Mixed fortunes

A day of mixed fortunes today. Mr L elected to go alone to the hospital, leaving me to mind Nell at home rather than traipse her around in the car all day. I kept myself busy, having one of those “hubby’s away” productivity days. Several loads of laundry went out on the line, until the …

Momentous, though little momentum

It is a big day today. Mr L is applying to take his pension… or he was intending to do so today. Of course he is unable to find his Birth Certificate. I gave him mine immediately on request and I gave him our Marriage Certificate – there are some advantages to having been an Administrator …

The remainder

So, that’s the trip caught up on. The rest went as follows: The sun played ball so I spent a lot of time after we arrived home in pegging out the washing. A LOT of time… Mr L rang the surgery first thing on the Monday morning and was in to see the doctor within …

Teddy’s Last Trip, The End

Wednesday morning got off to what by now was our regular slow start. Mr L was in pain and almost permanently tied to the bathroom. We got ready as best we could and went down to reception to book our winter pitch before we left. Teddy stayed in his basket all the way from Kippford …

Teddy’s Last Trip, Part 3

The weather at Kippford was very sultry and far too warm and muggy for comfort. Mr L’s health problems were not aided by the weather and he was feeling pretty much awful all of the time but he refused to let this get in the way. Once his tummy had settled on Sunday we set …

Teddy’s Last Trip part 2

Saturday 11th, we woke at Taste of Perth and manfully elected not to go in to the restaurant for one of their wonderful breakfasts but we did buy some provisions. We were going all the way to Kippford and planned only to stop at Abington to fuel up with Autogas, with a call in at …