A change in routine!

My normal routine, that's the one where I sit fiddling with one thing or another on here for most of the day, has been disrupted of late and today I barely made it here at all until now!! :o/

This change in habit it in most part due to attending my poorly neighbour, who from now on I will refer to as 'E'. She was sent home on Sunday night in a taxi, something I was unaware of until she arrived, which duly cost her nearly £50. I'm not sure who I think should be paying for that in these days of a cash strapped NHS but it seems a bit harsh for her, as a pensioner to have to, anyway, I digress. Bart was beside himself with excitement on her return and has been glued to her side ever since, only allowing himself to be taken on short walks for fear that she may not be again when he returns.

'E' for her part is marginally better. There seems to be some confusion about her diagnosis, the G.P. still insists she has acute angina, the hospital disagree but can't say what they think is wrong with her heart. She is none the less 'up and about' but can't as yet leave the flat for more than a few minutes.............that's where I come in!

The last two days have been a round of helping with her household chores, getting her shopping done and Bart walking. I'm no longer used to having to do things to a specific time on the days I'm not at work (ah....this idyllic country lifestyle) and have resorted to setting my mobile alarm to sound every 2 hours for worry that I might miss a walk!! This morning on the early walk call 'E' said she had a fancy for a bread making machine, a badly concealed hint that I might like to make the 40 mile trip to 'Argos' to fetch her one....... which of course I duly did. This evening I am 'invited' to teach her how to use it before I take Bart out for his last hike of the day!!!! Damnation...........for once there was something I wanted to watch on T.V. Yes, I know I have a VCR, I just know that for some inexplicable reason I won't ever get to watch it if I record it. I don't know why that it, I just know it's always the case.

One her return on Sunday I told her in no uncertain terms that if she wants me to take responsibility for Bart etc. in any future emergency then I need to be slightly better organised and be furnished with one or two contact numbers. Lol...... she fully understood, gave me a list of numbers for her relatives in Germany and unbeknownst to me did the reverse...........I now seem to be trying to field various emails..........all in German!!! aarrgghhhhhhh. Anyone know a good piece of translation s/w! lol

On an entirely different subject, while I was 'blog surfing' last night I found this photograph on 'Mutual Misunderstanding'........... brilliant!