and I was downstairs putting the wheelie bins out for collection,
it was not actually our turn, but one of the residents had moved out, so I was taking their 'turn' and the bins were heavy!, for some reason every bin was full of really heavy rubbish, after taking 6 of them out to the collection area I was bushed, next a walk into town,
through the green,
passing one of the resident squirrels,
and past the graveyard,
I was going back to school, well not really, Andrew from the photographic club had asked for volunteers to help with this,
the clubs shed in the school grounds, it is where the club stores their bits & pieces needed for each meeting, well we have to have a coffee or a tea in the evening meetings,
the ends of the roof needed to be fixed, roofing felt overlaid,
and ends put in place, and here is Andrew, job completed, so home and time for a coffee, before I headed back in to town, I had a few things to drop off at the shop, by now it was late afternoon and I realized I did not put my weekly trip to visit Duncan on yesterdays blog, so here it is,
arriving at the nursing home where he stays I noticed on thing about the parked car on the left, I must remember not to park there, above it a chestnut tree,
and in it these seed pods that will in a few weeks open, and if one of the seeds inside falls on your car, you will have a nasty dent in it if you are unlucky enough for one to fall from the upper branches, inside it was one of Duncan's bad days, he hardly said a word, although he was awake, even eating his favorite snack, salt & vinegar crisp, a trial for his hands as he is starting to have difficulty using them, he was in his own world, when his lunch arrived we said our goodbyes,
it is so sad to see him like this, over the 50 years or more that we have known each other we have had so many wonderful times when he was active and we travelled so much together, back to yesterday, after my evening meal Diana arrived home, so feet up for a coffee and a chat as we watched,
The Core, the Earth's core has stop spinning, disasters are appearing all over the world, birds acting crazy, powerful thunderstorms, 32 people died to the second in a 10 block radius but everyone else is unharmed, great start to the film, and good special effects, then for us we were off to bed.
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2 comments:
Dear Stanley and Diana-
Sad to her about Duncan given 50 year history. Seems many of my friends around 75 have started to struggle with miscellaneous heath and memory issues. Some take corrective action and get well, others hit complications and gradually slip down in overall health. As I told one friend the other day , “It sucks getting old” but as we know better to be old than the alternative. I guess we are starting to reach the light at the end of the tunnel so must enjoy each day forward as a true gift. Where did all the time go? Yesterday I was 25 and young. In a blink of an eye, 75! I guess the library of mental memories is the only proof that I lived each year fully and there have been so many years, it starts to become a blur. In someways it is very peaceful to know we have made it so far on life's journey, farther than most-and still more to come. I guess best practices would be to relax, take each day as it comes and squeeze as much enjoyment and fun possible out of each day left. I now know what I kept hearing when I was younger about “life is a true mystery.” Part of the mystery is why some of us continue to survive while our closest friends leave. It is really hard seeing our closest friends go, and it does pop the question-when is it our turn? I keep saying not yet as there is more to do and explore. 95% of surprises are bad and someday that certain surprise will hit. Until then-peace, happiness and enjoy each moment!
Best
John and Alley
Dear John and Alley, you are so correct when you say, 'where did the time go?' I remember saying to my father when I was 6 or so years old, "when will I be old like you?" he replied, "in no time at all" and he was right! it seems incredible that I still remember that short conversation, but it is so true, as for us yes every day is a blessing, all we can do is to hope we have many more of them with our other halves, I do have a goal, after Diana paying so much into our National Insurance system to obtain her visa to stay in the UK I want to be here to see her draw her first pension cheque, trouble is that will mean I will be 108 years old! best regards, Stan and Diana.
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