Diary summary 6th July 2025

[Viktoria]

Many thanks, I really am hoping it is soon in one way but need to be fully active re travel and hair and dressing etc for  Grand daughter’s wedding in August - 23rd.
Down in Suffolk so a train journey but son will drive down and my luggage will go with him.
I can’t do the long miles between “ comfort “ stops which are few and far between and pretty grotty .East  of the Pennines.

Well tea nearly ready so will bang on the wall to tell son to come from next door .

Tasmanian chicken casserole with pineapple ,soy sauce .lemon juice ,spring onions .Served with rice and  sweetcorn,and mixed leaf salad  .
Cheerio
Kitchen calls .
Thanks for kind advice and good wishes.
@Viktoria.

[louisa maud]

I am I clined to agree with you Jebber, Viktoria seldom stops with all the things she packs into a day, puts me to shame I must say she packs a lot in but somehow i think she knows her capabilities.

LM

[ThrelfallYorky]

Viktoria, as I've already spoken with Gillg re: pacemakers - don't fret, get yourself down for it asap. It is not as frightening as you think. Mine's been with me for over a year now, and is very re-assuring.
TY

[Viktoria]

Many thanks ,I am pleased  that I am not so bad that a pacemaker would not be of benefit .
Keep positive —-
I do get times when I can sit quietly ,do one room a day unless a hospital
appointment ,then I have to sit for ages  either at home  or hospital, waiting for transport as my son can’t say in advance that he will not be able to take me and certainly can’t wait for the hours well past my appointment time ,lHe is tied to the computers and is in contact with others internationally ,that is how his work is done,so not free.
I have discussed with the Heart Failure Nurse about this but her advice was to stick with the transport , my health warrants this facility and the more people who use it the better chance it will continue for people who really are in the last months of life, with no family and unable to afford taxies
It is - or was £70 from Ramsbottom to Rochdale—— one way so £140 for a return journey .
Many can’t afford that.
Getting all services at your nearest hospital is a thing of the past ,but the journeys to a hospital which specialises inevitably means quite a long journey
and high bus  or taxi fares ,

However I get good treatment and am very grateful .

Going dark already , but light so early in the mornings..

Just had a call from grand daughter who is getting married in August ,I would have done the wedding cake but it would be a traditional three tier rich fruit cake ,she naturally wants a more modern one which will be very high . Transporting that?——-so she is doing her own.

Baby Lily is coming on wonderfully , lovely videos.

Well , Flash Harry was chosen to do the invitations ,well the drawings of
a bride and groom and the church, then they have been printed .
I think that is lovely .
He is a nice little boy-  well nine now.

No appointments really this month ,so can get on with a few things.
I do pace myself ,do a job then sit down with a cup of tea and watch T,V.or do a crossword for an hour or two .
It is a very easy house to run , the main problem is space, I was unrealistic when I brought too much stuff but have sent to charity a great number of things .
It looked so much bigger totally empty and all painted white with the same carpet throughout .

Well son will be back in soon for milky coffee and chocolate  biscuits then bed and a good book.

Night night ,
Look after yourselves .
Viktoria.

[mare]

I think we're all pleased you are still making some pace and here with us Viktoria, and hopefully not too long to dwell on when appointment might be. Steady on with the vertigo, quite unsettling and many suffer long term or have to wait out an episode. I just have the temporal positional type which thankfully mostly fleeting episodes and without nausea and can have it for a while and then disappears until the next time.

Nice to be looking forward to a family wedding, pleased to hear your family one went well too Gillg.

A lovely day and another week of school holidsys, have been expecting daughter grandchildren arriving this morning but they will be here soon after lunch.

Have a good new week all ... hope the croquet went well KG

[Viktoria]

Thanks mare ,yes my vertigo is not with nausea ,it must be a couple of years since I last had an episode so no great problem ,I think mine is something to do with my neck ,a nerve perhaps ,no lasting side effects but I must remember to get up very slowly when getting out of bed.

A very chilly morning here.
Stripped my bed and  washer going .
Son next door is having new fencing today , the concrete fence posts need straightening - leaning over - not sure how big a job that will be and how it will affect my border but needs to be done .

I have put the heating back on ,it really is cold and son at the computers not moving about will feel it .

Have ordered an outfit for the wedding ,had made my mind up what I would wear but thought I would see what was available online .
The prices are ridiculously cheap so I am expecting a bundle of rags!
A self coloured dress but with a sort of spray of printed flowers going up the front to one side and a short fitted three quarter sleeved edge to edge self coloured jacket .
We will see, free returns so nothing lost .
The reception is in an orchard where my grand daughter lives so high heels will be difficult but fortunately I have a new pair of lower wedge heeled champagne  dull metallic shoes with bag to match  ,never used so they will do the job .

I can’t believe this weather , really cold and dismal.

Well Tesco order today so fridge to clean before it arrives at ten this evening .
Cheerio and thanks for  kind wishes and I am thinking if those with health problems and worries .
Viktoria.

[louisa maud]

I don't suffer vertigo but a friend of mine much older than me does, she is just careful how she gets up in  the morning and tries not to turn her head to quickly, difficult when you have always done things the same way and much quicker.

Viktoria,  I am sure you will look the bees knees in whatever  you wear, high heels, sadly can't manage those now, wish I could.

Well we have had a lot of rain overnight, water butt full up, happy bunny, it is looking brighter now.

Off to the new week now.

LM

[Gillg]

I was rather glad not to be wearing high heels at my nephew's wedding, as we had to clamber down (and of course later up again) a quite lengthy steep path with occasional steps into the valley where the reception was held from the lovely Richmond terraces above.  On the return journey I had a helping hand from my husband and my son-in-law, as it was dark by then and we were relying on phone torches.  My bargain sandal type shoes from a charity shop (£2.20 in a half-price sale and clearly barely worn and of good quality!) were the only ones I had been able to find in navy leather.  I had spent quite some time looking for them and could only find very strappy sandals and trainers in regular shoe shops.  And they were comfortable, too!  "Sandal type shoes" means that they were strappy at the front but enclosed at the back.  Younger guests were teetering about in perilously high strappy footwear. 

Viktoria
I hope you don't have to wait too long for your pacemaker.  As TY has said, it's quite a simple operation and it's very reassuring to know that it's doing its job afterwards. 

[Viktoria]

Well I must be honest - my shors and matching bag are from our Age UK charity shop.
They are a very good make , Van Dal , never worn ,the soles still smooth and shiny .My size so a real bargain —- well since I have never worn them perhaps not ,but we buy shoes new and they might well have been tried on by a few customers .

I also got s pair of black leather and patent slip ons,same make and again not worn .

Well a bright sunny but windy day so lots of washing done and most ironed and airing on the clothes maiden.

Daughter phones this evening ,grand daughter yesterday .
She is such a practical girl  ,has it all organised and was back at work to help her Mum  within days of Lily being born ,
It was a tricky time and as the accountant was really needed so everyone mucked in and Lily was nursed by salesmen and mechanics alike ,and customers .Big hairy bikers whilst waiting for a service or repair .

Well look after yourselves folks , thanks for  your good wishes and I hope you all are well, knowing many have health problems so I hope you are at least comfortable .
Cheerio.Viktoria.