As I hear it Bangkok and Dublin have been flooded, not two cities that have much else in common, I would have thought.
Retired Person is quite happy as the garden needed watering, but he would prefer if his potter down for his evening pint was in the dry. This exercise used to include Hattie the dog, now he plods bravely down the hill on his own.
We are going to France on the Euro Star for a birthday outing soon and when we get back there will be a serious search for a puppy and kitten.
Just read the new Ian Rankin, quite good, probably better than the previous book; down loaded it for half price onto the Kindle, at least it won't have to balance precariously on the book shelves for ever after. I am supposed to be distributing extraneous books around town but don't seem to get round to it somehow.
I see they are going to do the Million Book Give Away again. I suppose it is a good idea, except I seem to have read most of them, and so have the people I know.
Apparently they asked Harper Lee for permission to set her book free, as it won top of the vote, however she didn't reply. They put it down to her old age, 85. Hmmmm I guess some 85ers are older than others. My mother at 90+ would have replied in an instant, and at length, to any query.
Instead they are using Jane Austen's P&P, presumably they didn't use a Ouija board to ask permission.
Had a visit from D this week, she used to clean our house weekly, until she slipped into clinical depression. See what too much housework does to you. I maintain unhealthy chaos with the occasional dusting just to maintain my own health.
D disappeared into the NHS after some months refusing to leave the house or brush her hair.
They took her away, were patient for 6 weeks then gave her a bath and cut her matted hair off. She is a stubborn woman however and spent some months refusing to respond.
So nothing for it but ECT. Gulp.
She told me cheerily that it was all to no avail, but on the 18th [!] shock session her mind started to clear. Of course her memory isn't so good.
They continue to plug her in, but she is now allowed home on leave
Listening to someone being jolly about their anguish, at length, is not easy, in fact it is totally distressing.
More difficult for D, no doubt.
2 comments:
I shall try not to be jealous of the outing to France.... It might be more than I can manage though!
Glad to hear you are getting more family members. Should be good messy fun for all!
Finally - OMG I thought electric shocks treatment went out with the dark ages... Another incentive not to do housework...
Angela, who "does" the house every week would be the last indulgence I would give up. Fortunately there are plenty of others to go first.
Cheers Gillian
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