We shouldn't, but we buy books all the time, I say shouldn't because we buy because we like to, rather than we don't have anything to read. But isn't that like all people who love to read.
These are the Richard and Judy choices for their Book Club for Spring 2025. We bought all last years and I've 4 still to read, Dh still has about 8 I think. He's reading, ' We All Live Here' by Jojo Moyles at the moment and must be enjoying it, as he keeps bursting out in laughter! I swapped it for 'The Women' as we'd read that and we liked some of Jojo Moyes other books, especially 'The Giver of Stars.' Have you read it, its about the women who took books to women in the wilds of America, on horseback in the 1880s A lovely story of resilience and love, worth a read,Always smiling
My Life, Family and things good and bad!!
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Book Clubs, yea or nay?
Monday, 19 May 2025
A Group Breakfast
Although I attend a slimming group every Friday morning, it is a social gathering too. A group of us called the Coffi Club meet up now and then for coffee ot meals. Last Friday we decided to go for breakfast after the slimming world meeting. The garden centre has a super restaurant and 12 of us booked to go.
I have been for an afternoon tea with the group and we all ate everything, sandwiches, cakes and scones with jam and cream. It was a special occasion as it was someone's birthday, so no food barred.
Friday was just breakfast, so I thought we'd all be making wise choices, I decided a bacon sandwich with whole meal bread, no butter, as this was more or less a slimming world meal.
Ha ha, it wasn't what the rest of the group were choosing. So I changed my mind and had hog roast sausage roll, coleslaw, lettuce and chips!! It was absolutely delicious, the coleslaw was full fat and creamy, I never have that usually and the chips were crispy. I ate slowly and savoured every bite! I didn't have a coffee at that time late morning, I'd never get to sleep, so I had an Elderflower Presse.
I did enjoy my breakfast! I usually just have a banana and 40g of muesli And the chatting and laughter was super too.. roll on the next Coffi Club meal out!
Chrisxx
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
TMI??
If you've never had a urinary infection you won't know the added stress you can have along with pain and the need to wee a lot.. there's the anxiety of going somewhere, that might not have a toilet, or being in a position where you can't get to one easily.
The Welsh trains have decided, that in their new built trains, they won't have toilets, to make room for more seats? So that's me not using them, not that I plan going anywhere. People prone to UTIs don't travel usually.
I did go to buy some 'pads.' Omgosh, there are 100s to choose from, and in bulk buys. I spent ages looking and bought some to go for that bladder scan, where you have to arrive with a full bladder. Criky it was like riding a horse between my legs!
But I have been prescribed with a very powerful anti biotic, prior to this proposed cystoscopy.. magic!! One dose and I did a proper wee, ie I went to the toilet, no hesitancy, and a good strong stream of wee, not just a dribble! And last night I only had to get up 3 times instead of 4 or 5 or more.. what a difference its made. I slept really well in between toilet visits, so feel really well this morning. No frequency, no worry of piddling my pants, no feeling of burning in my bladder region, nor the constant feeling I have to wee, in fact I feel normal! If only this could last for ever?
Too much information? Well I did warn you!
Chrisxx
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Ruth Jones with the BAFTA for Female Performance in a Comedy for Gavin & Stacey
Sunday, 11 May 2025
99 Years old!
Saturday, 10 May 2025
Snap!!
Although we have loads of gardening to do, mainly planting all the plants I've grown from seed, Dh and I decided to go out Wednesday afternoon. I really didn't want to go far, so we just decided a walk on the front promenade would be good, trusting we'd find a parking space. Living in a holiday seaside town, it can be very difficult to park with a view of the sea.
But as luck would have it, there was a space right by our favourite pavement kiosk, Booths, good coffee and seats with a view of the sea. In fact you can see across the Bristol Channel to Cornwell!
Friday, 9 May 2025
6 Things strong women do!
1. They move on, they don't waste time feeling sorry for themselves.
2. They embrace change and welcome challenges.
3. They stay happy and don't waste energy on things that they can't control.
4. They are kind, fair and unafraid to speak up.
5. They are willing to take calculated risks.
6. They celebrate the success of others and don't resent that success.
And most of all they have hope!
Thursday, 8 May 2025
IMV A very good book!
I've finished the book and I loved it all the way through; it was a long book!
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
A phone call from Urology!
Thank goodness for our garden, its keeping me sane,, yesterday I had a telephone appointment with the Urology Consultant. The appointment was made 10 days ago, and I've been dreading it. It was with a different Dr to the one I saw in March. I was half expecting him to say, as I've been on these low dose anti-biotics a month, they'd see me next week for the cystoscopy! But no, whew! He explained that my lab tested urine sample showed a bug, that was resistant to the anti-biotics I'd been given. So he was writing to my own Dr to give him the results and for a prescription for a different anti-biotic. So see how that would go, with a possible appointment for the procedure in two weeks time. I feel more positive, because this will cover me through and after the cystoscopy.
I didn't sleep well the night before worrying about the phone call..
So I hoped to sleep last night, especially as I'd spent the afternoon in the garden.. we have a lot of seedlings to plant and I mean a lot.
I've planted the cosmos in a pot like last year and we have planted Dh's sweet peas in a pot with a rounded tall cane support and the Verbena Borealis we planted n one of the flower beds, but there are lots more to plant.
My seeds have done me proud, but it means I have a lot as well as veg to plant!