Inchie: Tuesday 10th February 2026

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A mixed bag of a day today.
Ups… &

alternating their visits, seemingly at random. I think they may have been listening to and responding to the desires of my
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05:30hrs, I rose gingerly, did the balance exercises, made the bed and noticed how little urine was in the bag. A good colour, though. 
Kettle on, and took a snap of the morning view on offer from the kitchenette window. Not a good one, but there you are. I done my bestest. was shuddering away again. She’s getting more painful each time. Sported the waste bags into one. Had a wash, and Carer Ejaz arrived. Did a body check, Phorpained the shoulder and lower back and issued the medications. I asked him to pick up the things I’d dropped in the kitchen that I couldn’t safely retrieve.
Made a brew of Glengettie tea, and a delivery arrived.
Red potatoes, red onions, fishsticks, ice cream cornets, beetroots, tomatoes, and iced coffee for the Nurses and Carers.
Thick-sliced white bread, shredded and sliced Leicester cheese.
(Planning on having baked cheesy spuds and red onions for nosh tonight) Biscuits and snacks put with the already large stack I have of them in the other room. 
Off to the wetroom, hobbling hastily, thinking that a Trotsky Terence evacuation was due. I was wrong. Twenty minutes or so later, I’d freed the moulded together solid mass of peanut-sized, rock-hard pebbles.
I’m not sure why I took this photograph. I imagine that something witty came to mind, and I snapped it, thinking I’d remember what it was about when I saw it on the SD card. 
What a hopeful person I am.
Then the mind-blanks started. I’ve not been affected by these for a long time. They erased most of the afternoon’s memories, but I found these photos on the SD card. Sorry if they are from the, or for, the wrong day. It seems the mist had dropped again.
Then, I got a phone call from the QMC hospital. Thinking at first that it might be the EENT wing, to advise me of an appointment being made to have the Glaucoma or the Cataract treated. Or even more miraculously, the Neurology Department. To tell me an appointment has been made to investigate the seizures. Just perhaps it may be the bloke who told me that my Pre-Morbid Cognitive Impairment is treatable and placed me on the waiting list to be seen. 2003, that was. But No.

Took this shot while the Carer was here at about 20:00hrs. I forgot to ask him to take my socks off for me, so I could have a shower and a lather in the morning. But I forgot to ask. I suppose was laughing in the background along with Paul.

I got the cheesy spuds started. Spuds in the oven. Did some blogging for an hour, and then took out the spuds to cut them in half. Sliced the flesh inside the husks, sprinkled some salt & black pepper on them… In the meantime, Carer Ejaz arrived.
He helped with the spud creation, and we added Leicester cheese slices on top of each half-spud.
Got them back in the oven to crisp the cheese, and Ejaz gave the one tablet needed. Ezetimibe. Reluctantly I took it. I had been refusing it due to all the sleep problems. But I did take it this time. Fingers crossed. Ejaz trotted off, and I cleared up, saving stuff on the computer, and went to check the spuds. They were ready, so I closed the computer after cleaning it and made this meal. Wonderful!
Heck of a job cleaning the pan and tray.

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TTFN Folks
Have a Great Day

7 thoughts on “Inchie: Tuesday 10th February 2026

  1. The ode and pictures are great, Gerry. Looking at those spuds makes me hungry. Having a carer there at 20:00 hours could be helpful. Sitting on the bed or the edge of the recliner, can you reach down and get your socks off and back on?

    • Thanks, Tim.
      I can’t dol either nowadays Tim. Sadly. I did get the sock off on my pown last week though. I used the picker-upperer to stretch the socks, and the long knife to cut them enough to tread on the toes and pull my foot out, had to throw the socks away of course. The main things that stop me, are Dizzy Dennis and Balance-Loss-Belinda. Arthur Itis and Fractured Knee Frank. Now with not walking without two sticks, my weight has shot up around the torso – stomach! Tsk! I’ve have to change my WP title to Tubby-Inchie-Today. Hehehe! 🙏🏻💛🤞🏻

  2. What an accurate list of age-related facts, mon ami! That hit home very well indeed. Horis stuck around, too. 15 percent is not bad these days, is it? And the urine color isn’t bad, you’re probably retaining water. I’ve been trying to include more liquids, as I had recently been diagnosed with dehydration. No telling what’s going on with that Ezetimibe, doth it appear.
    Nibbles the cat gives you her regards from the comfort of my lap as I type this. Worra good moggie!

    • So glad you liked the Ode, Billum.
      Horis was very welcome, indeed. He’s gone back into semi-hibernation now.
      Ezetimibe! Arrgh! Doc said take it at night. Marvellous diagnosis. Haha!
      Bless her. Give nibbles a bit of fuss for me, please. I still miss Cyril & Lady. Those purrs to nod off and wake up to. They had a route out of the house that took me ages to find. In the cellar, the house was built in 1899, so I had a coal cellar and built in shoe-scraper near the front door. Well, I found two bricks were missing and could see next doors cellar. So, I thought I’ll keep the cellar door shut, that’ll stop them. But no. THey kept disappearing and reappearing. Took me ages again to fond out what was going on. Discovered they would go up to the attic, then rafters into next door. (Ladies original home) Possibly getting another meal and some fuss when they wanted. Hehe! Cats are so clever.
      Cheers, Billumski, love to all.

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