What are you all up to

Now on visiting dog duty for longer than expected, daughter is ill with a sickness bug and her partner is away visiting his elderly grandfather. At least it's keeping me fit as I have to do "proper" dog walks rather than short ambles with our 16 1/2 year old terrier. Two horses followed us today, alongside a fenced paddock, when they started galloping and snorting visiting terrier refused to budge, luckily he's small enough to be physically lifted up and moved on.  At the end of the gallop I could see the horses were expecting me to go into the stable and get some food, so I left them looking a bit disappointed. 

Very chilly here with snow or sleet expected tomorrow.

What a wonderful woman David. The main thing I envy these days is energy.

Miserable cold day here with a very chilly wind and lots of cold rain showers and colder weather forecast for tomorrow but luckily no snow forecast yet.

Home tommorow, not the best of days today, but still managed to miss the showers when out on the park with Rosa,with lovely log fire in dog friendly lakeside cafe,  even better with the discount for cc members

Spent a lot if time today looking for caravan insurance as our current policy ends next week. Got a really got deal and over £100 cheaper than we paid last year. Just relaxing tonight watching Im a Celeb

....always a difficulty, to know what to leave behind!  I find myself carrying more stuff in the car these days (as a caravanner, of course).

David

Feeling rather cheesed off.

Optical check last month, informed criteria had changed and my cataract now qualified for surgery would I like to be referred? Yes please. Paperwork through, rang to arrange appointment for today. When the date was proposed I actually said "this year?"  Local private hospital doing on behalf of NHS - researched before 😉. Arrived to find parking as bad as main hospital. OH always gets a space and today no different 😁. 

Abrupt  consultant but heyho I'm there for his skill not his personality 😉. Establishes cataract and one coming. Checks the paperwork requesting consultation and informs me I don't qualify under NHS at present 😢. A conversation develops and I mention I normally wear contact lenses. Informed they distort eye shape and shouldn't wear them for minimum of 2 weeks before consultation. Advise that the letter only arrived last week, after chase up as I needed to know about being accompanied, it didn't say anything about not wearing contact lenses 😲. It wouldn't apparently most folk are old - charming 😲 and couldn't manage them! 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤. Kept referring to my optician as he even after I pointed out it was a she!

Off to chat with the optician whilst in town tomorrow to check info.

Was he touting for private business??????

Rant over but not got over disappointment 😢

Log burner lit, so well cosy here.  🔥🔥

Hmm, I wouldn't normally offer advice about anything like this but your eyes are precious, could you try another optician and hear what they think? Doesn't sound like a very good experience B2. Hope you feel you are getting better information soon.

Freezing cold here, like Oneputt, the fire is lit, dark very early, nice to be in the warm.

Brue, I'm already on the case! Going to chat with my optician tomorrow. Will be taking up the issue of contact lens wearing too. I saw my contact lenses optician, same practice but different speciality, last week to check that the new prescription for cataract eye was ok and order a supply. She works out of Moorfields and is paediatric opt too, we discussed my appointment and she said, or your lenses come in 3 month supply so you may not need all of them! You'd have thought she'd have mentioned not wearing them 😤😤😤

Still fizzing.........

Grey grey grey here damp too. Very chilly heating on but not lit the gas fire yet. Roast in the oven with rice pudding to follow. Need some comfort 😉