Monday 21 January 2013

A Snowy Day

Lucy decided not to chance going to work on Friday, so it was wrap up warm and take a trip into Taunton for the morning. I felt sorry for Lucy as I don't think she realised how hard it was to push a wheelchair in the snow and as for me I was enjoying the ride. Fist stop was vivery park a real favourite of ours I took some photo's of Lucy so that she had some for her website.

Looking slightly bemused as Lucy kept putting snow on the hood of my coat.
The River
We then went into town and had a hot drink, then we had a walk back home via the river, where we took some photo's. By now I was getting cold and the snow was coming down quite thickly, so it was decided to go home.

Chat soon
Take care
Mandy.
xxxxx


Thursday 17 January 2013

How Things Have Changed!!!!!

Hi everyone, I hope that things have gone back to normality for you after Christmas and the new year. I thought I would write something a little different today.

I was watching a film this morning and some thoughts came into my head,(it was a boring film).
How my life has changed in a year.

Last year this time we still lived in the country in a cold and damp cottage and were panicking because it was going to snow. Snow was a major issue where we used to live, we had to stock up on food, Lucy had to carry all the shopping down from where we had to leave the car at the top farm in a rucksack, three or four times she had to do this. We sometimes used to be snowed in and the house was cold and we sometimes dreaded that the electricity went off and being a electric only cottage (no gas) it was a hard life and how we stuck for 10 years I never know.
Lucy used to walk to work but I had to take some time off until the manager of my residential home got her four by four out and picked everyone who was due on shift  that day up and dropped them back home after.

I am now warm and cosy in our gas central heated house with hot water when we need it,  our water supply is clean and drinkable, (we had to get bottled water for me ) being diabetic I was not able to drink the water as it was from a private supply from an underground well  and when it rains the water doesn't turn brown like it used to in the cottage.
When Lucy and I go out we just go through the front door and down a short path and we are in the street, not go for a mile up a very rough track and then 5 miles (approx) to get to a shop.

So even though I have no job and I am disabled I feel that I am a lot better off than I was last year and we are not even panicking about snow if it happens to fall, hows that for progress.

Keep safe and thanks for reading.
Love
Mandy
xxx




Wednesday 9 January 2013

A Belated Happy New Year !!!

Hello All,

Things have settled down to normality after Christmas and the New year celebrations. You can catch it all on Lucy's website www.prettylucy.co.uk

 Lucy has heard from the Gender Clinic and  has an appointment in February so hopefully she will get what she desires after some visits.

I have a visit to the orthopaedic clinic on the 24 January this month to see another orthopaedic consultant but Lucy and I are being a bit pessimistic of him being able to do something and just going to see what he says and take it from there.

Unfortunately I have had to give up my voluntary job, I loved doing it but because of my mobility getting worse and Lucy having to help me in and out of the house with the wheelchair and the late hour I was getting home, we both decided that I had to give it up. I have had a look for another but at this present time due to my mobility I can't find one so have given up looking for now.

That's all my news for now, I'll write and let you know what happens when I see the consultant.

Take care.

Love

Amanda.

xxxxxx