What are you all up to

Best wishes from us as well Millie and for your OH.

Good news WN re fingernails.

I think my OH could do with a hearing test will say no more!!!

Had a lovely meal at a local Auberge in the Brenne overlooking a lake although the lake is being drained as they do a lot of them in the winter then re stock with fish, there were a lot of Cormorants perched on a sandbank in the middle of the lake.

Back home tomorrow as my new passport arrives on Friday and we have a meal out with friends Friday night as one friend has her birthday that day

Have a good evening Tda.

Gone quite chilly here with a north easterly wind brr.

Great news on progress Wherenext. Small steps big boosts.

Best wishes to milliehull and her OH. Shingles isn't nice from all the reports I've heard over the years.

That leads me on to my own dilemma I now qualify for the jab. Not averse to vaccinations, had them all, BUT I've never had chicken pox. Our primary school was closed 60 odd years ago with the outbreak 😱. My brother and I never had it. Both my children had it at different times. Still dodged it. I grew up in a time when you went to play with folk who had contagious things..... I decided I'd not have the jab, its a live virus, so why chance it?? Am I right? Answers on a postcard please.

Hearing tests and aids. Best wishes to all those suffering, whether constant repeating or having trouble hearing. My OH had test last year, deafness is an issue in his family. Yes he needed aids.  Considerable 4 figure outlay, not an issue, before Christmas last year. They made a big difference. However they have been abandoned in the drawer for over 6 months. I make no comment on my view, I'm hoarse 🤣

Edit I forgot to say FABULOUS woodworking photos and tales. Such talent.

Bakers2

Have a look at this link from the Scottish NHS On the righthand side it poses the question you ask about shingles and they say it is possible that people who "think" they have not had chickenpox may well have had a mild form without the usual symptoms so they advise the vaccination. 

I abandoned my hearing aids over 10 years ago and I don't think my hearing has deteriorate much from when I was first tested. On the other hand Margaret's hearing has deteriorated since she started to wear hearing aids so there is probably no right or wrong answer? I thought I needed hearing aids because when I was in large meetings or attending business dinners I had difficulty hearing what people were saying close to me. What I found was the the hearing aids just magnified everything in the way of sound which was even worse! I will accept my hearing is not as good as it once was but I don't feel it causes me, or others, a problem. I assume people don't go spending vast sums of money on hearing aids without going through the NHS hearing service first?

David

Thanks DavidKlyne, it us something I've pondered. But still not convinced I want live vaccine injected which may bring health issues.as a carer I need to be on top of things, so I'll take a chance 🤞

Spoke to GP in Essex and here. Wait several years, best to sort yourself if possible. Sadly a sign of the times.

Good things are moving in the right direction WN 

Millie - Hope things keep improving for you and Mr H too

Busy few days here we had a family wedding at the weekend which was a great day in a lovely hotel great to see all the family enjoying themselves. Then on Monday we had to take the caravan to the dealers it had been in earlier in the year as our heating and hot water system packed in but they couldn’t get the part it wasn’t such a trouble we still used the van just had to use the site facilities when away and wash the dishes at the dishwashing area but not ideal. Anyway they say they can get the part now so van there now and also getting a few other things attended to while it’s in they reckon they will have it 2-3 weeks which is ok as we don’t have any trips planned and the weather isn’t looking too good for the next few weeks anyway. Hope to have it back by Christmas though as we were wanting to go away between Christmas and new year for a few days 

At long last we decided to visit the Milton Keynes Museum today. No where near as famous as the other MK museum Bletchley Park but interesting none the less. It doesn't really deal with "modern" Milton Keynes but back before MK was thought of. There are a couple of modern things there like a Red Bull F1 car. I looked enviously at the drivers cockpit which I don't think I could get half my body in! The original famous Concrete Cows are there. They were actually built on the site of the museum by the American artist Liz Leyh. Anyone whizzing between Buckingham and Bedford on the A422 will pass a group of cows close the road at Bancroft but these are imposters! The truth is that the original ones are now a bit fragile and can't really stand the rigours of kids climbing on that or being kidnapped or being painted in different colours so they are kept safe within the Museum grounds. The land the Museum is on was owned by John Radcliffe, famous for his hospital in Oxford and other University buildings. Then there is the Pat, which is a tug boat built by Hayes Boatyard, in Stony Stratford. Too big for the Grand Union Canal but was used on the Thames. Most of the other exhibits have been gather from in and around the new City. In addition they do have quite a selection of old telephone equipment from the old GPO Museum in London, apparently there wasn't room at Bletchley Park where it would have been a natural addition so instead it was split between a few museums across the country.

David

OH had a private appointment yesterday for ear wax removal. No longer done by GP’s around here. We have been doing a week of Olive oil drops beforehand to soften said wax. He has been getting progressively more and more deaf, I’m getting tired of shouting all the time and it’s unpleasant having the TV on so loud! Fortunately it has worked in one ear but the other ear needs a bit more work, as impacted too near the ear drum for a safe removal, at least things have improved a little. Good luck with your hearing test next week Nellie.

That was one of our appointments last week, heddlo, and we are the same with it not being done at the surgery.  I just hope that the next set of test will give me a good indication of what I might need, although reading other posts it seems as if many give up using the aids they purchase so perhaps I might just not bother with them, should they not be an absolute necessity. 

Tda, enjoy your night out. Hope that your OH 's audio test give you the results you are hoping for!!😊

Francis, hope you get your van sorted out in time for your next trip away.

"…posts it seems as if many give up using the aids they purchase so perhaps I might just not bother with them, should they not be an absolute necessity."

Nellie, if you go for private aids, I recommend searching out a truly independent supplier. It seems all the high street audiologists are hand in glove with manufacturers and may not have access to all brands/models of aids and may push certain brands at you. I found NHS aids helped but they were clumpy and didn’t perform all that well. I’ve had my privately supplied aids for 2 years now and they turned my life around. Not only do they help the wearer but make life less frustrating for those around us.

I found my independent supplier by contacting the website linked below and you can read loads of useful info there too. In my opinion, if you need aids, go for it. 👍🏻

https://www.hearingaid.org.uk

Oh No, Millie.  Really sorry to read this.  Recently had my shingles jab.... have to have another one in 6 months.  Lets hope the shingles jab has made it a little better than it otherwise would have been.  Best wishes to you and to you OH for a speedy recovery.

David

I know I have some minor hearing loss in my left ear, but can't imagine wearing aids.  I can't even wear earbuds.  When listening with ear/headphones, I always have to use uver ear headphones.... can't stand things in my ears!!  All the best with it Nellie...

David