Missing you

Posted on September 20, 2026 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged antibiotics, Foot, Infection, Life, Lonely, Me, Memory, Missing, Thinking, Toe, WordPress, World4 Comments

The world beckons but I am not well enough to go out into it. My infected foot continues to be a pain. Literally. I’m finding it harder to walk in the house, let alone outside and I know I’m not doing enough exercise.

I’m on another lot of antibiotics which I hope will be improve things soon. My main problem is SHOES, my toe hurts when I put them on so I’m struggling with an open toed pair of tatty slippers, not really wearable outside the house. Although I had to go to the doctors in them, I was embarrassed to wear them.

So, I’m not feeling my best and I’ve missed coming here the last few days. Finding other things to do because I don’t know what to write about. Moaning about manky toes isn’t the best is it?

Yes I am looking for sympathy!

Fall

Posted on July 26, 2024 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Accident, almost landed on my face, Fall, Foot, Front door., Life, Ouch, Scary?, Shoulder, tripLeave a comment

Tripped up tonight coming in the front door. Caught my toe on the bar at the bottom of the door! Went flying but grabbed the cupboard and was holding the door handle. Wrenched my shoulder and hurt my foot but at least I didn’t land flat on my face. Must be more careful!

Broken glass

Posted on July 8, 2024 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Accident, blue glass, Broken, Expensive, Favourite, Foot, Glass, kicked, SmashedLeave a comment

I am annoyed. I put this glass down by my chair this morning after drinking some fruit juice. I went out to an appointment, came home, went to walk into the kitchen and caught the glass with my foot. Of course it smashed. It had a heavy base but the ridged sides were thin and delicate. Result, glass shards everywhere. I hope I have swept them all up.

I don’t know if it’s possible to make glasses like this stronger, it was an expensive glass and I’d like to buy a replacement, but dare I? Do I have to treat it like a rare jewel?

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.

Random answer

Posted on March 20, 2024March 20, 2024 Posted in UncategorizedTagged dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1883, Elephant, Foot, rhino, sole, Tattoo, Thinking, Tiger, wild animalLeave a comment

What tattoo do you want and where would you put it?

I think, if I ever got a tattoo it would be of a wild animal, maybe a Tiger? Something that is threatened with extinction. I would NEVER try and own a wild animal, or use part of its body for medicine. I’m so disgusted when people pay masses of money for products made from Rhino horn or Elephant tusks or Tiger skins.

Give the animals their freedom, don’t keep them as pets or use their anatomy for medicine. If you want to do something dangerous which includes an animal get a tattoo!

Where to have one? I don’t want it to show. So it would be on the sole of my foot!

Feet

Posted on November 13, 2023 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Autumn, Drawing, Feet, Foot, Instagram, Leaves, Life, Photodirector, sketchbook app, Sketching2 Comments

Foot in leaves, #bandofsketchers prompt was feet for Sunday 11th November 2023. I decided to imagine a foot stepping into crispy dry autumn leaves. Digital drawing done in sketchbook app and photodirector, I used Instagram to improve the colours.

Still swollen

Posted on September 22, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged compression stocking, Foot, Leg, NHS, nurse, odema, peevish, swelling, weeping4 Comments

I’m fed up. My leg and foot are still swollen so the nurse is getting me compression stockings! When will my leg get better. Today they changed the dressing again, it’s still weeping slightly. I’m keeping my feet raised but it’s not comfortable. So yes, I’m a bit peevish.

Cooking!

Posted on August 12, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged ankle, aubergine, Chicken, Cooking, Courgette, crutches, Food, Foot, Leg, mussels, Rice, Tomatoes, VegetablesLeave a comment

Just managed to cook! A simple recipe, two carrots chopped, half an aubergine chopped up, half a courgette (zucchini). I set a pan of basmati rice boiling while I put a couple of chicken breasts in another pan and fried them. Then I added the vegetables, added a large flat mushroom, added salt, oregano, and garlic granules. When the chicken was part cooked I cut it up into small chunks. I had some cooked mussels out of the fridge that had defrosted overnight, I added them to the food.

Then I deseeded a single chilli and added that, I spooned cooked rice into the pan and added half a tin of peeled plum tomatoes. In all everything cooked on a low heat for about half am hour.

Did I mention? I stood up to do it, put my crutches to one side. I felt a bit unbalanced, but I’ve got to try and do things. And the meal was lovely. Hubby carried the plates into the living room for me.

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Foods ‘interesting’

Posted on August 4, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged ankle, Cooking, Eating, Food, Foot, Hubby, Injured, Learning, Microwave, Shopping, TimeLeave a comment

I can’t get in the kitchen to cook meals, my ankle won’t take my weight and I can’t stand to stir things. So my hubby has had to discover the microwave and things other than boiled eggs (which he can do). He assumed a frozen potato and a chilled cornish pastie would take the same time to heat in the microwave on the same plate….

I pointed out that he should look on the packaging. Tea is a bit bland and boring, but at least it’s safe. My hubby can’t hear the alarm on the cooker that tells you the food has been in for it’s cooking time…

But very kindly, a friend came and did some shopping for us. Hubby doesn’t always get things that are on the list. He substitutes things like natural yoghurt for fruit yoghurt (probably healthier) or will buy three bunches of grapes and five tins of tomatoes instead of one. It’s not wrong, but I don’t have the cupboard space. BUT he’s learning, making decisions, working things out. And I am truly thankful.

It’s a ligament

Posted on August 1, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Foot, Healing, Health, Life, ligaments, Medicine, not broken, Pain, snapped, Struggle5 Comments

I have pulled a ligament in my foot. I had the ambulance service out. The paramedics were lovely, but they could not take me into A&E. I’ve pulled a ligament so I they won’t xray me or put a plaster cast on. I’ve just got to bear weight on my foot and leg. I’m hobbling around. I’ve got a chair half way to the bathroom to give me a rest. Trouble is I’m drinking plenty of fluids! On painkillers. 😭

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Foot

Missing you

Fall

Broken glass

Feet

Random answer

Feet

Still swollen

Cooking!

Foods ‘interesting’

It’s a ligament