What are you all up to

Bakers2 so sorry to hear your sad news. Take care of yourself in the coming weeks and stay strong. Remember the phone call you had that morning and all the happy times. Thinking of you and your family. 

Terrible news B2 thoughts with you and the family 

TG we have drained our van down too ready for winter we normally get away in December but circumstances this year have dictated that it will be February at the earliest before we get away again.

Again thank you for your kind words and thoughts.

Milliehull, I have searched for the Katharine of Aragon celebrations and asked son for board and lodgings! 

Oh Bakers. What a dreadful year you've had. I thought I was having a bad one but yours seems so much worse. My deepest sympathy.

Funny old day. Did a few jobs around the house and some work on the caravan to get it ready in case we get away around hospital appointments. Speaking of which, I received confirmation in the post of my appointment for a PET scan, a week on Tuesday. I hadn't realised the complexity of the scan. It's timed for 8.30am which means a very early start from here to get to Wrexham as I need to be there an hour beforehand. No eating or drinking. But its the timing that is the crux of things here. The scan involves injecting a tracer which contains a radioactive fluid into you and you must allow half an hour for it to pervade your body. The tracer only has a shelf life of 2 hours and is made in Preston, some 60-70 miles away from the hospital so as soon s its made it is transported to Wrexham. If there is a delay anywhere or if the tracer fails in its production, which apparently happens more than one would like, then the scan is called off. I've had to get Kidney specialists involved to ensure I'm ok to have it but apparently they think its alright. I'll just have to make sure that I'm not the one that is delayed. Mrs WN doesn't do any travelling, apart from ferry ones, before 7am so I won't have to worry that she will be alert enough to come with me. Isn't life complicated? I sometimes think a bit of joined thinking might help, like having the scan done in Preston but they don't have a scanner on a regular basis as it travels around. Oh well, best just get on with it.

Cold here all day as fog was slow to lift.

Thanks Wherenext, you can generally find someone having as difficult if not harder time than you 😉.

Good luck with your scan, it all sounds liking timing is crucial fingers crossed for clear roads for all concerned on the day as well as favourable weather conditions.

Ps Mrs wherenext sounds very like my OH on starting the day! I think that's one thing that has got much worse that since his events and I don't find that easy, especially during these short days 😤

Sincerest condolences B2, as you say life is too short and precious so we have to live it to the full

Hope the timing works out for you WM. I thought my 8:30 appointment at the dentist, which is only a 10 min drive from home, was early! Rather you than me, in more ways than one. Will have fingers crossed for you on the day.

Normally Bakers I'm awake and chomping at the bit to get up even in winter before 7am but just lately my sleeping has been all over the place and I find I could get up at 4am, having been awake for an hour or so but if I drop off again after 5am then I "sleep in". It's most frustrating if I have to be somewhere early as I've had to learn how to set an alarm clock again. Mrs WN not amused as her time clock is completely different from mine.

Cheers Nellie. If you fancy being a taxi service......

I couldn't possibly comment, especially in view of an earlier comment that could have been misconscrewed 

But that sounds very familiar. Opposite rolls at the other end of the day as I put the matchsticks to good use 😂😂