July

July 1st

Luna did not have a good night, she was in her basket, out again, in again. I think it was too hot for her, around 20C + through the night and very humid. I know I was quite hot as well. She can sleep later after her walk. 

We had a good walk on the common  there was a cool breeze, so it was very nice walking along with Luna chasing every thing that moved. She has this thing with fluffy white feathers, she acts like she is scared of them, then does this little like dance thing, then lunches forward and eats the feather, very strange.

Later Luna did have a long sleep so I was able to get on with a bit of knitting

3rd

Pilates-went on my bike it was lovely biking along cool breeze. After our Pilates work out we did some Tyche this is the one the Monks do so a bit faster than the usual one. I really enjoyed it a few of the ladies said it was a bit fast for them.

I trimmed Luna's legs with a set of clippers I bought a few weeks ago. She looks like her legs have got longer now. She picks up the grass seeds from the common on her legs and at times her back. The seeds cause her a lot of problems as they get under her fur and then get trapped. The seeds make her bite her body so I have to try and comb them out for her. Hopefully now her fur is shorter the seeds will come straight out instead of getting trapped. I did have a few tips from Maxine her groomer, which helper a lot trimming her. 

4th

Appointment at the hospital today about my wrist which was broken around two years ago. As usual the appoints were running late around two hours. No one at any time came out and said sorry we are running late It was not till I went into the doctor the nurse apologized for the lateness. In there around five minutes every thing Ok the STEROID injection I had in April- he said will still be giving me some pain relief. There will be another appointment around the end of October if needed.

5th

Cleaning up today down stairs today. Very hot and humid, sweating a lot. I got done around five thirty. Tired and hot Chinese for tea so no cooking today. This was very nice but I was too tired and hot to enjoy it.

6th

A very wet day rained most of the day thunder as well. I changed the bedding will wash tomorrow. Putting a few  pictures on my Blog. These are from Milton Keynes Museum we went to in June.

7th

Washed bedding plus other things, it dried very well and I was able to do the ironing later. very humid again. The rain we had has not really cooled the air at all.Bit more knitting still hats and gloves not much wool left now. I think this will be the last sets I do now around twenty five sets now so not bad.

8th

In the garden today, putting in the little plats I grew from seed. Watered every thing looking good. Cooked tea, pork steaks plus tatties and veg. 

9th

Doing bedrooms still quite hot and humid. Got them all done but it was late around six pm.

10th

In town getting presents for my friend Jenny and Lindsay my daughter. Did all right and got I think some nice things.

12th

Starting taking the stuff out the shed so Paul can repair it mostly the floor. Some will go to the tip, the rest when done back in the shed.

I have a storm headache that I get when humid and hot. This feels like someone is squeezing my head  and neck. Not so much pain more background and so annoying. My neck feels very tight as well.

13th

Doing a bit more of the shed helping get nails out and sorting  things out. We moved the shed as well. Andy the man next door was a big help and we managed to move it to a safe place. Andrew my son and I were getting the nails out the wood that was going to the recycle center/tip and bagging it up. Also getting together the stuff to go there. We had to put some of the things back in the now floorless shed as there was chance of rain later. 

14th

Cleaning up down stairs really bad head especially  when I bend down. Paul doing the shed. I broke my floor mop as well so need a new one. Hopefully Paul will get one on Friday when he goes shopping.

All the tip stuff in the car ready for tomorrow. Andy across the road has some things as well So did Andy next door an old car jack that had lost its power. This was going to be used to lift the shed but was had it.

Lindsay and Jamie-Lee plus Tracy came round for a bit. They all have bean on holiday in Turkey for a few days. Looking very tanned and relaxed. I think I could do with a few day somewhere nice, but I am restricted as how far I can go. The Milton Keynes trip was very painful for a few days. 

15th

I still have a storm head ache, this has bean going on for around a week now. The RSD reacts to pressure and humidity When we have a storm this will end. Some how all the storms have bean elsewhere. We often get missed.

16th

Sorting out my crystal display cupboard today. I did the other display cupboards quite a while ago. The crystals need special handling and a lot of the time my hands can not do it. With RSD I can not always hold and keep hold of items and just drop them. So I wait till my hands are having a good day. I did do six shelves, so only two to go. These are the most expensive ones left to do, so it might be a few more days till my hands are good to finish the job. The times I have spilt my tea when I am holding my mug. Hot tea as well my hand just lets go, and burn my legs usually, or arms sometimes painful and sore.  

17th

Light rain while on the common so hopefully there will be more rain to come. Every where is  dry. Even the spring on the common has dried up for now. I know if it rains enough it will flow again. Saw a few of Luna's friends while on the common

I did not go to Pilates, I feel very tired and still have this storm headache. I rung Jo up and left a message.

Still headache and my eyes are so dry they hurt. Storms and rain are coming this way so hopefully soon my head will be ok.

 I was going to do a bit more of the  crystal cupboard but decided not to just have a rest instead.

19th

Quite hot over night 20 C. I did sleep but a disturbed one.  Five PM. A lot of places have had storms but not us. 

21st

Helping Paul do the shed. This is in a different place on the lawn at the moment so it can get a new base which Paul is doing. I painted the end in red cedar wood preserver. Lindsay here later with Jamie-Lee she did go to her friends house close by, so I did not see much of her. Lindsay helped me tidy up outside after Paul. 

23rd

Went to see Jenny today as its her Birthday on Saturday. Took her presents and card. She is away at her Nephews, for the weekend, hope she has a good time there. I had a lovely afternoon with her just talking and catching up. Soon it was time to go home, Paul picked me up. Got home had a bit of sit down then got the tea ready.  

24th

No Pilates today it was raining quite hard and the journey is around five miles there. As I was going on my bike so I decided not to go today. 

I made a bramble and apple crumble for tea but did not have it for tea, so it will be for tomorrow's instead. 

As it was, the rain was quite bad throughout the day, so I was pleased I  decided not to go as I would have got soaked there and back

25th

Cleaned up down stairs, plus one lot of washing. At the moment as a lot of the shed contents are on the lawn, so not able to use rotary line. So I have to use the inside clothes airer instead, which I put outside. Mostly bean dry and quite warm today so things got dried quick.

Paul, Andrew and I moved the shed back to its base so soon everything will be back in it. 

26th

Rest day, as I hurt most places deep down in my bones and I have a lot of mosquitos bites too. Also a lot of spinsters from the wood for the shed. Some I have got out, only little ones so not deep, more annoying than anything else.

27th

Helping in the garden again. I pained around the bottoms of the shed with black bitumen paint. I watered the garden as well as no hard rain since 24th (Pilates Day). I was going to do this Blog bring it up to date but no brain power left.

Later I noticed my wrist was very swollen and bruised, cuts as well. I think it was from when I slipped forward on it while holding a bit of wood for the shed door while Paul drilled it. The wrist does not really hurt too much, just a bit uncomfortable.

28th

Wrist still swollen and sore but not quite as bad as yesterday. Shed going quite well soon be back to normal the shed that is, can not say that for much else round here. 

My right knee is quite swollen and sore today, it's the one I head the STEROID injection in on 24th June. The injection should sill still have some pain relief going in to it. Might just be the extras I have done over the past few weeks. 

29th

Wrist about back to normal now quite a lot of cuts to be seen now the swelling has gone down. 

Updating Blog on laptop today. 

I have now put all the crystals back in the glass cabinet and they look good. Quite a hard job for me as I drop things and they are very delicate. Pleased they are all done now.

31st 

I did get to pilates to day. A good session too I really enjoyed it. Very tired as up early around 7.45 am.

A steady month, bit more pain than usual, but not too bad you learn to cope. Hope you are all as well as can be and enjoying our UK hot weather. 

I will put up pictures of crystals in cabinet in August's Blog also pictures of at mitts sets I have made.

All the very best Love Gill.

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June

 June 1st

Outside a lot of the day putting in plants. Look really good now. There are a few more plants that I have seeded that are too small yet, but, when ready they will fill in nicely. Soon after I finished it rained so that was good, and I did not have to water them. Of course rainwater is better than tap water.

3rd

The carpet man came to day. He should have come yesterday but got stuck on a job. He said a lot of the  problem is the floor, most older terrace houses are similar. He did restretch the carpet again and I think it's better now. Just to get everything back into the cupboards again. Paul and I got the cupboards back in and left it at that. I know it will be me putting everything back again. I will do it bit by bit no rush, other things to do.

4th

Appointment with dermatologist at Gainsborough hospital to look at the little growth on my nose. Going there we got stuck behind a tractor and trailer, behind that a six car carrier, plus a three car one behind them all, then us. Eighteen miles an hour. I thought we would be late as a long windy road, no safe way to pass them. The tractor turned off so did the bigger car carrier. We then was able to speed up a bit. Got to the hospital in plenty of time, they were running a bit late as well.

The Doctor said the growth was sun damage, called ACTINIC KERATOSES and not skin cancer like my own Doctor had said. I was very relieved. She did freeze it off with LIQUID NITROGEN this is called CRYOTHERAPY, hurts a lot. Only around ten seconds of freezing but very painful. The pain went into my eyes and head, hurt for quite a while. I took  extra tablets that helped quite a bit. We went and had breakfast at Tesco's even though it was afternoon, very nice too.  A look round the store well.

5th

Nose a bit sore but not painful. I rung up friends and family to tell them what I had bean told and the outcome. As hardly anyone knew they were surprised at what I told them. Very pleased at the end result. 

6th

I was supposed to have an appointment to see the Doctor about my wrist but, was cancelled yesterday. I will get another appointment soon. This is the wrist I had the STEROID  INJECTION in on 19th April. The ligament is torn and he is hoping the INJECTION will help it repair. I think the injection has worked quite well but its how long it will last as still pain relief from injection? Hopefully for a long time as I do not want to have surgery on it.

8th

Luna is very itchy, and  smells of horse poo as well, as she like to roll in it, like a lot of dogs do. So she is going to have a bath to day, hopefully that will help. Bit more knitting and sewing up hats and mitts. Started a balaclava as well. Going well, these are for the War children through Andy' Mum Hilary. 

I brushed Luna and put cream on a sore patch on her ear after her bath. She loves the hairdryer and stands there like a little model. A bit later one clean soft dog with a lovey smell. Not horse sented one like she was earlier

Cooked a roast dinner, but the beef was chewy so not the best. Cleaned up as well so very tired later.

11th

Scab from my nose sore has dropped off now, my  nose looks a bit red but smooth now not a lump. I do not think there will be a scar either.

12th

I was going to Pilates today, but Jo sent a message saying that it was not on this week. 

I have started knitting some more of the Izzy dolls again These are also for the war children though Oxfam.

Got a late night phone call from Paul's Brother Malcolm, that he was not well and could we go round. Paul was in bed and had bean for a long time. Malcolm looks after his wife Pam, she is disabled from a stroke and hemorrhage. He said he had not bean able to put her to bed at her usual time around around three and a half hours ago. I got Paul up and we set off to Malcolms. When we got there Pam was in bed. He had bean able to do it in-between being sick. He thinks it was either onions or fish he had had that day that made him unwell. We stayed around two hours and he looked a lot better and he said felt it as well. We set off for home around three am. 

Andrew had looked after Luna and he said she was very good and did not cry at all. Good girl Luna. Paul soon went to bed after a cup of tea. I stayed up for while as I do not go to bed till early morning anyway. 

13th

Washing ironing, a bit warm for that, at least it's done now, all Paul's stuff. 27C today and very humid. More knitting too- going well getting quite a bit done using up my scraps of wool for the Izzy dolls.

15th

Busy day changed bedding washed it all. Cleaned up down stairs. I did not cook tea as Paul did his own. I had a microwave Mac and cheese, these are the ones that Andrew has and they are really good.

17th

A very warm day and humid as well. Did over two hours ironing very hot at the end. I did keep stopping to have a drink, at last it was finished. Watered the garden later, nearly dark when finished but a lot cooler now.

19th

Luna's hair cut by Maxine as usual. She was very good while she cut her face, as last time she  played up. This time it was her legs she did not want doing. In the end Maxine got her all done. Luna lent forward and gave her a kiss and shush a sweet little look. Treats did not make any difference today. I think she was tired after her walk. Last time she had not bean out for her walk and played up. May be she doesn't like haircuts.

20th

Started putting back some of the dining room cupboard things. This takes a long time as loads of them to do. I got a start on them at least.

I have had a very heavy headache for around a week now. The air has bean extremely stormy and quite hot (but no storm to clear the air) so I think its that. I go to bed with a headache and get up with one as well. This drains a lot of life out of me and I feel very sluggish.

21st 

Happy Birthday Andrew Hope you have a good day. I think he liked the things we got him. He still has more to come. We had Indian for tea followed with a mixed fruit cheese cake very nice too.

22nd

Cleaned all up stairs very hot and humid at least I got it all done. Finally finished around six PM. Very tired as well and hot, looking forward to a nice bath later. 

24th

Cleaned up most of down stairs did not finish as knee appointment later.

Got my knee injection today a STEROID one, this went very well but painful. Very hot in the waiting room, a different Doctors surgery to my usual one. I could hardly breathe. The other people were trying to fan themselves with books and papers. At least the treatment room was cool. 

A few bits of shopping in town then home. By the time I got home my knee hurt a lot more. The Doctor said to rest it but I was ok to walk home around a mile and half to two miles. She also said the operation I had to repaired two tears in my MENISCUS CARTILAGE left knee, was not done now. She said it can make it worse. 

Night time, early morning when most people are in bed, the pain from my knee was bad. I rubbed on some IBUPROFEN to numb it and took extra pain stuff. This helped a bit and I was able to get to bed just be for the birds woke up for their sing song.

25th

Knee quite sore and swollen today, the walk on the common was painful. Luna comes first so a bit of extra pain will not prevent me from going on the common. The common to me is like a magical place where you can be free. Luna loves it so did Summer, Sandy and Dusty my past dogs. People who have dogs and do not take them out do not deserve to have them. Unless they can exercise themselves in the garden of course. Even then, dogs are like people they like to see their friends. I know Luna does.  

Finished off the cleaning and washed kitchen and bathroom floors.

26th

My B12 injection today this did not hurt too much. The Nurse said it's how you do it. She always does them very slow and steady. Some do not and they hurt a lot more.

27th

Today Andrew has asked to go to Milton Keynes. To a "National Film and Sci-Fi Museum". To start with I did not think I would be able to go, as car trips bring on pain most of the time, also pain can bring on seizures.. It's a long way from Lincoln around two hours. I did go but suffered mostly in silence just kept popping the pills. 

This place has so much in it Star trek, Star wars, things off TV, forgotten programs from long ago, Adams family, Doctor Who, plus many, more. A great day out and the staff were amazing. Questions answered and showed us things we might have missed as the place was jammed with many props, some actually from the films themselves, some from private collections. Most of the time we were the only ones there. Andrew has lots a collection of Star Trek memorabilia, collected over a few years and himself as a long time fan. A long painful day, but hopefully worth it as tomorrow will tell. I did enjoy it so much and I was so pleased I went.

Various pictures - Andrew and Paul took. 

28th

I really hurt today every where. Hopefully it will wear off, as I get going. I did the ironing and rested after yesterday's outing. Pain got a bit less but still bad, but like I said, it was worth it.

30th

Eye test today and more than likely new glasses. Yep two new pair the one that checked my eyes said the left one had got a lot worse. I know my left eye was not as good, as I was finding it hard to read some of the small print on my knitting patterns. I left the shop over two hundred pounds lighter for two pairs of glasses. Reading and distance ones with tints- reactalight. Will  be ready in around ten days.  

Rory needs a dog pushchair/pram now as his hips are bad. Mary pushes him in it to the common from her house which is about a mile away. He has a run round, then home in it again. Luna wanted to have a go as well. Rory even moved up for her.  




Not too bad a month this time and a trip out. Knee sorted and B12. New glasses soon as well.   Paul's Brother better too. Mostly good month. Hope you are all well and content. All the best love Gill.