The Merry-go-Round

This poem is doing the rounds, and I rather like it…… what do you think? Made me chuckle in a wry and incredulous sort of way, anyway! I think Brian Bilston has nailed it.

After years of sitting on the fence and watching from the sidelines while John discusses politics with anyone who will listen, I find myself getting more and more interested as I get older. Weird that. I think it’s because I’m looking for a decent legacy to leave our children and grandchildren and suddenly finding that it’s all seemingly turning to ash. Or Big Brother.

Anyway, enough of that for now and back to the mundane of the day. We were up early to trundle over to Heartlands for John to have his immunoglobulin treatment today. And this is the rather glorious sight that greeted me as I pulled up the blinds…..

I sat in the kitchen, eating my breakfast, watching the sky change from minute to minute as the sun came up. From dark blues to pale blues and greys, then to oranges and reds and purples. It was brilliant.

We drove over to Heartlands a little later than normal – it takes a bit of time these days to get ready – and then I came back to do a spot of ironing before shooting over to Mum’s care home to take the document that the solicitor had asked me give to her.

I wasn’t at the care home long, because they didn’t actually have a slot for me to fit into for a visit and, not only that, there was an ambulance on site and the staff were pre-occupied with that. Still, said document was delivered and I made my way back to Heartlands to collect the ol’ man.

I was a bit early, and he was a bit late, so I sat in the car and demolished a whole packet of Minstrels while I waited. No wonder I am putting on weight. Beer, chocolate and mince pies seem to be the order of the day at the moment.

John came out of the clinic with a very exotic bruise on the back of his hand. He’d been asked to keep the cotton wool pad firmly over the place where the canular had been, but he decided he’d do his laces up before it healed, and he started leaking all over the place. That’s going to look very pretty over the next week or two.

Other than that, all had gone well and we came home to some cheese on toast before I set off for badminton. John spent the afternoon sorting out mechanical things. He was in his element. I am not going to tell you what the mechanical things were – it’s a Christmas surprise……

I thoroughly enjoyed my game of badminton. There were some better players there today and so it was relatively challenging and I found my competitive edge coming to the fore. Regrettably, my legs don’t move quite as fast as they used to, so if anyone does a drop-shot on me I am done for.

Once home, I sat with a cup of tea and the intention to go for a long soak in the bath. We all know that the path to hell is paved with good intentions, don’t we? Instead, I had a long sit on the sofa and quick bath……

This evening was marvellous with a lovely chat to the college crew. There were only four of us this evening, but it was cosy and enjoyable. Blessings……

So we are getting off today’s Merry-go-Round now and thinking about bed. But, before we settle for whatever night’s sleep we get, I am sparing a thought for all those affected by the virus today and all the days gone before. Lives have been ravaged in some cases by it and more will again in the future. I am pleased that we are to wear masks again though, and there are a few measures in place to keep us all a bit safer.

50,867 people tested positive for the virus today; 148 died in the community with the virus; 813 people were admitted to hospital; and 51 people died in hospitals in the last 48 hours.

Take care everyone. God bless.