Another significant date in the Christian calendar has come round. Typically, the weather has slipped into the miserable range of slightly cold and dampish for much of the time. There has been a bit of holiday spirit with the occasional glimpse of sun. In my mind Bank Holidays should be balmy so everyone gets out of their houses and smiles at each other. Once again this has not proved to be the case for most of the weekend. However, the towpath was heaving of Sunday afternoon. As one person commented. It was not the weather but the fact that the shops were closed that brought the walkers out in their droves.
Regardless, I have had a busy time, especially as Binny and Ana came for the day on Good Friday. As with many things in my life, things don't always run smoothly. Danielle, the girls and I have spent quite a lot of the week together and over that time, Danielle had complained about not feeling too good. At 2:30 a.m. on Friday morning she phoned me to tell me how ill she really was. She later told me she did this because she needed her Mum. I told her I needed my sleep!
I dropped her off at the Urgent Care Unit in the morning as she had mastitis. The girls wanted to stay with her. I knew that Ezra-Mae was worried about her Mum. Then I drove back home and waited for the call to go back. I picked her up and went to Central Milton Keynes Boots to pick up the prescription. I resented paying premium parking for a whole hour but then I needed it as the queue was so long it took 30 minutes just to drop the prescription off. I wasn't prepared for lots of walking as I was wearing flat shoes because I am trying to build my ankle strength by using barefoot shoes but I really couldn't walk so I bought padded flip flops while I was waiting just so I could get back to the car comfortably.
So, after this expensive interlude, I got everyone back to my place so I could cook lunch with Ezra-Mae's help. It all came together - almost. Danielle slept in the spare bedroom, We had lunch without her. Ezra-Mae was so excited about seeing people who she could not even remember seeing before. She sat on the balcony to look out for the car. She loved having Ana to entertain her. As with every meal I make Ezra-Mae, she loves to have my homemade pickles. I call her Pickle because she eats so much of the stuff.
The whole day was a bit hectic. I forgot to take photos so all I have are the ones that Binny took - thank you Binny. I also had a brief introduction to Mah Jong. I think I could easily take to this game. I love anything "gamesy" and especially competitive, Canasta is the family go-to game but as it takes so long, Danielle and I have been playing dominoes which is really quick. Ezra-Mae and I play Strip Jack Naked which is good for picture recognition, counting and learning to lose to Nana!
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| Pictorial evidence, thanks to Binny |
Saturday was another day... I decided that I would sort out my blocked kitchen sink. I had already put Draino down to clear the blockage but it hadn't helped get the water moving, I took the bull by the horns and undid the U bend, It wasn't blocked. So all I had to do was put it back together. Easy! Well it seemed to be and then I poured water down the sink and one of the connections leaked. I undid the everything, put it all together and it leaked. Argh.... Richard's brother, Jim and Ezra-Mae came to the rescue. Their mere presence meant the leak stopped. I put some gunge round the joint and didn't pour anything down the sink until the morning just in case. So far, so good.
I will put plumbing on my CV. Until the next time, I will look into Mah Jong on Google. I've got to keep those brain cells ticking over. I cannot rely on my new career as a plumber just yet.
Thankfully Danielle is now on the mend. Happy Easter.
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