I'm off to try and make something edible with some leftover cooked chicken. See you in a bit.

Another news item I saw mentioned on the BBC red button today.

It's an item which comes from China and is a desperately sad state of affairs there that a law should have had to be brought in.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23124345

 

It reminded me of a Japanese film from 1953 called Tokyo Story. Some critics regard it as the greatest film ever made but I will never watch it as it is so sad.

 

I'm sure you will make a splendid job of it Yogi  See you later 

Summer, I hope you and Mr Summer have enjoyed your evening together.

I was awake at 5.30am and it's catching up with me now, so I'm off for an early night.

See you tomorrow Moonie and I hope you and Summer sleep well tonight.

 5-30  May one ask how come Yogi?

 

Nite nite. Sleep well Yogi. You deserve too after being up that early. Sweet dreams   

 

Ta daaaaaaaa... I cooked it right and did not sit on it! Mr summer was asleep when I got home so I walked Bramble without him and then cooked tea when I got back. Evening all *night owls* Yogi I hope you have a great sleep tonight, sounds like you're ready for it sweet dreams I hope everyone had a good day, big shock about Serena, I'm thrilled! Moonie, I'll be in the manor

That meal looks delish Sweet   My day was okay fankoo  

Good morning everyone. It's raining here today. I'm really pleased I decided to mow the front lawn yesterday.

Summer, your dinner looks delicious.

My sleep pattern has gone wonky. I have started waking really early in the morning, which makes me tired in the evening. I fell asleep early last night but woke at 3am! I got fed up of tossing and turning and got up for a cup of tea. I went back to bed at 5.30 and woke again at 7.30.

Hope your weather is better than mine, have a good day everyone.

Good morning everyone

 

Cloudy here and rain forecast later today and overnight.

 

Summer, well done for managing to cook a meal without sitting on it

Good morning everyone, similar weather to yours EL but after this week we are promised wall to wall sunshine until the end of July

 

Try to stay dry everyone, and have a good day

 Love the excited rabbit. I really hope the forecasters are right and we are in for a long, sunny spell.

What a happy bunny Good morning it's raining here today, I like the smell though Yogi, isn't the baby supposed to be waking like that instead of you..?

BB related question for those who watch.  They have had a couple of weeks to settle down, which is when we start to see the real person under the hype.  Who are your two current favourites?  Mine at the moment are Callum and Sophie.

 She sleeps right through the night now, so she's doing better than me.

This year, I am finding it difficult to choose a favourite. Judging by the lack fan threads on here and DS, I think other people are also finding it hard.

I am championing Dexter atm because I hate the way he is being ostracised by the HMs and I think there is a vulnerability about him, despite his bluster and boasting.

I'm not sure about Sophie. I feel she is radar-dodging and think there may be a nastier side lurking below the surface. Callum may be a slow burner, so I'll wait and see with him.

I detest Wolfy and may switch off if BB pull a stunt to save her.

Dan is really annoying and I don't like Jackie either.

I agree with you about Dexter to a certain extent, I do feel sympathy for him because he is so vulnerable.  I struggle to like him though because he has such a skewed view of the world, his whole world is materialism, the same as it is with Gina (who is fake through and through in my opinion) and I find this hard to like.  I think we will see more of Sophie, she is overshadowed at the moment by the bigger personalities.  Hazel I thought I would like but I am disliking her more with each day that passes.  Wolfy of course is a total fruitcake and not a very nice person.  Callum is the kindest person in there, I wish he would see through Charlie though.  Charlie blew it as far as I was concerned when she blithely chose her mum to have her head shaved, my jaw dropped how could she?   And as for Jackie's efforts to subtly question him, about as subtle as a rhino charging   Can't stand Dan, Gina on seeing his VT "I love Dan" well he's got her fooled hasn't he?

Good morning everyone  

I made morning for a change 

Dull and overcast here but no rain as yet 

 

Have a great day and try to stay dry  

Hi Early Bird Moonie.

 

I'm trying to decide what to have for lunch and I don't know what I fancy.

Going to the shops for milk and bread, so I might buy a tin of soup.

Just to let you know that I've damaged my left shoulder probably through lifting the heavy boxes of the large client I'm working on. I went to see the doctor this morning and it's the rotator cuff which in inflamed. I've got some painkillers/anti inflammatories and have rung the local NHS physio direct line and left a message. A physio will contact me within 5 working days with a phone conversation. If I have to see a physio the local NHS waiting time is 5 weeks which isn't much use.

 

At present it's impossible to drive but I'm hoping that the shoulder will improve over the next couple of weeks so that I can get around.

 

I had similar problems with my right shoulder a couple of years ago so I have some idea of timescale. Doctor says up to 8 weeks recovery time but I hope it's a lot shorter than that.

Oh no, El! 5 weeks is a ridiculous length of time to wait for physio (although I remember my middle son having to wait a similar length of time when he had problems with his back). I hope you manage to get an early appointment - can you ask that they contact you if there is a cancellation?

What will you do regarding work? Will you be able to get clients to come to you, or is there someone who might drive you around if need be?

Ooh that sounds painful EL.  Just a thought I don't know the cost of private physiotherapy sessions but if it impedes your business if the cost wasn't too prohibitive it might be worth considering.  I hope the painkillers kick in and you're not left in too much pain

Yogi, the physio will talk to me for 10-15 minutes on the phone to ascertain if a physical examination is required. If not, then the physio would post me with an exercise regime to follow. If an examination is required then that's where the 5 week waiting list comes in and I would need to decide if to wait or to go private.

 

I would need to get clients to come and see me or to send things via post. Although I could arrange for someone to take me somewhere that's not something which I can rely on or assume that someone will. Shopping will be a bit of a headache. The local Co-op is a 15 minute walk away and I can always catch a bus into Gloucester and go to M&S there but at present I can only carry things with my right hand so I would land up by having to make more visiits in a week.

I hope the physio can post you an exercise regime so you can get started straight away, rather than wait 5 weeks for treatment.

Re the shopping issue, would it be possible to do online shopping for a few weeks until your shoulder is healed?

Good idea Yogi, although sadly M & S haven't got with the times and started doing that.

They ought to think about it.

Perhaps for a few weeks, El could consider using one of the supermarkets who do online shopping, and pick up special bits and pieces from M&S, which he could carry in one bag.

The main problem with online shopping is that I'm getting food for just me, I tend to go for M&S ready meals. Although other shops do that online I don't want to find that the use by date on the food is too early. And I'm not inclined to start ordering chinese and indian home delivery takeaways.

Of course if this was permanent (which it isn't) then I could try Oakhouse foods which delivers quite a range of frozen prepared meals to people's houses but is more expensive.

Oh no El how awful for you I hope the physio can get you in sooner rather than later, have you taken any anti inflammatories? And is there anything you can rub into the muscle?? I know a superb physio, but he's in Blackpool! If you ever want the contact just give me a shout, mr summer flies in from America to see him, he's that good! And not too expensive either, it's just the travel that's an issue...

I had a look on the Oakhouse website and the food looks quite nice.

Summer, the doctor has prescribe Co-codamol tablets with the backing of ibuprofen tablets if needed. I had already tried rubbing in ibuprofen gel but it had no effect as the pain is centered more on the shoulder joint rather than muscle tissue. Thanks for the offer but Blackpool is a bit too far for me.

Hi Yogi  

Yep, a trip to shops is bound to tickle the taste buds 

Afternoon Sweet, Squiggle and El and Yogi 

El I hope your shoulder is better soon. 5 weeks does seem a long while to wait for physio 

Did they say to put an ice pack on it?

I nipped into the village cafe and bought some of their homemade lentil soup to takeaway - very tasty.

My taste buds are tickled constantly lol I love food!

So do I, which is why I'm carrying some excess poundage.

Sounds good to me Yogi  Did you enjoy it?

Likewise 

Lucky you, stonage in my case 

It was lovely, and warming too on this cold, miserable day.