Leisurely Sunday and endoscopy.

With Lynne working once again I spent today With Marlene and Brian near Reading, having completed a couple of hours gardening for "old" Derek yesterday. You are correct in guessing the rain has stopped for a couple of days. Yippee.

The endoscopy was far less frightening or painful than feared and if they could have started the computer it would have been fast. In the event they confirmed the gist in my stomach is not cancerous, subject to the biopsy results. It was weird looking at my gut from the inside as the camera passed through it and I can now differentiate between dangerous and safe gist's.

Ark ordered

Another wet day and with most of the UK literally underwater already, my thoughts have returned to boating , with the emphasis on an ark, although to be fair, whatever they did with our local flood defences last year appear to have worked. The fields which were underwater are still visible to date, a major achievement given the endless days of rain so far this winter.

Today was internment of Sue's ashes day. It rained in gale force winds so luckily the service was short, but moving. Afterwards we all opted to visit a pub in Groby and Derek then proceeded to buy all eleven of us lunch, which proved to be excellent. From there we returned to Derek's for coffee so it was16.30 before we returned home with the wind stronger and colder.

Back to the mundane

After a considerable lie-in it was back to the routine Sainsbury's major shopping trip. It proved good exercise and ended with a tea of muscles with bread. My mood was excellent again.

Diabetic review

My favourite diabetic consultant failed to appear for my appointment but was replaced by a new guy to me, far less interested and far less probing, failing even to look at my blood sugar results book. I could have got away with telling him anything !!  

And then there were two

Bob and Margaret left for their home, the only remnant being Margaret's walking stick, with which she will be re-United very shortly. Their stay has cheered me up no end and I intend maintaining the brighter outlook for the foreseeable future, despite the bleak weather outside. I have a diabetic review meeting with my hospital consultant who I like and respect enormously. I do not foresee any problems, but who am I to say? 

I was given a mug for Christmas bearing the legend "do not count the hours but make the hours count" which I intend to stick by.

Yet more rain and a diet.

This year has started the way the last ended........ Wet, but mild.

Lynne has started Bob on a "healthy eatiing "regime backed by regular blood sugar testing, in an attempt to improve his diet and reduce his burgeoning waistline and weight.

The first day was a great "eye opener" for us all, but Bob now understands the problem with his previous regime and the benefits of the new.

It rained heavily and continuously all day which led us to the Red Lion for Sunday lunch, e good experience as usual. Lynne and Margaret continued completing a full page crossword puzzle from an Xmas newspaper. We think they will finish it around Easter. 

Happy new year

We saw 2016 in watching Bryan Adams live in concert in London and very good he was too. The firework display at halfway was amazingly spectacular,but I dread to think what effect it had on the U.K.'s economy.  Healthwise it is a good start to the new year.