Peter took this picture on the 21st December 2012, our Wedding Anniversary. The Corbett Gardens are in Bowral. This day in 2012 was the last time we went to see the Gardens. Over the years we did go a few times to have a look at the tulips there in spring time during the tulip festival. This year we missed out again on seeing the tulips there.
Two years ago in December we quite liked to walk through Corbett Gardens on a summer day. There were no tulips there, but the gardens looked lovely none the less.
On the way to the Gardens we had stopped at the Bradman Museum.
I often like to look up some old blogs that I have written. I copy here a little bit of what I wrote just a little while ago. For instance I quite often busy myself now getting my deck into a good shape. I like it very much when I can spend some time doing this. It relaxes me. And I like the looks of the deck when it is well looked after.
So, here is some of what I wrote about the deck in my post of 7th of February:
“My deck looks good at the moment for yesterday after the rain I busied myself with some good sweeping away all that water. I love doing this. It is so relaxing! Of course I do it very slowly.”
Another thing I mentioned in this post is that I liked to spend the previous day on my own. Come to think of it, Tuesday is actually the only day of the week where I can do pretty much whatever I feel like doing. On all the other weekdays I have to be ready at set hours of the day to go out somewhere! So here I wrote what I managed to do when I could stay home all day:
“I felt good staying on my own yesterday. Spending a lot of extra time in the kitchen as well as on the computer was good. So, so I managed to write several longer emails to keep in touch with some family members . . . .”
I have better bowel movements since I started taking MOVICOL I take it first thing every morning. My morning routine includes a cup of tea, a banana and some other fruit. After a wash or shower with nice warm water I get dressed and hopefully can go for a little walk. Later on I usually cook myself a nice breakfast. Often I have a second breakfast (Brunch) as well.
What do I do over one week? I copy here how a normal week goes:
Mondays I get three hours home help, that is the home help comes at 9,30 AM and leaves at 12,30 PM. Tuesdays I do in the morning whatever I feel like doing. Wednesdays I join a STABILITY EXERCISE class at CITOS Bowling Club, with coffee and talking after the class and sometimes lunch at the Club as well. Thursdays my daughter Monika usually picks me up to take me out for lunch with her grandkids. Fridays I go to the CITOS CLUB again early in the morning. Sometimes I have have a lunch special again at the Club. From 2PM on I play SCRABBLE and Rummy with some of my friends.
What happens on the weekend? Saturday/Sunday I usually have totally to myself unless a family outing has been planned.
To have to be ready at a certain time, I find demanding, since it takes me up to two hours to get ready! I do everything so very slowly and often keep running out of time. But I am very happy that I can stilll live on my own.
Tomorrow, Monday, the 12th of February, is the funeral of my neighbour Barbara, who passed away on the first of February.
My home help stays with me until 12,30PM. This is the time when I’ll be ready to be taken to the funeral which starts at 1,30PM in Kiama. Two of my very kind neighbours are going to take me to the funeral.
This note about the Exercise Class was hanging out at the CITOS Club across the road. Caroline saw it. She thought it might be a good class. So she wrote down the information for me and gave it to me. I did indeed join this class a few months ago. This class turned out to be very beneficial for me. I have met some very nice people there. There are two lovely women leading the class. When one is on holidays the other one takes over. The instructers are probably in their 40s.
We can always talk a lot to each other. All the people are very cheerful. I think the people’s ages are anything from the 60s to the 90s. I met a nice single guy there who is 86. We have become good friends keeping each other company in our old age. He still drives a car. So it is easy to visit each other for he does not live far away. He had been married for 63 years when his wife died. He still misses her a lot. And he is a guy who likes to tell me a lot about is life, and I tell him a lot about my life too. We often have some very good meals together. He loves food, and so do I. And we love to give each other real big hugs. This feels so good!
Today, Wednesday. I’ll walk over to the Club again for these good Stability Exercises. Then, tomorrow Thursday my daughter Monika is going to pick me up to take me to the Dapto Shopping Mall. On Friday I usually go to the Club again to meet the knitting group ladies in the morning. Friday afternoons my longtime friends and I meet to play Scrabble and Rummy Cub.
So, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are always very busy days for me. And when my home care lady comes on Monday, this is another busy day for me. Often I like a day that is not so very busy for me, when I can for instance spend time with a bit more reading, writing, and cooking at home.
For everything I need a lot of time due to all my age related problems. I I have to do most things very, very slowly! It is good that for evening meals I often have now the company of my new friend! And it is lovely that he can take me out in his car.
Hi Jan! I thank you for your encouraging comment. All of a sudden I cannot answer comments anymore the way I used to do it. What a bummer!
Thank you, dear Carolyn. Thank you very much. Les has lived in Dapto for more than 40 years, while I have lived here for 30 years. We met only recently at a Stability Exercise Class! Both of us had very long marriages. So, since we are both very old and widowed, we do enjoy visiting each other. It is good to have some one to cuddle and to talk to! 🙂
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