Eternal Refuge

Yesterday kingstoken gave me this gif in a reply to a Snowflake Challenge ... brilliant .... J/C at it's best!

Yes, I had my Covid injection #1 this morning while at work.  Just before I went one of the senior nurses I work with told me it hurt them.  However mine didn't hurt unnecessarily ... but as I was speaking to the nurse who gave me the jab, we realised that the nurse I work with is male ... so ... yes, you guessed it, men are obviously wimps!!

Anyway, I haven't a date for my 2nd injection yet, but we are assured we will be getting it at some point.  The organisation was brilliant, so hopefully the rest of the innoculation sites are going as well.

So while on-line I shall do the next question -

5. What about your current life situation makes you feel grateful?

I am thankful I have had the jab .... and hopeful that it will be freely available around the world in the months ahead.

I am thankful for a roof over my head, and food on the table - Mum & Dad left me money, so I have that backgroud of safety (and am thankful for them ... and my memories of them)


Well, that's me for today, I think. I may make some icons now.

Hope that you are all keeping well & safe.

Thank you for the love and hugs - yes, I will get round to replying tomorrow, but rest assure the words have meant so much




More scraps? http://www.greetingsfromheart.com

Thanks again for the amazing love ... the hugs are really reaching me.

Thank you especially kudagirl .... you reminded me of a very simple fact ... however tired I get, whatever I feel like moaning, in the future I will be able to say I tried my best. I don't want to have regrets ... they are hard to live with. I just hope my brothers and families will feel the same.

I am going to catch up today ... I hope 😐 ... but as ever the days sneak away from me

On an annoying note ... it's raining and I have a dentist appointment this morning 😬

Having a tough few days at present so wondered what I could post ... but I turned on LJ to find this link waiting for me from my lovely Texan friend - thank you so much kudagirl



She knows I love 'raffes ... isn't he lovely?

Yay - look at my new icon!

teragramm made a couple of lovely wallpapers last week, and I asked for an icon ... so look at my pressie.  She has also sent me links to help me to  make these beautiful images.

Thank you so much teragramm you are a grea friend.

I really needed this - and it made me both smile and shed a tear ... thank you so much kudagirl





And so to updates ...

Firstly The Orchestral Concert.

The concert itself went really well ... and even better, for me, is one of the "new pieces we played at this concert is one of my all-time favourite pieces. Albioni's Adagio in G Minor for strings and organ. I love it ... the first time I heard it was as the theme for the film Galipoli back in 1981, and actually had to listen to all the credits to find out which piece it was. If you don't know it, then -



We had a reasonable number in the audience (they ran out of programmes, so that's a good sign.

However the drive almost killed me, so I spent the day on pain killers, and the next day in bed. But I am still glad I did it. It took me a long time to get those clarinet skills, so I would hate to lose them for the sake of the drive to Bude.

Now, the Health Update.

As I said, I had a rough weekend.  I went back to my doctor on Wednesday and there was not much to show on the blood tests, which means it is still probably viral.

The good news is that she put me on some mild anti-depressants, which means I am no longer crying all the time, and also much of the constant intense pain is easier.  So, she upped the dose slightly.

The bad news is that my mobility and muscle ache is rapidly getting worse.

So, she is going to send me to see a rheumatologist ... the guy she wants me to see is good, and a nice person (as I have worked in his clinics).  So now I have to wait for the referral letter (which I collect Monday) and then book the appt.

I am determined to keep going though, as otherwise mentally I will be a mess, but I shall have to see what my body thinks of that plan!

I am really sorry to say how disorganised I am at present - and so many of you were so kind to wish me a Happy Birthday ... I loved the PM's ... thank you so much.  Thank you spikereader for the card, and pfeifferpack for the e-card,, as well

Ene nicer were the virtual cakes and hugs .... Thank you especially to ...

ayinhara
downunderdeb
enigmaticblues
kudagirl
laimelady
lupina78
petzipellepingo

Sorry if I missed any posts.  I got loads of wishes over on FaceBook as well, and I shall go over there this evening to thank people.

I had a good birthday, although when I got to Mum & Dad's they were a bit in a weird mood ... so I took Jiffy out for a walk, and then things all got back on track!

They had planned to take me out for a pub lunch, but a neighbour popped in with some gooseberries, and we were late, so we had take away fish/chicken pie & chips ... very scrummy!

In the afternoon I took them shopping for some lino, as they are going to get their kitchen done ... I am sure that anyone else in the shop would have been laughing at me trying to describe what the assorted patterns/textures looked like!

Then we sat in the garden and chatted.

So a nice day overall.

Thank you again

Will update on everything else later, and catch up on comments, but wanted to get this done.

Well I had a fun day yesterday ... and I just want to say Thank You so much for all who left messages, especially over here on LJ ... as FB still annoys me.

However, for those who missed my thanks yesterday I have already said a special thanks to 3 wonderful people ... jaded_jamie for my video ... here if you missed it and for comlodge  or her picture of my dream day, and kudagirl for a drabble and a James picture ... both of which are here, if you missed them

Anyway - thank you to those special people ... but also to spikereader for her lovely card, and pfeifferpack for her e-card.

I had cakes from laimelady petzipellepingo and oldgreymare (via FB) .... yumimum  gave me a lovely Spike picture ... and I had greetings from ayinhara cordykitten downunderdeb edenskye enigmaticblues and strikske ... as well as PMs from crimson_newmoon larabeckinsale and teragramm

Over the time I also had comment-messages from diebirchenelisifudgepicklessarian71 and kazzy_cee.

Even though I don't like FB it was great to hear from friends ...especially those no longer on LJ .... such as aa_eve_aa auntierocaliente_uk cryssiemarstersdeborahw37 hexebusterjaxon mad_brilliant_ oldgreymarespikereaderukchrisp and xheartrockx

I just hope I haven't missed anyone out - Thank you all so much.

Group hugs


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..............VERY MUCH

To the lovely person who has given me some spendy-tokens for LJ ... What a lovely suprise - something I really needed this week.

If you let me know who you are that would be great - but thank you, whoever you are.