Friday, March 18, 2011
Pink Pig to cheer the day
Almost 3 months ago, Bill was given a pink pig for Christmas.
Perhaps inspired by the Newcastle Makers' Fair, he decided to make it today.
The very grey day was just the sort of time to turn one's mind to a challenge.
It is, of course, a mechanical pig.
He walks along with an ungainly gait and causes smiles to appear on faces.
Bill will be able to show it off to the givers on Sunday.
Yes, it has been a grey damp day.
I have a beef and vegetable casserole in the oven, doused in the contents of a bottle of Stella Artois.
This afternoon I went round to see Frieda. It was 4 o'clock and she was already in her night clothes.
And yet she had been hoping to see the doctor.
She rang or went over to the medical centre this morning and was told that her doctor would be back at 3 o'clock.
But obviously, she said, he is not seeing anybody.
But she made no appointment this morning, so I am not sure what she was expecting.
It wasn't an emergency.
And I have now been through her medications, reading out the most important bits of the leaflets. She has no idea what she is taking and why.
She has no idea about the inside of her body.
She has a drug of the omaprazole family which Bill takes for his acid gut, heartburn and hiatus hernia.
Frieda has such problems too.
She told me that sometimes she brings up green .... now, many will know that I am an expert on bringing up green bile!
Frieda thought it was because she had a cold! No Frieda - snot does not come up from your gut!
She thought I should go into the medical profession because I can explain things so well.
But it does go to show what doctors are up against.
After some lazy days at home, I am looking forward to tomorrow and Sunday.
We are promised a day of bright sunshine tomorrow, so we will be down at Ford and Littlehampton.
On Sunday there will be a Frost family day, seeing lots of family.
Scroll down for our Newcastle pictures.
Perhaps inspired by the Newcastle Makers' Fair, he decided to make it today.
The very grey day was just the sort of time to turn one's mind to a challenge.
It is, of course, a mechanical pig.
He walks along with an ungainly gait and causes smiles to appear on faces.
Bill will be able to show it off to the givers on Sunday.
Yes, it has been a grey damp day.
I have a beef and vegetable casserole in the oven, doused in the contents of a bottle of Stella Artois.
This afternoon I went round to see Frieda. It was 4 o'clock and she was already in her night clothes.
And yet she had been hoping to see the doctor.
She rang or went over to the medical centre this morning and was told that her doctor would be back at 3 o'clock.
But obviously, she said, he is not seeing anybody.
But she made no appointment this morning, so I am not sure what she was expecting.
It wasn't an emergency.
And I have now been through her medications, reading out the most important bits of the leaflets. She has no idea what she is taking and why.
She has no idea about the inside of her body.
She has a drug of the omaprazole family which Bill takes for his acid gut, heartburn and hiatus hernia.
Frieda has such problems too.
She told me that sometimes she brings up green .... now, many will know that I am an expert on bringing up green bile!
Frieda thought it was because she had a cold! No Frieda - snot does not come up from your gut!
She thought I should go into the medical profession because I can explain things so well.
But it does go to show what doctors are up against.
After some lazy days at home, I am looking forward to tomorrow and Sunday.
We are promised a day of bright sunshine tomorrow, so we will be down at Ford and Littlehampton.
On Sunday there will be a Frost family day, seeing lots of family.
Scroll down for our Newcastle pictures.
