study Latin at school but they still knew this

Dunno what to say......

* Roger Collier

Listen

So you should listen to some poems from the PunkPoet


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COP

Aargh, I have just received an email from that Stu-rit saying he usually goes to Men's Shed on Tuesday evening, which would suit me more than today so I suspect a change of plan has occurred

Tomorrow Morning

So.... perhaps..... but what to do when I am there?

Isn't She Lovely......

So we headed for one of Sams Stroke classes and just "ooooh" I am getting better in so many ways now. For a start I seem to have fully recovered from my drunk fall a month ago. For a second during the class when we were doing various 'stand on one foot' type of exercises I left my walky stick lying on the floor next to me and I was able to do all the exercises (loads, about 15 minutes worth) by standing and lifting both legs in turn etc.

Kindling

And I have just finished the second Terry Pratchett novel in the series and what can I say. Yes, it was a good, interesting read but being able to read books again fills me with joy. For so many years I couldn't.....

Raining Again

But I can't take a good photo that will catch the visible raindrops

Friday Morning

Oh dear. So we are off to Sam's Stroke class @ gym today.

Sigh

Thursday Lunchtime

Then we headed over to the gym and I did a faster 3km cycle than last week

Thursday Morning

So s'morning we have to pop to Iechyd Da to fetch the organic veg delivery and then to MoreReasonsToShopAt.... to do the rest of the weeks shopping

Lovely Day...

So an hour before we are out to shops etc this weather is doing the "showers and sun" thing to the extent that it is really showering ATM.....

And the bin men came and left my food waste bin outside the front door, I popped out to put it away and it had stopped raining. It has started again now.......

And sunny a couple of hours later

This Weekend?

So I might try this this weekend. As Stuart sez he goes, just turn up and see what you make of it......

Clarkin' Bell

Fark.

from Da Gruniad

Sitting On It

And today I popped out to my front garden and sat on the bench reading my Kindle for a bit. It was the first time since I landed on my coccyx 4 weeks ago that I have sat there without a cushion protecting my a*s, and it was fine, it didn't hurt my bum as much as making me stand back up immediately like it did the last time I tried

Ooh

Then after lunch we headed to Aqua Aerobics and I have got to say a bit of "Wow". Because I used to have to hold on to do the balancing on your right foot exercises but today I was just standing in the middle and I was able to do all the balance exercises

Out

So s'morning we had to pop out to the Pond St clinic where she just checked that my feet were OK and trimmed the nails while she was at it. Because I knew she was doing this I had no FES fitted, I just walked like a proper person.

Then, afterwards, we had to pop to the Drs to pick up my 'script, still just walking unaided. I was a bit impressed with how well I managed, I had to walk slower and with more attention but I managed

Mixture Of Weather

So 10 minutes ago it was raining heavily but now it is sunny under a 50% blue sky

Out

So today first of all we need to pop into town

Headway-ing

So here I am sitting in a Headway meeting in Swansea playing number games. Which I won the first one of and came well last in the last game

Better @ Walking

So last night I hadn't had a drink so I felt brave enough to walk from my bed to the loo (and back) without my walking stick.

Laugh

Snigger

Jump Break?

Does it wurk like this?

We Can But Hope....

Can we?

I AM Getting Better

And 4 weeks since my falling over drunk disaster I can finally walk on both feet with no stick again.

Finally!!!

Reaching my fridge from the table, a brief walk, but without my 'stick

Whoops

Oh dear...

What's For Dinner

So Roy commented that I was cooking while he arrived s'morning, but it was worth it. I switched the pan back off at lunchtime and back on when I put the spuds to bake to accompany it tonight and it was lovely. I think that A) My sense of taste might be getting slightly better and B) My cooking skills are definitely improving, so the veggie nonsense that I cooked was f-ing lovely. Tomorrow we will have that with pasta for tea as Roy is here tomorrow too

And he liked it too, complimented me on it as he finished

😼 

YES, mended

And last night I cooked na'an bread pizza and chips for dinner. I had to open another drawer in the freezer to take out the chips and it worked!! The freezer drawer is fixed!!

Went Out Last Night

So me&Mark went to my local last night. It was the first drink I have had there since my disaster a number of weeks ago (When Mark had to pick me up off the floor). I knew I wasn't going to finish off on spirits last night but I was still nervous.

No nervousness was needed, it all went according to plan

Subtle Ways

For a start in the bath I put liquid soap substitute on my right hand in order to scrub my left armpit. I used to have to do it quickly and carefully, and not put too much soap creme on as it would run off, I couldn't get that hand into the correct position. Used to, I can now

And today I used a tin of plum tomatoes, crushed up the can before disposing of it. And it was the first time since my accident where I used my right foot to crush it down

Pubwards

So me and MM went to my local pub tonight. It was fine, some beer, no spirits, no falling over afterwards etc, it was just proper

Back To Her Class

So after an early lunch today we are off back to Sam's STROKE class. Again I am still so much better than last week so hopefully I am back to my routine of making myself better....

Popped Out

Then we popped out later today to the mobility shop by the railway station to pick up new ends for my cane. I already had 4 ends, but they were cream, not black like the "new" cane

Thursday

So first thing today first of all was popping to Iechyd Da to pick up my delivery of organic veg, then we popped to MoreReasonsToShopAt..... and got the rest of my weeks food. (Mainly na'an bread and milk)

So then we popped to gym, did 3km of cycling which did hurt my coccyx some but not as much as last time.

Is She Back?

So we will head to the 'wimming pool at 2 o'clock and see if she is back, Aqua Aerobics again now the kids are back to school

And yes she was back. I had as much fun as ever but it is a bit strange, how different are my capabilities than they were 6 weeks ago?

Still Getting Better

Lordy, I am still improving. Whereas last week I was stuck to my walking stick, today.......

Missing Her Already

So today I had the last physio session for 3 months. As I am getting so much better.......

(Missing You Already was written on the envelope of the card I gave her to just say ta for helping me so much. Written with my right hand!!)

Still Dead Pleased

And I am still outrageously pleased at being able to do summat obscure on my website

I feel so clever......

Nipped Out

Then we nipped out after tea to Farmfoods to buy more Garlic Bread&Cheese and more Chocolate Ice Creams just cos......

Gymtastic

So as it is the last day of the school holidays today we didn't take trunx to the gym but as we entered there was no-one in the swimming pool..... Anyway we popped upstairs and did loadsa machines, various exercises, both leg and arm then last of all he said "Want this or this?" so I tried the walking upstairs machine and it was actually OK, I did 5 minutes

Wow

Lordy, so I put up a webpage and next to the link there was a link to a mobile phone version (As it couldn't display pics properly on phones) . In the end I did summat that displays either version automatically depending on what you are looking at it "on/with" (The wonky version, not phone friendly)

Oooh I feel so clever....

Getting Better

And I am still getting better after my fall 3 weeks ago. I can now walk with no stick forwards and backwards. 3 weeks later!!!

Home Bargains-ing

Then when between showers of rain s'morning I went and fed the birds (there have been oodles of tits eating recently) I gave them the last of the seeds that I had here so we popped to Home Bargains and got another load

Trip Out

Then after the mist had faded s'morning we headed out to let Timmy get the feel of the new car. We headed west, parked overlooking an enormous beach and took a walk about

Misty Morning

While this photo isn't the best I have ever taken you can see how misty/cloudy it was s'morning when I woke up

Opened It

And I had pizza and chips for dinner tonight, it is a regalar Thursday/Friday dinner and the only day of the week when it is necessary to open the "chip" drawer in the freezer. The drawer that MM had to do a serious repair on this week. But to his credit the drawer just opened and closed again when I was finished

So big ta to him

Fetch It

Well the phone rang twice when I was in the bath today. Afterwards I looked at it and it said a Carmarthen no. So I thought...... who?.... and dialed back. It was the Toyota Garage in Carmarthen saying "Where are you, your new car is here...?"

Aargh. Much confusion and unpacking of boots etc then we popped into town and swapped the cars over. Just wow etc, it is so clever etc. 

Friday

So we have an early lunch today then off to Sam's class at gym. Lordy, I was getting much better last week but it still seemed that I was too poorly to be getting on with the class, again I am 17 times better than I was last week so......

Gord, yes, I am as better as a nearly back to normal person. Anle to use all the various machines again etc. Phew or somesuch

Good Time Was.....

And we had a good time at Iechyd Da tonight. There were fewer than usual spectators (which is bad from "their" POV) but some excellent muso's.

Pics taken but not "'done' 'til tomorrow. (And on Friday morning I can do them)

And it felt a bit strange, going out and having 3 pints of beer to drink and not falling over or being sick or wetting the bed or anything

S'Broken

And I was lifting my shoe up to put it on and I noticed the wire that connects to my FES was nearly broken, well the wire was complete but the covering was broken. I called Timmy and he came to look, they actually had a spare much to everyone's surprise but that means there is a job for Timmy first thing, phone them and get another couple of spares

I don't think it was anyone's fault, just the product had worn out

Thursday AM

(Sigh)

So we have another busy Thursday morning, to Iechyd Da for the organic veg, to Morrisons for the rest of my shopping, then do some exercise

Then s'evening we are back to Iechyd Da for a Folk Night (noisy)

(Double Sigh) 

Well me and Timmy headed into town, it took 3 goes up King St before we found a parking space, we did Iechyd Da and said "See ya later" to the staff there, went Morrisons-ing and did that too. So we came back, put shopping away etc then I said "Timmy, gym?". Today I was directed to a rowing machine, the type that I couldn't use at all last week and today my ar*e let me do 2.1km so a lot better. Still not best but better

Mender

And today also the postman brought a new bit for the freezer drawer, which luckily MM understood and was able to put it on the freezer drawer which was looking a bit sadder every day.

Where Shall We Go

Then today MM, as there is no swimming, took me to the Civic Centre in Swansea mainly because it has loads and loads of stairs, but also because it opens out to a lovely coastal path. All of which we used, it was lovely

Unexpected Dinner

Then tonight we set off to walk thru town and actually ended up at Frankie And Bennys where we went in first just for a brew ('cos I needed to sit down too) but in the end we ate there. After being warned off by Stu t'other day we had a not too unpleasant meal

But this is the first time I have drunk that Alcohol stuff since I fell over a fortnight ago. Hopefully I haven't drunk so much, I am still in control tonight etc

Phew, no sick, no falling over.... 

Mended????????????

So today Timmy took action with tape on the freezer drawer, dunno if it has been effective, wait and see

Bikesling

So I was trying out on a bike at the gym today. Basically  to see if my coccyx was objecting and it didn't object too much

So in the end I managed about 3.5 km of my target of 10km, but the fact that I could do any was an improvement

Cheerful Drunk Man

And when we were out walking tonight a drunk man was coming t'other way and he said 'Hi' to me then he said to RoyGBiv 'He used to be in a wheelchair, used to be' which was nice

Weather

And the back door is still open, it has been so warm, even tho it is dark now the door is still open

Double Sigh

And Sara The Physio has just emailed me to say "Sorry, circs. beyond my control, tomorrow is cancelled. Will be in touch...."

Walkies Again

Sigh, therapeutic walkies again tonight. We are just heading into town......

And we parked opposite Caffi Nero, walked round town, up Red St/Chapel St, up past Caffi Iechyd Da and along King St and back down the far side of the old court building, Guildhall

Hope It Fits

And aargh, the already broken front of the top drawer in the freezer broke more today. So I hope this replacement fits

I CAN Walk Nowadays

And in the bathroom s'morning not thinking about it I just stuck my walking stick next to the door and walked without holding on, just walked, to the loo. Like I haven't been able to do for over a fortnight.

So it is proof, I AM getting better

This Morning

So first of all today I went to the gym with RoyGBiv and did various upper body exercises, as I can now.

Then we headed into town and I bought about a years worth of tissues from Merlins Walk. I could have just waited until I was in Morrisons in a couple of days but I tell everyone that it is therapeutic, a)Walking to get there, and b)Just conversing with the till operator etc

Feet and Legs Better

And this morning I can just tell that my feet and legs are behaving a bit better.....

But my fscking coccyx is still hurting, most sitting down positions.....

Walkies (Again)

And me and MM headed to town s'morning and did the longest walk MM has ever done with me around town. We parked outside Caffe Nero walked across the road up and back along Greyfriars Avenue then up the hill past the old Town Hall, part way along King St, then down Jacksons Lane past Iechyd Da then turn left at the bottom back to the car

And Again...

and again, and.....

And remembered again

And I recalled to eat these again.....

Got An Appointment

And I received a medical appointment for next month through the post today. Dunno what they are checking, my FES probably

Walkies

So we headed into town today, parked at the top of King St and called into 3 charity shops on the way along, popped down Jacksons Lane, past Caffi Iechyd Da, then turned right at the bottom and walked the rest of the way along Chapel St/Woods Row along to Little Water St which took us back up and we came out about 5 yds from the car

BUT most importantly we called into the Lyric Theatre to see what was on, and actually forked out oodles of cash for a ticket to see Andy Parsons, and as I have an "I'm A Cripple" card I got my MOS's ticket for free. I think it will be MM that night. I AM looking forward to it, I hope it is excellent 

Summertime

So I was sitting outside before 10AM s'morning and it was so hot that I needed to take off my extra shirt and just leave myself with a t-shirt. It's warmer than it has been for roughly a fortnight

Gymtastic

So as the Window Fixers were quick today I did have time to have an early lunch then take myself off to Sam's Gym Class. Which I wasn't looking forward to as my leg is still fscked after my fall a fortnight ago but just WOW. I am even better than yesterday. I was able to walk up the stairs again, I was able to come back down which I couldn't manage yesterday, I was able to ride an exercise bike which again I couldn't manage yesterday so hopefully I am just better and better every day now

Clarking Bell

So the Window Fixers arrived early s'morning and did all the work dead quickly. I was impressed at how they can handle stuff.

BUT as they arrived early there is time for me to go to gym, I had thought there wouldn't be time but they finished and left by 1pm

My Memory

So I was heading to bed tonight, I came out if the lounge, walked down the hall then remembered. I had left the window in the lounge open, I needed to go back and shut it. By fark, an unexpected memory bonus

Unexpectedly

And we had to pop to the bank earlier and take out loads to pay the window fixer who came yesterday and looked at the job, they are coming tomorrow to mend my now properly closed or properly open windows, including the one that won't open or close since I left them partially open all winter

Walkies

Then l8r on we headed into town for a walk about. Timmy had to call at a couple of shops but we did walk much further than that.

We parked outside Caffè Nero and walked uphill, Guildhall Square, then walked a little way along King St, down Jacksons Lane and back to the car that way