Zendalas !

Created my first Zendala with a lovely friend, who by the way also would have taken me home from hospital if i was stuck - true friend indeed. New book to read from same friend and some Neon scratch cards. Glad someone invented coloured pencils. Grateful that i could make friend at least three cups of hot chocolate !!! Thankful that my band leader called in to see how I was - very kind of him. Friend of mine died a few days ago and pleased to hear that all his biker friends are doing a procession behind the hearse and quite a lot of them talking at the funeral about his kindness and dedication to other folk. “It’s raining  but at least it’s not snowing” - famous quote from lovely friend of mine.

NHS

Love the NHS when it works well - been in A&E two days to get back moving again. MRI scan shows nothing untoward so back home - bit wary as cannot sit currently. Had NHS sandwiches and biscuits. Plus four bits of toast for breakfast. Grateful to family and friends giving and offering love and support. Middle daughter came all the way from Scotland to see me.

Ice Cream

Thankful for McDs ice cream which I think is my favourite but there’s some nice stuff at a new ice cream parlour opened up locally - thankful that it’s open in winter !!! Back rather painful but glad for drugs like amitriptyline that give me a good nights sleep despite the pain - will have another one tonight!! Love the new microwave soups that are coming out in supermarkets - quick light lunch.

Coffee on the Park

Great time with friend walking and talking AND going for a coffee in the park with pink seats and bacon butties with fried bread. Grateful for successful crystal hunt for chiastolite with same friend. Also thankful for two more basket tidiers - I now have six of the darlings. What did I do before microwaveable meals?

Bikes

Pleased that I could give three bikes away to be done up by refugees in Newcastle. I love McFlurrys - thankyou mcDonalds for these - I have to resist eating more than one at a time though. Very grateful for the NHS staff who looked after a new friend for four hours while she was ill during a routine investigation- glad I was able to take her to the appointment. Really thankful that sister in law has now been officially retired from teaching on ill  health grounds - the decision has been taken out of her hands as to when she should retire - she is so relieved although quite shocked that she wasn’t actually allowed to go back into work

Daughters

Thankful to have spent good quality time with daughters over last few days. Younger one to ice rink, middle one good meal out and fun with a corset (don’t ask), older one helping to move house. Grateful that younger daughter has a new placement on her course and started this week- she really wasn’t looking forward to it but after some prayer she said it was fantastic and looking forward to going back again.

Attics are good

Thankful to see a good friend again and have good chats and coffee (or chocolate if you’re that way inclined). Great to see her attic - would love to get my hands on the tidying. Wonderful to see friend’s face when she discovered some new colours on her scraping mandalas. Nice to know that the “increase your low sex drive” stones were still in a particular crystal shop. Really pleased to get books and music and candle holder from lovely friend. Nice that younger daughter has taken me up on taking her to ice rink and also that her snake seems to like her (hopefully not to eat her). Thankful that God hears our prayers - been praying for a lot of people lately.