Thursday 13th February 2020
Greek: Πέμπτη 13 Φεβρουαρίου 2020
I got my balance, grabbed the stick, an
I went to wash the dandies, and move the drying handwashing around.
The brain caught up with the activities, and the needs of the day flowed into the grey-cells. Got to go to the Podiatrist at Sherwood Health Centre, on Elmswood Gardens for a 10:00hrs appointment.
I got the kettle on, and realised I had not taken last nights medications! So, I took them and hoped that I would remember to take this morning’s late on. All confusing innit? Haha!
I waffled on a bit there again, sorry.
So I made a brew, took this morning’s medications, and made a start on the Wednesday updating. (Better late than never?) Got it finished eventually! Went on WordPress reader. Then TFZer Facebooking. By then, it was time to get the ablutions done, I don’t want to be late at the Podiatrist’s appointment. The wet room session went with only three dropsies! No shaving cuts either! A smugness began to creep in as I dried myself off! I casually threw the towel over the stool in the shower and got the medicating and deodorant applied.
I’d been doing so well, as well!
I made up some bags for the waste chute and took them out across the lift lobby to the rubbish room. Opposite the flat hallway, the uncleaned, ornamental, decorative, aesthetically pleasing, quaint, but depressingly dull, picturesque windows caught my eye. I don’t know why I said that?
The state of the lobby carpet, we will have to put up with. The task at hand is, by nature, a messy job. So I don’t think there is much point in cleaning anything up yet… is there?
Back to the flat and got things ready for the Podiatrist visit. Set off out, through to Windood Court, and handed nibbles out to the Untersturmfhreress ILC Warden-Guards. I met Christine and an unknown-to-me lady tenant in the link passage. Again they left me in their wake. Gawd, they’re quick! I got to the Winchester Court lobby, and Angela told me that Roy had another fall and was taken into the fall-team at the Hospital. They were there for ages, it was all busy and hustle. He’s home now, but not very well. Poor old Roy, he keeps bouncing back, and long may he do so.
Out to the bus stop, a very quiet gang this morning. Malcolm giving his daily news report to the others. Haha!
A chinwagging session on the way down the hill. I think we all got off in Sherwood. I walked up to the crossing and over the road up the hill to right down to the Sherwood Health Centre, on Elmswood Gardens.
Humiliation, embarrassment, disgrace, self-hatred, shame, impecuniosity, ignominy and mortification, were a few of the sensations I felt at the time! I wish I asked the Doctor yesterday about how to fight-off senility! Humble-pie replaced what mini-modicum of pride I had left! I stood humbly near the door waiting to be either forgiven, lambasted or refused treatment.
It was most likely only ten minutes or so later, that the podiatrist came to me, (but it seemed so much longer) proffering a look that said out loud; “You Clot!” My pathetic apologies and genuine excuses were listened to with surprising understanding. A warmth came over me, as she told me to follow her, adding, “Don’t Worry!” She may never know how comforting and easing that was to me! ♥ Or maybe she did, and that’s why she said the words, with a smile as well! I think she understands my addlepatedness. ♥ She soon did the feet, in record time I reckon. I gave her a can of Gin & Tonic in thanks.
When I arrived at the bus shelter, the rain began to trickle down. I’d hoped some Winwoodonians might be there to catch the L9, as usual. Then I realised I was a little early. Sure enough, they started to arrive. Christine and Welsh William from the Coral bookies, then Penny and Shirley came to join us. A couple of the
I took a blind shot of Chestnut Walk, as I got the nosh prepared. I took me a long time for several reasons:
- The cheesy potatoes I’d decided on, needed so much work to mix and mash!
The cheesy potatoes were put in the oven to brown off, I checked on them later, and then I decided to turn the oven on! Washing up, I dropped the mixing bowl, Humph! Clearing the mess up I’d made took a while!
The cheesy potatoes, (I thought I’d made to much) was eaten with the rest of the meal, with great delight and much savouring of the great flavour. A Taste Rating in 8.8/10.
I put the emptied-with-pleasure tray on the other chair. And turned on the TV. Adverts were on at the time, as I waited for ‘The Interceptors’ program to start. Zzzz!
I woke with a start, hours later. Sure, that noise had woken me up. I put the hearing aids in and listened. Well, I had to take the dinner things to get washed, and I was not confident whether I’d taken the evening medications or not, so I had to get up anyway, and could have a look around for any signs of what made the noise at the same time. Did you note that? Logicality of thought from Inchcock – and, when he’d just woken up?
Luckily, my arm only went through the second shelf, knocking over some photographs, and I stopped myself falling onto it by using the corner of the wall, handily placed for me to use! Hahaha!
Thank heavens it didn’t go over! I’d have still been clearing it up now! So, a bit of bad (painful), then good fortune almost at the same time?
I could not find anything that might have caused the sound that woke me up, but it must have been loud to stir me from sleep with no hearing aids in, and the headphones on?
I returned to the £300, second-hand, near-dilapidated, gungy-beige coloured, c1968, sometimes working, uncomfortable, rickety, rinky-dinked, rattling, rusty, resurrected, reconditioned, recalcitrant, recidivating and rotting-away, recliner, with its bits of radicchio in the creases still being found after last weeks Whooopsiedangleplop of my dropping of the salad plate.
Settled again, to try and watch some TV, but the mind-storming began. Eventually ~I nodded-off, and into a dream of mix-up mystifications.
Ah, well!
I’m telling you that you need to get a prescription for a sweet young assistant to help keep your appointments and meds straight and life in order. Nice to the podiatrist to fit you in. Nice photos of a wet day. You finely got a decent looking meal put together. Good thing the bric-a-brac and knick-knackery didn’t succumb to your toe stubbing.
If such a service was available, Tim, I’d jumpeth at it! Haha
Yes foot-lady’s attitude was one of kindness at my Whoopsiedangleplopalisationing over the timing.
Yes, these odd bits of good-luck mingled with bad-luck are a saviour of my sanity.
Cheers, Sir!.
“Addlepated” is quite a fine word for describing such mental cock-up moments IMO. Am I one for forgetting to enter calendar reminders? Yes, as regularly as clockwork too. The term goes back to the year 1614 (discovered that fun tidbit upon a quick consult with Sir Isaac Google). On no other hand, “applepated” is a word I wish to coin for describing an apocryphal epiphany in the grave life of Sir Isaac Newton (born in 1643 — 29 years after “addlepated” it seems). Hahaha!
As one Adlepated-Senior to another, I am amazed at how addlepated I am! It comes so regularly and easily, too!
It’s the antinomianism mob that worry me most nowadays. But lately, I have found unexpected bits of kindness from others, that is encouraging.
Long Live the Addlepatted!
Yes, a mob in deed indeed. You have exposed those ne’er-do-well elements in your well-explicated anecdotes and thoroughly convicted photographicalizations, it’s all right here on *Inchcock Today*. From the hallways to the elevators, from cheeky bicycle marauders to chewing-gum-pocked pavement befoulers. Works of art arteth they not.
Yet:
“…lately, I have found unexpected bits of kindness from others, that is encouraging.”
Hear, Hear — Here and There.
Long Live the Addlepated Seniors who were born in the first half of the Twentieth Century:-)
https://sentrex.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chewing-gum-removal.jpg
My response to your excellently composed comment, may be a tad deadpan, Bill, sorry. Having a horrible, horrendous heinous day today (Sat), Nicodemus Neurotransmitters are playing up all the time today so far. None of the usual breaks for respite. I’ve burnt yet another new saucpan. I’ve spent six hours trying to get the graphics made up, but the fingertips are making it difficult and so, slow! I’ve only got two done! I’ve dropped the milk bottle. The toothache has forced me to take too many Codeines, 60g as well! Someone it knocking about above me. No one to talk to. I’ve got to stay up late for the diabetic sockd delivery. And I am currently in Doolally-Defcon-Two mode! Hehehe!
Seeing the photo, Bill, reminded of Lonnie Donegan’s 1958 song, “Does your chewing gum lose its flavour, on the bedpost overnight!”. You may not have heard of it, a bit of a comedy song, in Skiffle style. One of my favourite all time songs. Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Frank Ifield, Dusty Springfield, Acker Bilk and others came top mind as well.
Well your comments got me out of my depression a little. I thank you!
After two betterer days, I have come back down with a thud-klunk!
Merci Mon Ami, cheers.
Writing a well-composed comment is my way of expressing gratitude for “Inchcock Today.” Your marvelously assembled accounts are gifts that you bestow the reader in such a gracious and engaging way — chinwag therapy if you will. My highly significant other, Lisa, gets to benefit from your presentations too. I am her caregiver and am keeping her informed on all things Not Tingham.
And, by the way, your response to my comment was far from deadpan — the “sauce” pan is the dead one. 🙂
Lonnie Donegan made it great in ’58 over here too, we listened to his Skiffle stuff all the time, even had the 45 RPM. Bedposts have never been the same. 🙂
Reporting to you at 2:30 (according to an ancient joke, the best time to visit the dentist).
No response required.
Skol!
Nota bene: No response required if a High Defcon Event occurs. 🙂
Replying at 03:35hrs. Roger Wilko.
Them poor old saucepans, doomed to end up in possibly the most dangerous placeon earth for saucepans! I burn’t the first of the new set, and it was still a virgin, unused! Then dropped the second one same day, broke the lid! Now the third one is seriously ill, and is in the saucepan treatment bowl, still soaking in bleach and washing up liquid. I hope he survives. Hahaha!
I’ve been humming and singing old songs all morning.
I’ve just greeted Christina, well, her photograph that Tim kindly send me.
Good job there are no microphones or CCTV in this flat.
Many cheers, and bestest wishes, and special cyber-cuddle for Lisa.
TTFN.
The frying pan was able to jump out of the frying pan without landing in the fire, methinks. Here’s to hoping that it fares well and prepares edibles well in the kitchen. Let us know if you hear any words on the state of the pan. 🙂
Greetings from here to Christina’s photo and to Christina in person from Lisa and me. Good on Tim for a thoughtful gift that can withstand collisionally-effected accifauxpas. 🙂
Watching the weather map for the latest on Stormy Dennis. Here is a useful site for all kinds of weather mappings — if Virgin Media does not disapprove:
https://www.ventusky.com/
I search for “Nottingham” and receive every possible weather-related reality to accompany my visits to Inchcock Today. 🙂
Replying at 00:50hrs: Concentration bad again, Bill, got the liquid trots this morning. (Humph!)
Virgin Media agreeable: I’ve saved the site, when I zooomed in Nottingham showed up, I like it, thanks.
Fare thee well!