Good morning everyone.

Its a very pleasant day here.

I really need to do some housework

Paul and Lola came over yesterday and we spent the day In the garden. I'd already started some more leaf clearing down the side and they both did a few more odd jobs around the garden too,

Lovely summers day here just a shame my mother had an appointment for her eye injections so the afternoon was spent in a waiting room and they were running very late which  is very unusual for that department they are so good normally.
 

Goodness Diane what a carry on but  it is always nice to have a change of scenery. Our buses are quite good but there is only one way in and one way out of our village so  until we get  in to  Chichester we cant go on to anywhere else. I used to catch the bus a lot but now days I drive as it is quicker .

Looking out of the window you would think it is January , very windy and raining a really horrid day.

Today is the last day Paul will drive the village mini bus, he started 7 years ago and most of the time enjoys helping  the people that use it which is  all elderly woman ,he did have a couple of men but they are long gone. I think he will feel quite sad  today  the end of an era .

Pippa should be here later we are  going to phone the consultant and ask for an MRI scan , this has been mentioned  over the years and as the pain is getting worse not better it is time they did one, she has other scans for her heart so that  is fine but for  the Endometriosis  an MRI scan would be very useful , if they says no we will go privately , we saw a different consultant in January and she was the one who was very surprised  they had not done one and was supposed to be arranging one .

 

Last edited by starry (Wed May 22 12:43 pm)

Morning everyone , its a lovely day so I hope to get out in the garden after I have been to see a friend , she was coming here but has just had her garden landscaped and wants me to have a look at it .
 Pippa tried to get through to the consultant but just got the secretary's answer phone so we have written a letter and posted yesterday , I doubt we will hear anything for a week especially as it is a bank holiday  but as there was no e mail address we thought a letter was the way to go.

 

Afternoon everyone. 
What a week I've had so far. Well last week as well. I had a surprise visit on Thursday just as I was going out from the head of Sanctuary Repairs and Construction Manager with 2 workmen wanting to assess the garden (again), took no notice of me whatsoever and decided to dig a trench around the lawn and one soakaway. Trench cutting through 40ft trees so would kill them and make them dangerous in windy weather. So I texted the head honcho Simon Parker and told him I'm not prepared to have my garden massacred and a trench where there is no water problem so not addressing the problem at all and that I wouldn't bother. And besides that there was no way they'd get a digger in the front garden and out through the side gate into the back garden without trampling my plants and taking down 2 gates and a fence.

Had a text back after about 5 hours to say would I like him to come back next week (tomorrow) to discuss it and that he was sure what he suggested would solve the problem. So I replied and said yes ok but told him he's wrong about his idea solving the problem and that I've lived with this problem for 10yrs this year so know far better than anyone where the ruddy water is coming from and how to stop it. 

Then Monday had the head of the ground work company drop by and showed him the video of where the water source is and what Sanctuary wanted them to do and what I wanted them to do and he agreed with me. So then had a text from Simon Parker to say we'd all have a meeting here tomorrow at 2pm to discuss and decide to my satisfaction.

Then Tuesday I was woken up early by talking outside the front, looked out the window and there were 2 workmen stood there talking. So I threw on some clothes and went out. They had a digger! Evidently they'd been working over the other side of the estate and had finished early as the next resident's work had already been done by the resident as he got fed up with waiting so they ordered the digger and thought they'd come to me next.  

Anyway they had a micro digger with them so with great care they got it through the front garden and the side and front gates without removing them and left it outside the bathroom window. I explained that there was to be a meeting on Friday at 2pm and that what they were told to do was now on hold as it wouldn't solve the water problem.  Then a bit later after they'd had their elevenses in their truck they came back with some big boards and moved the digger over to the corner of the garden out of the way and disappeared. 

Today a skip arrived. I had no idea it was coming so that was a surprise. I had to move my car to the next door but one's drive. She's an old lady who doesnt have a car but could well have visitors this weekend as it's Bank Holiday but there's nowhere else I can park. Then had to signal to the truck driver so he could manoeuvre into my very tight drive to offload the skip. Which is now stuck in the middle of my drive. God knows how the recycling and garden waste people will reach my bins tomorrow, but I'm past caring to be honest. 

So waiting to see what happens after tomorrow's meeting. 

Other news lol 

Chloe had her surgery yesterday and they have put a long plate right up her femur and bolted through from the other side of the femur to hold the bones together and also redone her knee replacement which had disintegrated (she only had the knee done last year).  This morning when I rang they'd got her up and out of bed and walking on it. Which was great news because before the surgery they weren't sure what to do about the injuries and told her she'd never walk again and could even lose the leg. So she's over the moon!  But I don't think she'll be able to stay in her house as it's just not suitable for her now. Although she will be able to walk it won't be like we walk and she's not sure the knee will bend as it's fixed in one position now. Plus she keeps getting spontaneous pelvic fractures as well that they're not too happy about and not sure why she's getting them. So the poor woman is really going through the mill lately.

I won't be going down to visit her in Truro as I don't want to catch anything, there's norovirus down there and covid and being on my own I can't afford to be out of action as there's no-one to look after me or the animals. Jackie our other friend is also the same so we are staying away which only leaves Suzanne but she's not keen on driving to Truro.  What a palaver. So anyway we're all phoning Chloe instead, and she's getting lots of visits from physio, consultants, doctors etc, and family.  Her son's back from up country staying at her house to look after the dogs and will stay there when she gets out of hospital whenever that's going to be, so that's good. 

Weird weather today, rain this morning then dry and overcast all day but muggy. I just hope it doesnt get rainy when the men want to start on my garden lol 

It was good to read all. your news. Diane what a carry on with the buses! 

Starry how was Paul after his last day with the mini bus? He'll miss the people won't he. Has he got any idea what he will do to fill the gap now?