Film studies tonight
Yesterday Llandudno was struck by sixty mile an hour gales. The force of the wind on the Great Orme
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Orme) was so strong that many more of the Kashmiri Goats plodded down from it’s heights to see shelter in the gardens and the bus stops of West Shore.
It was my first proper day community nursing on my own.
My sat nav failed, I got lost twice and the spectacle of me changing into PPE behind the hospice car must of made for hilarious viewing in near storm force winds as I tried to control yards of plastic apron which suddenly decided to take flight.
I did indeed look like the proverbial galleon in full sail.
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| Sheltering from the storm |
Today remains stormy but more manageable .
Animal Helper Pat, village Leader Ian and Mrs Trellis stopped by at different times as I was spring cleaning Bluebell. The conversation is still all about Gentleman Farmer Ralph and his funeral.
We all hoped that he will be brought home before the funeral so that we all can line the lane in respect.
All of us promised that we would tell the other if we heard anything more.
Pat asked me about my “ do” on Sunday and I managed to side step the conversation.
I told her that the medical tests are in hand, which they are.
The whole subject, however has upset me, I have to be honest
Anyhow today is Hitchcock studies day and I’ve been cooking a massive concoction of garlic spiced turkey mince with sprouts and potato which is a wonderfully tasty low fat version of corned beef hash, a dinner that will keep me going for days.
I also framed a sweet embroidered blackbird, a work of art bought from a fellow blogger which arrived today and hung it on the art wall. It has a charm all of its own .
I will leave you with this I sing The Body Electric
The art looks wonderful.....your food does not! Just as well one is to look at the other is to eat.
ReplyDeleteIt’s rather tasty , believe me
DeleteMy garden is busy with birds at the moment and 2 blackbirds are always running around.I love brussel sprouts but they make the dogs poot-those cheeky dogs!x
ReplyDeleteThey make me poot too
DeleteThat blackbird is gorgeous. I like sprouts, I like potatoes, haven't tried turkey mince and garlic doesn't like me...but that is sort of my kind of meal. What are the tests for? btw. x
ReplyDeleteIt’s simple and very well executed
DeleteAmusing description of your car park change to PPE - would have been very funny to see. I enjoyed my time as a community nurse in the late 90s - it made my life back then much more manageable, driving around my rural patch in an ancient Renault 4 with its dashboard gear stick. Hopefully you'll prefer the autonomy this gives you. I'm guessing your work will cover a larger area than Llandudno itself?
ReplyDeleteIt will , it’s nice to be stimulated with another challenge , I will at some stage return to the hospice inpatients dept
DeleteGlad your tests are in hand. Hoping that your fainting episode was a one-off, never to be repeated. I can picture you grappling with PPE in gale-force winds. Not fun, but at least it wasn't raining! Love the blackbird picture. Your art wall must be getting pretty full now! Take care. xx
ReplyDeleteIt was raining x lol
DeleteI’m starting to fill my office
DeleteYour mince, spuds and sprouts looks lovely. I absolutely love sprouts, and give other folk very mean helpings, as I like to pile my plate high with them! They don't make me windy either, maybe I've eaten so many of them over my lifetime that I'm immune to their less than desirable side effects! X
ReplyDeleteWith the spicy turkey they tasted lovely .....and a tons less calorific than lardons
DeleteCan you let me have the recipe please John?
DeleteI never use the holder for my iPad when on FaceTime as I have one more chin than you!
I hope the community nursing suits you, John. I am sure that the patients you visit (and their families) will be happy with their new nurse.
ReplyDeleteThe thought of you wrestling with the ppe in the howling gale gave me a chuckle!
The couple watching from their living room window opposite were chuckling too
Deleteis the community nursing temporary or permanent? i think it should be not only helpful but very interesting.
ReplyDeleteIt’s for three months , but I’m covering the odd shift in inpatients too
Deletehoist the mainsail, cap'n!
ReplyDeleteAye aye
DeletePleased investigations are in hand over that faint John.
ReplyDeleteDo keep telling us about your Community Nursing wont you - it sounds so interesting. There is a lot of it done round here from our Hospice.
I have a couple of good stories already but can’t share them lol
DeleteIt's cruel to hope that CCTV caught your battle with the storm and the plastic apron. Shame on me.
ReplyDeleteI will get the couple opposite who were watching from their house to write an account
DeleteThe headline will read, "Gone With the Wind!" Glad to hear you are feeling well enough to be working. Looks yummy!
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DeleteNo one is interested in you and your drivel
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DeleteLove your art.
ReplyDeleteAnd hope you get some answers from the tests. Soon.
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DeleteI think that dinner looks delicious, but I'm wondering: In what way will it keep you going? The embroidery is beautiful. I love the things you collect! Keeping good thoughts that the faint is nothing to worry about (although it is worrisome, obviously). SG fainted a work once, was rushed to the hospital and it turned out to be stress — vasovagal syncope. It was worth it though. The doctor put McDreamy and McSteamy to shame. My heart still flutters a little at the thought of him. This was Newport Beach, California. He was a surfer and we couldn't think of anything else to call him but McSurfy.
ReplyDeleteLol...I’m sure my histrionics was something minor x
DeleteBeen thinking of you and hope your incident was a one-off that doesn't occur again. Take care John.
ReplyDeleteOh lord ...especially if I was driving x
DeleteYour office looks lovely. A warm, inviting space. Are you enjoying your studies? The embroidered blackbird reminds me of needlework my sister once did, ages ago. Much time and love go into the creation of those pieces; it's like having a little of that person quietly in the room with you, don't you think? --EM Griffith
ReplyDeleteI’m enjoying the feeling I can hold my own within a group of academics
DeleteMy language would have been ’rich’ struggling with PPE in a gale - was yours? I hope the Satnav behaves - or the hospice loans you a better one. Might it have been the weather interfering with the internet feed?
ReplyDeleteHow useful that window ledge is for positioning the iPad. I have trouble getting mine high enough so people aren’t getting a view straight up my nose!
I have a holder but it shows my double chin
DeleteIt's wonderful to see your desk looking so busily organized and happy! I bet you are enjoying the desk. I love the flowers. What a perfect addition to your art wall the Blackbird has made!
ReplyDeleteLove the desk and all that's there but would love to know what the blue flowering plant is behind your iPad. Ta.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy your 3 months of community nsg. Will you still be driving a long way to get to your territory?
It's lovely to hear how so many neighbors stopped to chat as you were cleaning Bluebell.
Hugs!
It’s an indoor primula babs
DeleteYes 45 minutes to work x
DeleteOh, and thank you SO MUCH for that incredible version of "I Sing the Body Electric" as I remember it well from the movie FAME.
DeleteMore hugs!
Ta for the flower information, John!
DeleteThose plastic aprons aren't half becoming.
ReplyDeleteNot if you are hefty in the buttock region
DeleteI'm sure community nursing involves many challenges, not the least of which is getting into the gear and having all needed supplies. Best wishes.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
I am so tempted to adopted the blogger name “Anonymous” and then keep posting:
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It’s getting on my nerves
DeleteBra straps darling x
ReplyDeleteI’ve yanked them
DeleteThat meal with sprouts looks as thought it would generate enough wind to drive a galleon across the Straits of Gibraltar at 20 knots.
ReplyDeleteI’ve eaten it 5 hours ago
DeleteAnd
You
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So
Right xxxxxx
Brilliant comment Tom!
DeleteOh god another anon
DeleteJust what I was thinking!
ReplyDeleteYou've accessorized your office beautifully with the essentials and decorative touches. Nice job. Add garlic to a meal and it is heaven. Traveling to work with hospice patients in their homes and meeting each patient's medical needs sounds quite challenging as well as very interesting. Love the newly framed blackbird. March gales, remember: "Beware the ides of March," W.Shakespear
ReplyDeleteEM Griffith is correct. I have handiwork of my dear late mother in law all around the house. For a while after she died I would lay my hand on a piece just to feel her presence. Chin up about the fainting thing. It will get sorted.
ReplyDeleteThere is something modern and traditional in the way it is presented
DeleteYou couldn't have a more Blackbird-ish Blackbird than that. I think I would find myself looking at it very often. A very good purchase.
ReplyDeleteThe pose is just right cro
DeleteI'm afraid I got behind on my blog reading, and just now found out about your fainting spell. Hope it was nothing serious, that you were just tired or something.
ReplyDeleteLove Irene. They should have let her sing the whole song.
I always liked Maureen Teefly too, whoplayed the original Doris
DeleteLots of sadness in people's houses when someone is dying.
ReplyDeletePretty obvious statement rach lol
DeleteI can imagine you trying to change into your PPE as the wind howls all around you. We non-NHS folk are lucky we don't have to wear such suffocating stuff day in and day out.
ReplyDeleteLoved all of your blog today, but especially the blackbirds and the video clip. You do find some beauties to keep us entertained! Many thanks.
ReplyDeleteI love that song from Fame. I loved that movie. And I really like your desk setup. Mine also faces a window. It works wonders when I'm doing video conferencing.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I posted more pics of my den of iniquity. Thought of you.
XOXO
I might have to watch "Fame" as I have no memory of watching it, altho, I am sure I did... Glad you didn't blow away with the PPE! I like that you have flowers on your desk to bring Happy Spring to your work area! Take care, John! xx
ReplyDeleteCan you say where you got the embroidery work from ... or, from whom? It looks so beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteThanks!!
I can’t, the lady in question wants at the moment to be anonymous
DeleteI did ask xx
I cared for the folks their last few years. Crowded house. I had contrived a small space out of what had been a garden tractor storage shed. I arranged a door bell. They both knew the button and would press if I was needed and had not returned back in on my own. I kept my computer in that space so that was like my personal hide away space.
ReplyDeleteLow door in and out. I headed out, answering the bell, and I do recall closing the door behind me. I woke looking at the stars. I hadn't been out long, but it happened just that quick. Thirty odd years on I still don't know why that happened. The cancer in my life that followed that experience may have been the answer.
Life goes on.
Hang in my friend. Damn I'd love to see those wild goats sometime. Tell them hello from us please.
:)
Tom and Dimi
Love that pic of the goats, forming a socially distanced queue by the hedge. Must be so cheering to pass them by in person.
ReplyDeleteWoke up yesterday with the worst headache in years. Worse even than when I had part of my scalp cut open to remove a cyst (boy, that was fun). The TV ariel on the wall outside was creaking in its brackets all night. I got some sleep, but my ears were still assaulted by it for hours on end. But no noticeable damage outside, and Howard had managed to get through the door in the queue for the chemists when the almighty swirling hailstorm hit in the afternoon.