I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS DEAD AS A DODO

 

I had a plant in our previous home that was bloody temperamental.  Like a right shit to keep alive.

ABOVE:  I had it in the front bedroom, where it did very well.  If I moved it anywhere else, it packed a sad and tried to die on me.

When we moved, it was put in the lounge, then the garage, in preparation for our moving.

It looked like it had died, and I was totally OVER IT.

Once at our new home, I put the pot in the front garden and walked away.  I FULLY expected it to stay dead, I even chopped off it's blackened leaves, and put a couple of other little plants in the pot.

ABOVE:  I noticed it yesterday.  Can you believe that it has started growing a new leaf!  This is a plant I've strived to keep alive for bloody YEARS!  Seriously, it has been THAT GODDAM TEMPERAMENTAL.

So, I chuck it outside in the middle of winter, it gets virtually no direct sunlight, and that little shit GROWS?   😖😮😤 Clearly it likes being abused and ignored.

ABOVE: The little pots of plants I put in the brazier are doing well too.  Clearly I just need to chuck and run!  lol

Stew and I don't have any clear plans for today, but I'm bound to think of something.

I do have a round table topper to finish before Saturday's Tamahere market.

I missed it!  The 19 year anniversary of my blog was on the 14th of October.  Oh well.... one year to go till my 20th... I hope I don't forget that one.

11.11 am, just home after getting Stew's car new tyres.  We also stopped in at Steve's work for a quick hi. 

Now?  I'm going to finish the round table topper, Stew is going to put our suitcases up in the attic and then, it will be lunch time.  We are having left overs from last night's dinner.

ABOVE:  And there it is, my second round Table Topper in these colours.  Do you like the middle?  I changed it up from just being yellow.

Right, now that's done and off my mind, I shall have some lunch.

Then I have to pick up some new medications.

The Doctor rang me this morning.  Upshot is I have inflamed tendons in my shoulder.  And there is nothing that can be done, besides steroid shots (NO thank you), anti inflammatory pills, pain killers and physio.  I shall now wait until my doctor is back from leave before MAYBE going to a physiotherapist.

I have very little faith in physiotherapists... their exercises made NO difference to my torn calf muscle, and made Stew's knee WORSE!  Tell a man with a fucked up knee to do SQUATS?!!!  Yeah nah.

From what I have read about tendonitis, if it doesn't improve in 2-3 WEEKS after onset, it may require surgery.

I am now 5 months from 'onset'. 😖😕😓

ABOVE:  Yeah.  I though that was pretty damn good.