I could barely see these trees for the fog when I got up this morning but now the sun has chased it away.
Orange, brown and yellow are so not my favourite colours except in the Autumn when the trees start to change.
This is the view from my dining room window and I love it at any time of year but especially now.
Tonight this little cul de sac will be filled with tiny witches and ghosties enjoying their Halloween street party if the Mums are doing the same as they did last year. We don't get bothered by them knocking on the door as there seems to be plenty of tricks and treats doing their own thing.
The Urology nurse has rung Andy this morning and from what she says he will be free of the catheter and the staples by lunchtime tomorrow and he'll be able to come home and be a lot more comfortable.
He is desperate to start driving again so that he can get out and about so he will be asking when he will be able to. I must admit it will be a relief when he can as if we need anything we either have to phone DS or DDIL or wait until DD comes home so it has been quite difficult.
Another phonecall from his manager at work has put his mind at rest. They are not expecting him to return to work before Christmas although Andy would like to go back as soon as he is fit enough. I would like him to take the time to recover completely before he does go back as his job is quite heavy and I don't want him hurting himself.
So once he can drive we are going to make a start on the Christmas shopping and try to get it all done before the end of next month. I need to get a sneak peek at Ruby's wish list to see what she wants from Santa. Marlowe won't even be one so I think a few new clothes and a token toy and some money to squirrel away for things she might need later.
I'm not doing much in the way of house jobs today. I'll wait until Andy is gone for the morning tomorrow and then have a quick blitz right through.
Cooking for today will be a homemade tomato soup to use up the tomatoes I roasted with garlic and onions the other week and I think some cheese scones for a change from crusty bread or cornbread....yummy.
Anyway I hope the sun is shining where you are.
Thanks so much for your visit today.
Sheila-x-
Well another couple of hours or so and it will be dark. Not that it has been very light here all day with the low cloud, mist and drizzle.
Just the kind of day to be indoors cooking a lovely Sunday lunch which has been eaten and enjoyed by all of us.
I am now baking a coconut cake which will be split and filled with raspberry jam to have with a cuppa while we watch Tutankhamun later tonight.
Andy didn't have a very good night last night as he was very uncomfortable. I won't go into details as that would just be too much information but he was up at 3am having a warm shower which helped a bit and he did eventually get some sleep.
Today he has done some little jobs as he is fed up of sitting now. He prepped the veg for dinner and poopscooped the back lawn for me as I nearly pass out when I have to do it.
I'll be glad when we can take him for a ride out.....hopefully after Tuesday we will be able to.
Once this cake is cooked I am off for a shower and hairwash and the red snowflake PJ's are going on again.
Hope you are all warm and cosy.
Sheila-x-
The anaesthetic gel arrived at the surgery and DD had it home by just before 5pm. Since then all is calm and all is bright.
He has had a brilliant night and slept really well.
There are signs of the old Andy coming back. This morning he very carefully cleaned out the fireplace and laid the paper and sticks in case we need to light it tonight and he managed a shower by himself as I was a bad wife and overslept after a restless night.
I thought the lazy mare thing might have relaxed me enough to sleep through but it didn't.
Just Andy and me for tea tonight so we are having pizza with a jacket potato and coleslaw followed by Apple Streudel and ice cream for him. I'm not hugely bothered about puddings.
Sunday lunch will be at home as he still has his leg bag so I have taken a pork loin joint out to defrost for that.
The rest of the day will just go as it goes. Nothing planned apart from doing DD's make up for the party she's off to.
We'll probably drag a film off the shelf and spend the evening watching that so nothing exciting for us.
Hope you all have a more exciting weekend planned.
Sheila-x-
Things are a little less tense today thank goodness.
Maybe I am a bit more forgiving as I got a break last night when Andy said it would be fine for me to go and do some shopping. DD and I rushed off to T***o and topped up on desperately needed stuff and then rushed back to find he was actually fine. It probably did him good to have an hour or so break from me too.
The anaesthetic gel has not yet arrived at our surgery's dispensery so I have to ring again at 3:30pm. If it's there I will have to ring DD at work and she will pop and get it....if not we will have to wait until Monday:(
Today is a very lazy day as he has decided he wants a Chinese for tea and I am not going to argue after cooking three meals a day for the last week since he came out and then of course there is all of the washing up. My hands have been in water so much that they are like sandpaper and need a bit of TLC.
I am going to do something completely alien to me......I am going up for a shower and then I am going to put my pj's on and park my ass on the sofa to watch some programmes on the food channel or True Crime.....whichever Andy prefers. It's completely unknown for me to do pyjama days but today I just feel like doing it.
I'll be back to normal tomorrow though as I do have jobs that need doing...including putting the finishing touches to DD's costume for the Halloween party she is going to tomorrow night. Her dress up is mainly Dia de las Muertos make up but she has a top hat which is going to be tarted up with raggy black netting and red roses. I can't wait to see what she looks like as this will be quite girly for her.
Right.....I am off to do my impression of a lazy mare...lol.
Hope you have a great weekend.
Sheila-x-
After a phonecall from the urology nurse at Derby this morning there is not a cat in hells chance that Andy will be having his catheter out tomorrow. It is too soon apparently so he now has to wait until Tuesday.
He is sore and grumpy and somehow this becomes my fault and I am getting grunted at. I am pee'd off with him. He will be lucky to get his lunch in a bowl and not over his head....lol.
Luckily I have broad shoulders and can take it.
I have phoned our surgery to get a prescription sorted out for some anaesthetic gel for him. Prescription is done but they don't keep the gel in so it will have to be collected tomorrow morning.
Another few hours of grunting won't kill me.
I was hoping to be able to go out and do a little food shopping this weekend but that won't be happening so meals are based around whatever is left in the freezer at the moment.
Today will be homemade burgers in a bun with some fried onions for His Nibs and the last of the salad for DD and me.
It was so wonderful to see my Ruby yesterday although not for as long as I hoped. She chose to go out for tea and then on to the cinema with Aunty DD for a treat.
I had to pretend to be shocked that she had had her hair dyed when she turned up in a pink and silver wig. She kept it going for nearly two hours before revealing that Ganma had been pranked. Oh we had such a laugh about it and even more of one when I tried the wig on. Pink and silver are so not my colour....lol.
Okey Dokey........burgers to make and onions to slice so I'll go and get on with it.
Thanks for stopping by today.
Sheila-x-
