Post Comment Love 19-21 August

Welcome to this week’s #PoCoLo - a friendly linky which I co-host with Suzanne, where you can link any blog post published in the last week. We know you’ll find some great posts to read, and maybe some new-to-you blogs too, so do pop over and visit some of the posts linked and share some of that love. If you were here last week it was great to have you along, if you’re new here this week we’re pleased you’re here.

It’s been one of those weeks - another doctor’s appointment for my troublesome toe resulting in more antibiotics, but not penicillin based ones as I’m reacting to those in a way I shouldn’t, and our coffee machine broke. Never rains, but it pours hey? A new one is on order and should be with us early next week. To be fair it’s had quite a good workout since and during the pandemic and in use every day.

I’m hopeful that my toe is on the way to being fixed now, it’s much less red and the swelling seems to be going down - it’s been playing up since 21 July, so it will be good to have a normal toe back.

Talking of rain - we’ve still had very little here, and I’m disappointed that none of the forecast thunderstorms arrived. We’ve a hosepipe ban starting on Wednesday, and like much of the country more rain is definitely needed.

A blister pack of six yellow tablets

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Post Comment Love 12-14 August

Welcome to this week’s #PoCoLo - a friendly linky which I co-host with Suzanne, where you can link any blog post published in the last week. We know you’ll find some great posts to read, and maybe some new-to-you blogs too, so do pop over and visit some of the posts linked and share some of that love. If you were here last week it was great to have you along, if you’re new here this week we’re pleased you’re here.

It’s turned warm again hasn’t it, which is not what our gardens or countryside needed. Thankfully though while it’s warm it’s not the record breaking temperatures we saw last month. I hope you’re coping with the heat, traditionally as it’s the summer school holidays it should be raining shouldn’t it?! As I’m writing this next door’s cat is making his way slowly through our garden looking for shade and a vantage point - he’s finally settled on the earth under the fatsia, close to his bolt hole back through the fence to home. He uses our garden as his own, and mostly tolerates our presence in our own garden, but isn’t the most sociable cat so if we get too close, he’s off. Though increasingly in this weather if we can reassure him as we walk past - keeping a suitable distance of course - he’ll tolerate that, and has even deigned to lap from the occasional saucer of water that’s offered - I feel honoured!

Last week we had a couple of days away, and you can read more in the post I’ve linked up this week. But let me tell you about this week’s photo - yes, it’s a proud peacock perched on the wooden gates of where we were staying. We were staying in an annexe in the host’s garden, and it’s clear that the peacock came by to survey the newcomers and let us know he was there - the noise!!

We’d heard him that morning, but never having seen a peacock like this before were none the wiser. I called to MOH and we both stood in our doorway marvelling at the creature - truly magnificent (and knew it) but also aware that keeping our distance was the way to go. The dog, and the house owners took no special notice of him as he waddled through the yard, so from that we took it not to be an unusual event.

For us Londoners it was quite the sight to behold.

A peacock casually sitting on top of the garden gates

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Post Comment Love 5-7 August

Welcome to this week’s #PoCoLo - a friendly linky which I co-host with Suzanne, where you can link any blog post published in the last week. We know you’ll find some great posts to read, and maybe some new-to-you blogs too, so do pop over and visit some of the posts linked and share some of that love. If you were here last week it was great to have you along, if you’re new here this week we’re pleased you’re here.

It’s been another humid week here and one where I’m continuing to take it easy, which isn’t as much fun as it sounds. I’ve lots of things I can be doing, but most aren’t compatible with resting my foot! Though I have been getting out and about and using it a bit more than I was, but even so...

I’m still none the wiser about what has caused it to be so inflamed but I’m confident it’s on the mend. I haven’t picked up my crochet hook for a while, and I think that’s something for next week. Instead to keep my hands and brain busy, and away from the constant scrolling of social media I’ve picked up some coloured pencils. I do have one or two (ahem) sets of coloured pencils, but this week I was pleased to discover just how well a set of just 12 pencils worked out.

coloured pencils in a tin alongside a coloured in image of a bird fleeing a cage

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