Back from Blighty, Boots, Bootsie and sun specs

Hiya

by miramaze @ Friday, 14. Jun, 2013 – 22:47:57

What to do during a day of showers and bright periods?
Set to and defrost the freezer :)
And while it's defrosting ?
Catch up on emails , Holby City and Emmerdale

:)

Managed to do all my errands during a sunny spell and returned home with my new prescription sunglasses
*poses for photo in Photo Booth * ;)

I've been celebrating a lot since my return from Blghty
First week with foot brace 'Bootsy ' has flown by- now only 5 more weeks to go :) 

We celebrated Grandson's birthday , the day after Bootsy and also the following day , which happened to be his real birthay. 3 years old ! How time flies.

After that , a couple of friends and I celebrated Princess Madeleine's Wedding to Christopher O'Neil , while sipping bubbly gossiping and commenting on what everyone was wearing and snacking on delightful nibbles , previously pepared.
That was last Saturday. 

Sunday was a day of rest i.e. catch up on washing dishes and glasses

Monday was my birthday and also laundry day as well as food shopping for family dinner later that day . Being with Bootsy and crutch , meant two trips to the shops cramming as much as possible into rucksack since I had to leave both hands free.

Family arrived at 5 pm with gradnson repeating ' Happy Birthday Grandma '  several times ((bless xxx ) ) and then helped me unwrap the HUGE parcel his Mamma was carrying - a scanner - just what I wanted .

Toast Skagen with Champagne

Fresh asparagus lightly sautéd in butter with slivers of parmesan cheese
Oven baked salmon with chevre and honey glaze , new potatoes and mixed salad
Sticky chocolate cake with fress strwaberries and whipped cream for dessert. 

*mira flops into bed exhausted *
What a lovely day though :) 

Wednesday was Emil's graduation day ( Emil is the son of an dear friend of mine whom I've know all his life )
And yesterday ,my family took me out for a birthday meal and drinks at a posh retaurant with fabulous views of Stockholm. Great food, wine , ambiance and delightful company. Perfect . Absolutely perfect. I am so happy and grateful .

So.... Bottsy or no Bootsy ...life goes on .
Midsummmer and Summer Solstice next ..........

Bootsie

My foot

by miramaze @ Wednesday, 05. Jun, 2013 – 15:44:06

T'was when I was getting off t'bus in Idle , suddenly I find myself and bags of shopping on the pavement.
Turban clad bus driver lifts me up and a passenger gallantly escorts me home to my door.

Half an hour later , rescue team bloggers Murph and Spice arrive .
Foot is back and blue all over and a bit swollen
Down in the kitchen , we polish off a bottle of well chilled bubbly and decide on a cunning plan; arnica and voltaren from the pharmacy and fish and chips from chippy up the road .
I 'm told to sit with my foot elevated.Exellent service, I must say , with tons of laughter at no extra cost 

So ...fast forward after one flight, a 11 hour journey and week of usual mundane activities later , I finally take my friends advice and get someone look at afore mentioned foot.

10:30 Visit to G.P. who says I'm to go and have foot Xrayed.
Right so off I go to get the bus 412 to the hospital
11:45 I''m at the hospital , and after a 45 minute wait , I get my foot Xrayed - 8 pictures in various positions.
Another wait , and then doc tells me that there is a fracture and I have to wear this wonderful ski-boot-robot like contraption for SIX WEEKS
Oh joy
So there it is .
What an adventure eh ?

Boots the cat , Murphy and Spice , Fish and chips in Idle

Gosh , It's been a while

by miramaze @ Saturday, 01. Jun, 2013 – 12:10:20

A month or so in fact .
The merry month of May has whizzed by.
Cherry blossoms have blossomed and now the lilacs are out in full bloom.
We've had some really warm days but then it's back to chillier woolly jumper days.
I've also been to Blighty and back and met the delightful duo ,Murphy and Spice !!!
What a treat it is to see old friends; when my spur of the moment decision to travel coincides miraculously  with other's plans.

I  arrived in Manchester on a Norwegian airlines flight which has free wi fi on board ( amazing ) to rain and wind but an excellent National Express coach connection to Bradford Interchange.
The 670 bus has just left so I treated my self to a taxi and arrived at our house in style , remembering the secret combination and retrieving keys from the key-safe.
Our family home is still on sale .  empty save the bare essentials and we are waiting for signing of the contarct dates.
Insert *cautious optimism *
But first a visit to the local chippy for some fish and chips - oh how I miss my fish and chips, salt and vinegar and scraps
A tour of the house next.Up in my bedroom which is up in the attic, standing by my bed I suddedenly hear a NIAOW ... and there it is again ..MIAOW .... I am startled. My brain says ' Does not compute ' How can there be a cat in a house that has been empty for 2 years apart from a few visits .
I look under the bed and there, large as life , is the face of a kitten staring at me one minute but POOF gone the next . Gone without a trace. I call out to it going from room to room but there is neither a sound nor trace of a cat.
I am slghtly freaked out - have I just seen a ghost cat ?
I leave a bowl of water out for it , in case it is a real cat.
A cat could have possible got in on Monday while my sister was here , but now it is Thursday - 3 days later.
*fast forward to Sunday morning *
I am sitting outside in the sun when Anne , our neighbour comes to enquire about her cat . Boots , who has been missing since Monday and have I seen her ?
WELL... I have seen a 'ghost cat ' I tell her - let's go and have a look .
Together we search the house, starting at the top and working our way down 4 floors and rooms, calling out for Boots .
Finally , in the cellar ktchen, we hear a MIAOW and then another 
Where's it comming from ?
We locate it to a unit , Anne opens a drawer and OUT JUMPS A CAT  making a bold dash for the outside door , which is fortunately closed so it darts into the cupboard under the stairs instead, with Anne in hot pursuit .

BOOT  the mischievous kitten has been found, alive and well , with more energy than the pair of us put together after SIX DAYS alone in the house with out food or water !!!!

More to tell ... but will leave that for another day