Wednesday 27 April 2016
I woke at 0250hrs, annoyed at not recall the dream I’d been having at all. Sniffling and runny nose, but the rumbling tummy was far easier this morning.
Made a cuppa and started the routine of trips for a wee-wee for the day.
The stomach started churning after the first visit to the porcelain. Took the medications, Little Inchy bleeding just a tad, Haem Aroid, Arthur Itis and Duo Denal being kind to me, of my regular ailments only Anne Gyna was playing up. I expect that is most likely due to me worrying about the upcoming visit later on, to the sole-destroying FraserBrown Solicitors at their head office with Age UKs Steve about the house sale. Around ten months now since I accepted the buyer’s offer, and Steve keeps stopping me from cancelling and putting it on the market again? Surely it must go through soon?
I got the nibbles ready in the bag for the tenants meeting and put the FraserBrown paperwork folder in too.
Flipping cold again this morning. Did the BP checks:
Temp 36.5 – Sys 142 – Dia 75 Pulse 71. Googled the results. Resulting comments: Indicates Stage 1 Hypertension, which means the force of the blood pressure in your arteries is higher than normal, putting you at increased risk of life-threatening problems such as heart attacks and stroke. Blood pressure in this range can also damage organs such as the heart and the kidneys, especially in people who already have chronic medical problems affecting these parts of the body. If you’re already being treated for hypertension, and your blood pressure is in this range, you may need to have your medications adjusted.
Cheered me no end that. I’d send this to Age UKs Steve to get him more interested in solving the problems with the house sale that might be causing it in the first place, but he has kept his new email address to himself. Tsk!
Lucidity and the application of logic appear to be absent from my muddled brain today. To aid my recovery, I searched for some new or rather old and rare words to use.
Got a good bath and readied the things for the Social Hour session. BJ and William were both in good form.
A few more attended this week, all seemed to have a really jolly time. I reminded some of them there was no meeting next week.
Due to the Euro Referendum Voting taking place. Handed out some nibbles for them. William won three raffle prizes, Eddie won two, BJ won one, I didn’t win any. Hey-ho!
BJ gave me a lift into Friar Lane in Nottingham, where the Boots Optician and FraserBrown were located. Kind of him.I went into the Opticians
I went into the Opticians, and selected the frames and paid my dues to them. Using the machine to pay, I put in the number twice and it rejected it? I was of course not sure if it was the correct one, or if I’d keyed it in wrong? Oh dear! The lady put the card number in and it accepted that. £120 more quid gone.
Out and over the Maid Marion Way to meet Steve Age UK, timing it well as it happens, it was ten to twelve. No sign of Steve, so I went in and asked if he was inside, no, so I went out to keep an eye on for his arrival. He arrived a few minutes later and we met in a room with the solicitor. She spoke a lot but I could not make out what she was sometimes saying, but Steve indicated things were alright. I was not feeling too good at this stage, Anne Gyna playing up.
The ‘opposition’ solicitor arrived and I signed the form about their query over the land on the gable end at the prompting of Steve.
Minutes late we were outside and walked into Slab Square.
Steve left me to get some grub, and I went to the bank to get some guidance on the bank card situation at the opticians earlier.
He watched me use the cash dispenser and it accepted the number okay. I then asked him if they could advise me when the reduced money from the house sale goes into my bank account. He said now, I’ll have to use an ATM and request a balance figure. I thanked him very much, gave him a dark, sneery look a best as I could manage and departed.
Walked around for a while waiting for the bus to arrive in twenty minutes or so.up the busy Queen Street
Another Nottingham Pavement Cyclist on one of the Council’s free to use bikes was weaving merrily around the pedestrians, and was not overly pleased with the one-word expletive I shouted at him.
Then I hobbled up to the top of the busy Queen Street and waited for the L9 bus to arrive.
Five minutes later it did. I soon got myself ensconced at a window seat.
I just knew somehow, even as I settled, that I was going to have a bit of a battle to keep awake on this journey?
No cross-wording or reading of my book, tiredness overtook me.
I nodded off a few times en route but felt proud as the bus approached the Woodthorpe Flats stop and I was awake at that point… How I managed to fall asleep withing seconds, remains a mystery, to me. I woke up when the bus was pulling off, so got off at the next stop. Not too bad a Whoopsiedangleplop really.
I walked back and called at the Community Shed, but no one was in, so made my way to Woodthorpe Court, where Dean and Julie were doing the Fire Alarm Testing. Gave them each a nibble, and got up to the flat post haste to use the WC.
I felt a little anile as I limped wearily around my flat getting the fodder ready. Lackadaisicalness, seemed to be attacking me? Anne Gyna persisted and the right foot/ankle was bent out like never before. I’m going to pot I expect – Haha!
Got the lamb casserole in the oven cooking.
Got the laptop going and updated this hogwash.
The fodder went down well.
I got the vegetable right tonight and enjoyed the nosh. Rated this one at a decent 8.9/10.
Cleaning up the pots was a bit of a farce, though: I dropped the bowl, which sprayed the soapy liquid over the floor and into the waste bin bag, bent down to sort it out and it took me so long to get back up… then dropped the flaming bleach bottle, managed to catch it before it hit the floor and split open, and cracked me right elbow on the corner of the open under-sink cupboard door! I think I might have sworn!
The plan to read my book proved unworkable due to my falling sleep and waking up around 2130hrs, thinking it was the morning?
Huh! However the following Whoopsiedangleplop was an interesting one:
Settled down after making a cuppa, nodded off and the tea spilt of over me lap and knees waking me jump again! I jerked up and knocked the picker-upper off the arm of the broken 1959 imitation brown leather chair I was ensconced in, that hit the walking stick at the side of it and the stick came down on the remote control and it shot it up in the air and landed on my right big toe, this made me jump and that started off Anne Gyna giving me bother.
I sat in astonishment.
Ah well, makes for a bit of interest I suppose? Hehe!
TTFN.
I did a search on Google: “bp 150/70” and the first item up was the one above? A bit worried now.
Went to make another hot drink, and I noticed frost on the grass outside.
Well loaded, I caught a bus back to Sherwood and walked back to the flats up through Woodthorpe Grange Park. Nearly got caught by a Sherwood Pavement Cyclist as shot by close to me and at great speed! Humph!
Up to the top and right down the gravel path, I had to stop to catch me breathe.
The weather turned only momentarily to snow!
Put away the fodder purchased after taking this photographicalisation of it.Then I did an email and sent it to the doctors surgery to book my next INR blood test. Waiting for reply.
Set about getting the nosh ready for consuming.
So many new types of wild fowl at Arno Hill Park pond today.
The fodder was baked potatoes, baked BBQ flavoured beans and the chicken discs in crispy batter.
Carefully pulled myself out of the broken 1959 imitation brown leather G-plan armchair to go to the bathroom to tend to Little Inchies bleeding lesion and didn’t realise I’d still got the headphones on.
Once in the apartment, I put away the extra medications and food I’d bought earlier on.
Cancer appointment that is due shortly. Kept stirring the Crock-pot.
Waking at 0325hrs, the bladder and Little Inchy needing attention, I made my way without any hassle from Arthur Itis to the bathroom and responded to their needs.
Washed the things I’d left soaking in the sink and I stood looking out of the window at the lights as they were twinkling away and pondered on life for a few seconds.
The roast vegetables got a bit burnt, but the other stuff was okay.
Got the kettle on and loved the view through the kitchen window.
Dropped off the bus at the Victoria shopping centre (Mall).
I wandered up towards Derby Road and took a photo of the Theatre Royal over the road.
together for the parade later, and the Council House was displaying St Georges flag across the columns in front.
I slipped the birds some seed.
The bus was no due for a good while, so I circled the City block passing through Clumber Street.
the Facebook site.
Got in and put the fodder away.
It came out alright.
I updated this and then closed it down and put on a TV DVD called Unforgotten. It starred Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar.
Prepared the vegetables for the Crock-Pot cooking and got them going on ‘Slow’.
Yet in the midst of all this mental confusion, I took the time to prepare what I thought might just be my last meal, with care and patience?
Bad night for repeatedly waking up, and in between, the dreams kept coming.
Took the three bags out to the rubbish chute and made a cuppa as I had the time before going out to walk through the park and into Sherwood to catch the bus to town at 0930hrs when the Pensioners Free Bus Pass could be utilised.
Though Woodthorpe Grange Park, left up the hill and down it to the bus stop in Sherwood.
The sun nearly came out as I was taking a photograph looking up from the front of the Council House, with its British flag fluttering to celebrate Her Majesties birthday.
There were 25 minutes before the L9 bus was due, and I foolishly had a walk around the book shop next to the Council House. Oh dear!
and it arrived a few moments later.
French-owned British Gas company.
I got the nosh on, having tomatoes and pork loin with some Wieska.
I took a couple of photographs outside the front doors, there should have been a squirrel on top of one of the concrete posts, but he was far too quick for me.
Got the ablutions done, then called to see Deana a the Community Shed, but all locked up. I returned to the flat and updated this, then decided as it looks such a beautiful day, and no appointments on the calendarI’d have a slow meandering walk into town. A bit far, but it will be interesting to see how long it takes me.
Onward into town. Near the Rock Cemetery, a Burke on a bike nearly had me from the rear as passed by, rather too close to me for my liking, the Swine!
shopping area. As I did, I noticed a wood pigeon way down near the old train station brickwork on the masses of weed that was prolifically growing, forcing its way through the thousands of nub ends that had been tossed over the wall where the nicotine nellies accumulate to have a last drag before going in to catch their buses. In fact, one bloke threw his over as I was taking the picture here.
Had a wander through the top mall, window shopping and perusing the open market, then left through the walk-over passage at the end and took this photo, that shows the many different colours of buses in Nottingham. Confusing for us old ones yer know!
As I started to walk in the direction of the L9 bus stop, another damned Pavement Cyclist nearly hit me as he weaved between the poor pedestrians.
Tried to concentrate on the nosh and it came out alright.
Plodded down to go see Deana, and she was in the foyer chatting to some of the Woodthorpe Court lady tenants. I waited until they had finished and asked her about the City Council number. She noted the number and said she’d try later to find out for me. She scurried off, cause she’s very busy. I gave them all a choice of Quality Street 
nibbles, and we all moved out to catch the bus.
On the way back through Daybrook, St Paul’s Church looked radiant in the sunshine. I took a photo through the bus window. I associate cold weather with St Pauls, cause I go to the remembrance service there, which is as you know, in November.
Got the fodder sorted and watched an Auf Wiedersehen Pet DVD.