We had a great drive up to Gillingham Savacentre and wandered about shopping --bought all my Christmas presents and a lot of wine and food that we have at the seasonal time of year.
Had a coffee and then put everything into the car came back and sat on a seat waiting for Martin and Pam to arrive.
When they did we went up to the restaurant and choose our food and sat down to a good talk about everything ---like you do.
It is so hard for him but if I keep talking honestly then he will gradually be able to accept my going bit by bit. He keeps saying as so many do "you look so well" and my answer always the same --its whats going in on inside and they cant stop that.
I know Im not so fit and I couldnt run for a bus so I can see the deteriation going on.
It was all to soon time come home so we said our good byes and journeyed back to Whitstable but it had been a perfect day out.
Martin has given me one of those walking sticks, look's like the ones when you ski, so that I don't look like an old lady with a walking stick but a modern chick.
It will help me keep my balance when I'm having Chemo again and I get that woozy feeling.
I will certainly use it.
When we got home and was unpacking the shopping, I took the frozen things to put in the freezer in the shed and heard a rustling noise and could see a dear little field mouse had got itself in my folding garden bag, that I keep in the garden and it was trying to get out.
I looked in and he was so sweet.
Ray wouldn't let me keep him as a pet and made me let him go and he ran over next's doors bless!!!
A little later when I took the dog to the garden Louis chased one all up the garden path and out the gate--I do hope we are not being overrun by them so I will have to keep an eye out --but field mice do seem different to ordinary ones, as they look more like hampsters.
Well that was my day and it was a really good day just a bit of niggerling pain in my back and short of breath at times but on the whole Im doing good.
Thought I was getting a cold but so far that seems to have eased back today.
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