covid – In the country not in the country

For whom the slate tolls

This weekend has been a bit up and down. Mally’s knee dislocated again so we were back in A&E yesterday. Luckily again it went back in but with the coronavirus it’s probably going to be some time before surgery or whatever is needed takes place. He says liquid painkillers are the best (beer) but evenContinue reading “For whom the slate tolls”

Where is my mind

Now I don’t know about you guys but at the minute I’m loving wearing a mask when I go out. My mouth erupted in a colossal amount of cold sores since I had the covid vaccine and I can’t get rid of them. I needed to go to the shop this evening and I wasContinue reading “Where is my mind”

Attack of the Sludge

The last two days a restoration company have been inside my sludge covered pit. All the damaged goods have been removed and the area thoroughly cleaned. There now stands several industrial dryers on the ground floor. Hopefully this will start drying up the place. I’m sure this building has seen worse in her 300 years.Continue reading “Attack of the Sludge”

What a difference a day makes

We’d had no sleep. I was so worried about my cat and what I would find at home. My brother in law dropped us back off home on his way to work. I was dreading opening that front door. The street was quiet and all the flood gates were still up. The water had almostContinue reading “What a difference a day makes”

Hold Back The River

Well Wednesday seemed to start like any other Wednesday, it was raining which isn’t unusual in the U.K. Just before 6pm I was upstairs on my laptop doing some work and Mally was in the spare room on his Xbox. I received a phone call from my neighbour telling me to go outside as theContinue reading “Hold Back The River”

Golden Girls

It’s a much nicer day today. Still chilly but milder and no rain so far. The better weather has allowed me to spend more time with my Golden Girls today. The Golden girls are my hens BoBo and Charlie. They live separately to my other hens as Bobo has a leg disability and Charlie justContinue reading “Golden Girls”