Easter Monday

Today Easter Monday started with our neighbours (Margaret and Linda) taking the dogs for a walk.

Angie did work while I watched daytime TV!!!! After several hours we decided we needed a change of scenery and despite her bad back and my broken leg we went to Bury St Edmunds to people watch. Parking was critical here as I obviously can’t walk very far on crutches. We managed to find a parking space near to Debenhams and hobbled very slowly down to the Apex which was in sunshine.

Luckily we found a table in the sun and Angie bought us Cappucino and date cake. Yum yum, except I was trying to have a fast day. I don’t suppose there were too many calories in the cake but I need to be strict for the rest of the day……….. drinking tea……..

I took a few pictures.

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Easter Day

Today started like many others we have had recently with Angie up ( and struggling with her back) to feed the hounds. Unusually I decided to stay in bed for a while. Something I haven’t done in a long while.
Eventually I dragged myself into the shower to wash off several days grime and came down to have coffee. Once again I find myself on the couch in front of the Telly watching past episodes of cop programmes.

We are due to feed the five thousand with most of the children coming for lunch.

The Matt and Siobhan , Tim and Jeremy arrived along with Anna and Josh. We eventually sat down to lunch and ate heartily. Siobhan had made a nice desert.

We then sat and watched Pirates, the Disney movie and ate chocolate

More to follow

Day 7 of my broken Ankle

Day 7 started feeling a bit low about the whole thing of broken ankles. Angie is really suffering and very quiet. She took both Lomu and Berkley out (individually) but while she was out one of our neighbours from number 4 (Margaret Loveday) came over and very kindly offered to help walk the dogs. How kind is that. She later came over and gave Beattie a short walk. I’m hoping Angie will take a break and give her back a chance to recover.
The day moves on

Good Friday evening

I had hoped we would make it to the Good Friday celebration at our Vineyard this evening but due to my broken ankle and Angie’s bad back we can’t make it. I really really understand Angie not wanting to drive and know she is as disappointed as me but it doesn’t take away my disappointment. I had really been looking forward to it.

My first checkup

This morning I had my first check up after my fractured ankle. We arrived at 9 a.m. thinking we would be amongst the first there only to find we were along way from being the first.
After about 20 mins I was sent to have an xray. The radiologist was extremely brusk  (is that the word) . unsympathetic would not be an unreasonable description. Once the xray had been done I was sent back to the fracture clinic where in a very short time I was seen by the same registrar I had seen in A&E on Saturday. He was happy with the xray and said I could continue with the boot but should elevate my leg whenever possible. Angie then brought me home and cooked me “a full English” more or less with frothy coffee and then left me to my own devices as she dashed off to her vigil at Anna’s as she could give birth at any moment…..
The next 5 weeks is going to be very testing both physically and mentally.