Feet

Posted on March 22, 2024 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Age, dressing, Foot, Health, Life, Pain, Podiatrist, Sore, stubbed, Thinking, Time, ToesLeave a comment

I have a sore toe, I must have knocked it.. I had a trip to the podiatrist today, we discussed things and think I must have stubbed my foot against something. Unfortunately I am now walking around with a dressing on it. I hope it stays in place. I’m not going into detail but if it hasn’t dried up by next week I might have to have more work on it.

Age is a nuisance, your body doesn’t always work properly and you have things going on you never expect to happen. I’m hoping I can get over this and keep going. Life is a pain sometimes and we don’t get to choose what and when things happen.

That year?

Posted on December 23, 2023 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Age, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2161, Decades, Information, phishing?, Thinking, YearLeave a comment

Share what you know about the year you were born.

The year I was born was a long time ago. I was a baby at the time so I don’t remember much about it. I guess I could look things up on line, because I don’t really have anyone I can ask anymore.

But why do I want to tell you? I’m reticent to share recollections that might be data mined by anyone who happened to read this blog. I try and avoid people phishing my information. And aren’t we all supposed to be cautious about sharing info anyway. Next I will be sharing pet names or favourite foods.

I could tell you the schools I went to, where I was born, which cities I have visited. Some of that is already available on the net when I was younger and more foolish (last week). I can think of lots of information I will share, but not birthdays, or signs of the zodiac or other personal information. Life is short, and I am cautious.

Health

Posted on November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Age, Concerned, Doctors, Health, Hope, Hubby, Illness, Time, Tired, Worn out3 Comments

Age and health can go hand in hand, your body can start to get wear out. Things don’t work as well as they used to. My hubby hasn’t been well for a few days. He usually throws things off, but he’s not right at the moment. I’m not going to describe his symptoms and I’m not going to Dr Google to see what it says. I think a trip to the doctors is the right thing to do. Fingers crossed it’s a passing thing and it won’t be long till he’s better.

Walking

Posted on October 28, 2023 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Age, Car, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2103, Hurt, Life, Memory, Pain, Thinking, Time, Walking10 Comments

What is your favorite form of physical exercise?

I haven’t been able to do much walking recently. Injury will do that. I used to love running and cycling, but I got a car and that was my biggest mistake. A sedentary job didn’t help either.

I tried to get into walking with a friend, that happened for a year, then I pulled a calf muscle which caused a lot of pain. For months. After that I started again. Only to hurt myself again! I literally feel like I’ve taken one step forward and two back. But I will try again, it’s cheaper than driving and better for the environment. Don’t get a car unless you have to!

In better news

Posted on October 25, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Age, bandaged, Damage, healed, Leg, Life, nurses, Time, Walking, Weeks4 Comments

My leg, that was wrapped up like this several weeks ago, is finally healed! Yippee! No more waiting for it to be re-dressed. No more washing it carefully. I can have a long shower (in the daytime when the bathroom isn’t freezing). I can start going for walks again. Probably in the rain. It’ll be small steps to avoid knocking it, but, Yippee!

Pain

Posted on October 16, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Aches, Age, anguish, army, fighting pain, fronts, Hurt, Life, Pain, Poem, Poetry, Thinking, Time2 Comments

Pain attacks from different directions

Trundles like an army on alternative fronts

I need to relax

Let my body un-tense

Then the pain flows away

Fear and stress exacerbate

Anxiety cramps me up

But starting to understand

I can calm my impulses

Like a frozen bag of peas

Soothes the army of pain

Descalating aches

Deflating anguish.

Completing a college course

Posted on October 10, 2023 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Age, College, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2085, Learning, Life, Memories, qualifications, Time1 Comment

What was the hardest personal goal you’ve set for yourself?

I realise that sharing information about what course I did isn’t good on the Internet, too much info gets stolen or misappropriated.

I’m giving a rather obvious clue without, stating dates and times. It was a big leap up from what I did before. But it gave me confidence to do other things. My goal was to get a good qualification and I did. I have done other courses since and sometimes I’ve done well and other times not so good. But you have to do the best you can and try and work out where you went wrong so you can rectify your mistakes.

All I can suggest is try and gain the best qualifications you can. Don’t let people tell you off or try and talk you out of it. The world is a big place and having qualifications can hopefully make it a little bit easier to live in.

Music?

Posted on September 20, 2023 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Age, bands, Choir, Classical music, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2065, Eclectic, Music, Pop music, song4 Comments

What would your life be like without music?

To be perfectly honest I don’t really listen to much music. I have not been to many concerts or watch much on TV or radio.

If there are quiz questions on TV I can sometimes get answers about classical music, but I’m useless at pop music bands or songs. I don’t know why, it just doesn’t engage my brain. I know the music from my youth, I could even name some of the groups, Ultravox, Blondie, Elvis Costello. They are linked to me becoming an adult, but after that there are very rare songs or music that stir me. Maybe Bowie, or the band Queen. After that, grunge, hip hop, garage, trance? They are all just noise.

I will listen to Desert Island Discs to hear the choice of eight records a celebrity would take with them if they were marooned on an island, but that’s more about finding out what they are like rather than the music itself.

I get irritated with loud background music on TV and radio. Sometimes it’s really distracting.

I would say I have an eclectic taste in music, just not a strong taste. But the fact that I love singing, that I love being in a choir, does mean that music has somehow got a hold on me!

He was young once

Posted on August 8, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Age, Hubby, Life, male, man, Old eye, old skin, Strength, Time, View, warrior, WrinklesLeave a comment

Old eye, still looks out. No one can remember it’s youth like I. He still has the sparkle, the strength, despite the depth of flesh. Sometimes gentle, sometimes proud. He reminds me of am ambassador, so aloof.

My hubby, old flesh, heart still beats gently. I’m still in love with him, even with his mad thoughts. If it was a previous age he would have been a warrior king. Not always right, but always strong.

Gatepost?

Posted on July 30, 2023July 30, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Age, Carving, dovecote, Ford Green Hall, Gatepost, gloomy, Life, Moss, Stone, Wet4 Comments

Stone gatepost, in the shape of a pine cone. Covered in moss as it sits under the trees in the damp gloom. Where is the other one? I don’t know, didn’t see it? There is a path that runs past it to a tall tower. This is pierced by several square holes in its upper third and is labelled as the dovecote at Ford Green Hall.

The weather has been damp and gloomy for all of July so I don’t know what condition the gatepost would normally be in, but it looks spectacularly spooky at the moment. Walking along that path in autumn could be quite unnerving. X

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