Eternal Refuge

This morning I walked into Exeter early and met up with Tim ... we then went to another solicitors ... so I could "swear" .... Now, Mum & Dad brought us up not to swear, so they won't be happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Actually it was to get the deed of Grandma & Granddad's grave transferred into Aunti Joyce's name. So I had to sign, and swear, that I am the next legal next-of-kin, and that our half of the family do not want to claim the empty part of the plot, and that Auntie Joyce was the person who had planned to be resting there.

So, maybe after all, Mum & Dad will accept my need to swear this morning!

On my way home I went via the shops for milk and some salad bits, now I am trying to do a few icons before heading off to work in a short while ... so ...





22 – Mathematics Day: Were you good at mathematics in school? How much of the math/s you learned in school do you use in your everyday life now?
Maths was my favourite subject at school, and an additional A Level that I di, even though I didn’t need it for the university course I was aiming for. But there again, Nick was a maths teacher, and Dad taught statistics within his Engineering/Management courses … so it must be in the family.



See you tomorrow x

As many of you know I used to be an osteopath, and gave up my profession 13 years ago ... wow, hadn't realised it was that long ago until I worked it out to type this!  Anyway, I got back from clinic this morning to find a text from Tim asking if I could give him some treatment if he walked home via my place as he is doing a load of DIY and has hurt his back.  So much for an afternoon making icons which had been the plan ... I will make a few, but I have got to clean my lounge.  I had been planning to do that this coming weekend, but then with Tim coming over, I need to get ahead of my plans.  They have a very minimalistic place, so little to dust etc ... I am the opposite! 

Still clinic was good - all 6 turned up, and although 2 of them were real add-balls it went smoothly.  I suppose it helped because we were the only clinic running in the urology team.

The other annoying thing about my brother is that I had a sports massage yesterday, so wanted the lazy afternoon to give the shoulders a real chance to settle.  I didn't get too much work done on the leg, but new exercises were given.  So positives all round.

Right, cleaning calls ... but before I head downstairs again -




6 – Chopsticks Day: Can you eat with chopsticks? If yes, how often do you use them?
Yes - in fact I was taught by someone who is Chinese. In fact, even if I get a take-away I still use chopsticks to eat a Chinese meal.



Right, I will try and catch up later, but possibly will end up having a lazy evening.

Hope all is well with you all x

This set of icons is made for round 8 of gen10in30 and the theme is Spring. I still used screen caps, from Star Trek Voyager and from Stargate Atlantis ... enjoy

1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10

As ever, all are snaggable, but credit would be appreciated. The credits are available over at my icon journal - d4s_icons






So, finishing those off, as well as the night before catching up with me meant I never did catch up with you all in the end yesterday ... I will try to do better later!!

Clinic was another good morning, although we ended up with 2 no-shows.  Maya still isn't learning and have tried to keep my patience with her, but it does get frustrating.  I am in for the next couple of mornings as well, but she is in another clinic, so it will be less stressful even if the patients themselves cause problems!

I don't think I told you that Tim tested positive over the weekend, and apparently yesterday ended up seeing a paramedic.  He is still at home and is having treatment that means that this morning he is feeling a little bit better.  I liked getting that positive text, but I then received a text from Brenda that her routine screening tested positive this morning ... so the family is falling apart.  Hopefully neither will be ill long, and won't pass on the bugs to other members of their families ... we were planning to all be together on Easter Day, so we shall now wait and see about that.

Now I have shopping to do so will head out, but before that -


6. What songs do you know only the chorus to?
Bizarrely I often find myself humming "Daisy, Daisy" ... what most people don't realise is that it is a chorus of a song, and no, I don't know those words.


See you later (I hope)

OOOps - I didn't get caught up with you all yesterday ... I will try and do better today.  Actually I blame Tim!  Some months ago he challenged me to Scrabble on-line ... I now play against about 10 people on a regular basis, and with most of them I do pretty well.  If I lose it's not a suprise, but my win rate is higher, so that makes me happy.  However Tim is another matter ... he usually thrashes me.  He works as a lawyer, reads factual history books, and had played scrabble since being a teenager (he used to play against Dad) ... so I am not shocked I fail  However yesterday I managed to get a bonus for using all my letters (and hitting a double word score, as well).  So I ended up close ... he still won, though, but he had more of a fight this time.!!

Well, I did say yesterday I was going to do some icons and here are 4 I made for challenge #142 -- from your_favourites, with the theme of "Artificial Intelligence" ... and this has to be The Doctor from star Trek Voyager

               

I have some more to do, but that's for another day.

Later today I am off for a snack-lunch and an afternoon's talk from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission ... apparently there are a couple of people coming down from HQ ... so that hopefully will be interesting.

But before I head off to do some housework (see I can be a good girl) ...


31. Would you rather wake up every morning with $100 (or equivalent in your currency) in your pocket but not know where it came from, or wake up every morning with $50 (or equivalent in your currency) in your pocket and know where it came from?
£50 ... if I didn't know where it came from I knew it wasn't mine and so I wouldn't dare spend it.


Hope to catch up later xx

I have just had a lovely 5 mile walk with Christine - again around the Newton Abbot area.  Amazing how much colder it was today than, Friday.  We even had a few spots of rain while we sat and ate our pasties.  Again. lovely areas to walk, and we saw Puritan's Pit, which was founded at the restoration of King Charles II in a collapsed limestone cavern - as you can see it is very overgrown, although Christine can remember it being used for a special service back in the 1980's
















Looking down into The Pit .... and a close up of the steps down (below)





Yesterday we had a good service at Church - and I had a lovely roast lamb meal at my brothers ... yummy


I also have tomorrow off work (no clinic running), so have no excuse not to do housework :(  But when I have finished this I am going to do some of my jigsaw puzzle.  So, overall, I will have had a really nice Easter weekend ... and all without breaking any of the lockdown rules.

However, as ever, before I go -

5. What was your first pet?

The first dog was called Scrappy.  She died when I was 6 but sadly I have absolutely no memory of her.  I think I was probably very upset so hid her in my inner memories.

Our next Spaniel was my shadow when I was in my early 20's.  His name was Perry and sadly died in my arms of a heart attack when he was a month short of his 5th birthday.

Well you had Welsh at the beginning of the week and now we have another British-Celtic language ... Happy St Piran's Day




Having lived in Cornwall for 25 years I really couldn't ignore this wish to you all.

However today being Friday I have just had a walk round locally, not a long way, but I have to be out soon to collect my brother Tim from hospital ... he is having surgery on some fatty tissue that has developed in his leg, and with Claire not driving, I was "volunteered". However I took my camera for PhotoFriday, and thought I would show you some more Spring colour ... and just a few photos of my corner of this city I live in -

Spring Colour











My Corner of Exeter -
This Church was built in 1385 -

You are actually looking at my house -












And quickly, before I head out here are the latest 2 questions (didn't turn on the pc yesterday)

4. What is something you want to learn how to do?

I would love to learn to play Bridge

5. How did you wear your hair as a child?

Points to icon ... the blond grew to ringlets until I was about 5 (think Shirley Temple), since then it turned brown and the style has not changed since.

Off work again this week. Saw another GP (as mine is on holiday). This doc is actually a good friend of my brother, although I find him hard to get on with! However he is a good doc, and gave me a diagnosis of continued virus affecting my asthma - with an overall diagnosis over the last 2 months of "Unfortunate-itis" !! He has sent me for a routine chest x-ray, so I was able to speak to my department in person (and apologise, because even though I know I shouldn't, I still feel guilty).

Anyway, I am still being a good girl and resting loads. I have sorted some of my London photos, so will post them soon-ish, but while you are waiting for them, thought you might like to see this video. I heard about it on the radio this morning. I have never been able to solve a Rubik's cube, although my brother Nick could ... however, not quite like this -



So, get practising, folks.

I have this week off, and although there is lots I should be doing, I am going to take the advice of an amazing friend and rest more than work. In some ways it feels so wrong, but then I think of yesterday morning when I didn't wake up till gone 10am. For the first time in 3 years I haven't been tuned into my phone, and for the first time ever I haven't got to account for my time to Mum & Dad. It seems wrong on all sorts of levels.

I also hate the fact I still can't cry. Mum & Dad have been my friends, parents, role models etc, and yet I still can't cry for the absence I now have of them in my life. It feels so bad, and yet I know that when the time is right it will hit me ... I suppose seeing my teenage nephews in tears round Dad's grave on Friday made me feel that there was something wrong with me.

I am hoping to get someone to look at my fence today (waiting for a phone call), I had asked Tim some time ago, but he is "busy". In fact they are away on holiday this week, so hope the weather is good.

Sadly Nick is probably going to lose his job.  He has major health issues, including severe depression, and an ahour each ways drive is not helping.  He loves the job, but not the drive.  He admitted that he could have minimised his symptoms but realised that wouldn't have helped him.  So maybe he is learning to open up a bit.  For the 3 weeks Dad was dying he came every morning for an hour.  He and I did chat, mostly about "nothing", but it was good to be able to spend time with him.

Well, I am going to get sorted out for something to eat ... I am sure Jiffy will be happy to see me type that.

I will catch up with comments now - theye really helped.  Can't guarantee it will be today, but will be in the next few days.  I shall also start to get back to LJ properly, soon.  I have missed you - hope I haven't missed anything exciting in my absense.

I decided to ask someone elas for 7 words to talk about in this meme thingy.  edenskye gave me -

1. Faith (religious beliefs not vampire slayer LOL)
2. James Marsters
3. Jiffy
4. family
5. Queen Lizzie 2.0 (as Jamie calls her)
6. Classic Movies
7. Clarinet


( And here is the long rambling answer )

Well, congratulations if you read even half of those! Thank you, Tommy, they were some great subjects.

Happy weekend everyone.