Takin’ it easy…

We took it easy today. Had a lie-in and John brought me a cup of tea, which was lovely. He then said he’d cook me breakfast which was equally lovely. What a star. Mind you, he wasn’t totally satisfied with his efforts and, by the time I came downstairs, I could hear a lot of cursing. “What’s up?” I asked. “Burnt it!!” he said, ruefully. Well, it may have been a little charred but, honestly, it was delicious.

After breakfast – well, more of a brunch really – John was keen to get on with his exercise regime that Paul had prepared for him in the SnuGym. So, off he went to do his pull-ups, sit-downs, arm stretches and so on, while I pottered about a bit having a bit of a sort out.

John was thrilled with his progress and I was delighted for him. The video that Paul had done worked a treat.

After a rest, we popped along to the local garden centre which was formerly Watkins Roses/Blooms/Rosebourne and is now Hilliers. John went along to the café to order us a coffee while I chatted up the garden centre manager, Colin, to get the best deals on bird feed. The choice made, Colin loaded the bag of feed into the car for me and I went to join John, who was tucking into a cheese scone. My peppermint tea had brewed to perfection.

Home again and, we while we were unloading the scooter from the back of the car, the lady who had recently bought our dehydrator on offer on Facebook’s ‘MarketPlace’ arrived to offer us her hard-earned cash in exchange.

John was busy this afternoon, discussing his situation with a solicitor to see if there is anything that can be achieved by taking the NHS to court over the way they have managed his prostate cancer. We’ll see. In the meantime, John continues to be distressed by the whole thing and wondering what next?

I spent the afternoon whiling the time away doing the puzzles from the Sunday papers. Gosh, it is such a long time since I sat and did that and I found it very relaxing.

This evening we goggled the box, but not before we’d had a chat with the Kenilworth Newbies. Danielle had a tooth extracted on Saturday and is in a lot of pain. Still feeding Oliver, she can’t take anything other than Paracetamol and Ibuprofen which isn’t touching it. I feel for her, having gone through similar agony just over a year ago. Felt a bit guilty that we hadn’t gone over yesterday now after all……. but we’re planning to see her tomorrow and hope that we can help out with the baby.

All for now, folks. Take care everyone. God bless.