It seems I'm a patient now!

The pacemaker sounds really a marvellous piece of equipment,and interesting that being fir when he was younger is helping your husband now.Wish schools could be told that moomyas children are so into their iPhones now !!x

It’s truly amazing and the tweak she made will keep it going for longer, when you realise how small they are but how clever with the electronics inside it’s mind-boggling! She asked if he kept any record of feeling ‘ a bit funny’ but no, we didn’t, but when she explained how it usually tied in with what had been recorded, we will in future! 

Clever science!

Hugs xxx

Hi moomy,

Glad that your Hubby's pacemaker is now set up for the future. I think we sometimes forget how revolutionary some of these electrical gadgets are.My son has a cpap machine to keep him breathing at night- the difference it has made to his life is enormous. He is so grateful for the technology! Hugs  xx

That’s great, Kwissy, technology helps so many!

a quiet afternoon, both of us dropped asleep! Hubs had a fall while we were away, went to sit in wheelchair and forgot he hadn’t put the breaks on. It seems to have stirred up his back and the pain is pretty bad part of the time, but eases right off sometimes. I think he needs to rest but potter but not overdo it. He should probably speak to his GP and in years ago he would have been seen and referred for physio. Now? Hmmmmm. 

Weather here seems to have improved a little, bit the day of rain that was forecast; I suspect the weather forecasters put a hand out of the window to decide what the weather is doing! 

Hugs xxx 

It’s rather humid and raining too. At least the garden is saying ‘at last!’ 

I got a fit of baking and have some blackberry and Apple flapjacks in the oven. An easy (BBC Countryfile) recipe. I’ve tried them before and they are yummy. 

waiting now for an Amazon delivery of stuff we’ve decided will help with the van!

hugs xxx

Had a look for your flapjack recipe moomy  but couldn’t find it...do you have a link you could share? Quite fancy making these.

Sorry, I copied it out from a Countryfile magazine a good  couple of years back, can type it out for you here though?

Prepare a tin 20x39x2cm or near, lined and greased; oven at 180
deg.

Part 1 Ingredients;

2 medium cooking apples, peeled cored and chopped

150g blackberries

2-3 tbsp sugar to taste

100 ml water (If the fruit is very juicy you may need less, I did this time)

cook these gently together for 8-10 minutes till soft.

Part 2 Ingredients;

in a food processor, 

200 g softened butter

200 g light brown sugar mix together till creamy

add 200 g SR flour mixed with 1tsp soda bicarbonate and pulse, then add 150g porridge oats and pulse again. It looks a very dry mix at this point.

Put 2/3 of mix into pan and press firmly and evenly down. Place fruit on top, then crumble rest of mix over the top.

bake for 25 minutes. 
its yummy warm, served with ice cream as a pudding! Doesn’t go well in a container as it goes soggy, and to be honest it’s never lasted long here, will be interested to see if it’s ok just in the fridge. 

Hugs xxx

Aww thank you moomy for going to the trouble of typing all that out! Much appreciated! Will copy and print it off. Will give it a go when our blackberries are ripe. x

No problem, we just had some with a scoop of ice cream for pudding, I seem to remember I tried to put it in a lock and lock for a family event and it went very soft so I’m leaving it in the tray (used baking paper lining it) in the fridge, will see how that goes. The fruit makes it very moist. 

hugs xxx

Just to let you know, it stayed good just in the tin, in the fridge and didn’t go soggy at all.

Hugs xxx