I can't believe how much time has passed since I was last able to spend time writing! And I wrote this first line nearly a week ago before I was interrupted!

There's really nothing wrong, I'm just not motivated to come upstairs to write.  I think of lots to write, but can't make the effort to come up and do it.

Lots has happened.  Andy passed his driving test second time round and I'm so proud of him.  Chel has bought a car that we'll collect tomorrow night.  Congrats to her.

I got my new specs and can see better for close work.  I got one pair that are purely for stitching....x7magnification I think.  Boy these babies are strong.  No need for the clip on magnifier (most of the time anyway) but I can't see the tv with them on.  I look over the top of them and it's looking with no glasses so while I can see it I can't see it all that well.  And I am NOT complaining, just explaining.  I'm delighted to have the extra pair.  My distance vision is about the same but the close ranges needed adjustment.  And I also have sunglasses.   That's me sorted for a while.  Oh yeah, and the optician also said I have a cataract in the left eye now as well but it isn't as developed as the right eye.  Great.

The weather has been fantabbydozy here for a week.  Sun, heat, wonderful. I've done a bit of weeding and enjoyed it.  As the plants are coming up there isn't as much this year to do.  And Andy has made a wonderful job of revamping the whole thing over the past few years.  He is seeing the benefits of his work.  We both love what he's done.

I've been taking photos of our flowering plants a lot - sometimes daily as they are developing and blooming so quickly.  My white lilac in the front garden has bloomed, and how. There is so much blossom that I don't know how the stems are holding it all up!  And it smells wonderful.  Thank you to George who gave me the money to buy it for a birthday/Christmas present. 

We have a lot of colourful plants in the garden.  I will post pics somewhere but am not sure yet where I'll put them, here, Facebook, Photobucket, or just my Google online albums.  I'll post here when I decide.



 
I promised myself that I would write on here more often and haven't done so.  I often think of things to say and 'mentally' write them without coming near the pc.  It does me good to write even when I think I have nothing to say!

I'm stitching a bit again and am enjoying it fully.  I can only do a bit because of the eyesight.  Hope it will improve when I get new glasses.  I'm having an eye test on Tuesday.  Chel went with me yesterday to pick out new frames.  Although my prescription had changed last year I didn't buy new specs then so will surely need to this time round. 

Also went for a hearing test last week.  At last.  But because the nice man found lots of wax in the right ear he couldn't do the test - it would not have been an accurate result.  Tomorrow I see the nurse to get the old ear syringed now that I've been using the olive oil for almost a week.  I'll see if the surgery does hearing tests. Because I have to pay several hundred pounds for my glasses I can't pay several more for a hearing aid.  Getting my teeth sorted is the next priority and that has to come before ears. Bank robbery is stating to sound like a good hobby.

My weight is up about three pounds but that varies from day to day as is normal.  I am happy enough that I haven't gained it all back.  I am also very aware of each time I want to eat.  I try to drink more instead of always eating and am normally making better choices.  Go me!

The weather is beautiful again today so we've planned to cook our dinner on the barbecue.  I might add a lamb chop to the rest of the food to see how it comes out.  I do get tired of burgers.   Yesterday in town I went to O'Neills and had a great ham sandwich and side salad - how yummy.  Really delicious.

Now to go settle back down with the weekly luxury - the Sunday papers and a nice hot drink.