Arrival of Earrings - Finally!

I tried to snap the finally arrived earings - see above left, but the snap does not really show them at all well. The pink and green tourmaline pendant on the right looks a bit better. This was also from Freya.

Obtained the tracking number. Though posted on Monday it seems the packet was only collected yesterday and will supposedly be delivered tomorrow. Since I have never received a special delivery on Saturday I shall wait until Monday before contacting Freya again. Seems there really was a weather problem in Scotland which is where it is coming from. Still can't find the camera connector despite looking everywhere. I wonder if I can get hold of another one. Must go to a camera shop and find out.

I watched La Communidad again, even better the second time, as it is a very fast moving film.

It is now Saturday, my shopping has finally arrived, and I am waiting to see if the earrings arrive today.

They have arrived! I am so pleased with them and can't wait to wear them outside. Very long and glammy with lovely purple moss amethyst and vibrant green chrome diopside. I'm so excited!

Crept to the Crypt and No Earrings - Again!

Went and saw the crypt. It is a fairly decent sized space with full disabled access. The new Vicar suggested that we run a pilot event, maybe a tea party down there and invite pensioners and Trustees to have a look at the space, probably sometime after Easter. We could get some outside catering for the event.

I took some snaps, but have realised that I have somehow mislaid or totally lost the connector which goes from the camera to my computer so cannot download them. I have spent ages searching for this, all to no avail so far.

Earrings still not arrived. Contacted Freya, the seller and she says they should be here by 1pm according to the tracking. So I have to contact her again when they don't come by one. I suspect the post person just didn't see the package, or it was in the wrong place, as the other post was delivered an hour ago. It is now 1.20 and nothing has arrived, and I just hope it has not been lost as it cannot be replaced, being handmade and one of a kind. Really annoying.

On The Mend

I must have knackered myself as I only had the strength to stagger to the Lye Torng to get lunch rather than buying proper food. I had a rather good beef Massaman which I hope will not cause adverse reactions.

Tomorrow I have to get up early and examine a church crypt which might do for a possible venue/club for our oldies in the future. Must remember to take my camera. I hope I will be feeling up to it and that it is not too cold. May get a cab.

It is really cold, not encouraging me to go outside at all. I do have some shopping arriving on Saturday morning. A bit nervous about eating despite the meal today, so I seem to have ordered nothing but canned food and drink and packet soups, apart from a few eggs and some bread. The flat is still awash with oranges, tangerines, and a now elderly looking pineapple, apart from mince pies, cakes and biscuits of various types. May have a bowl of Cream O' Wheat made up with milk for dinner. It is a bit like semolina pudding . We used to have it in Trinidad for breakfast with a little cinnamon and a sprinkling of sultanas while cooking. The main thing is that it is very bland and therefore suitable for the delicate stomach.

Sick of Christmas Mess - Out with Old etc.

Absolutely exhausted. My expected earrings did not arrive, probably due to New Year delays, so shall wait in again tomorrow.

Fed up with all signs of Christmas, such as cards falling down all over the place and a wilted tree, I decided to dismantle this well in advance of Twelfth Night (Sunday) in the hope of getting some good luck this year. It has been a nightmare as I could not reach the boxes for the decorations, so have put them with all the cards and lights into some bags, for later transfer. The tree was the worst - I cut back the branches with secateurs until I could get the tree into the garden. I had not quite realised how heavily the bucket containing it was weighted with stones and weights. Anyway it is now blighting my garden and the living room is definitely looking a bit less messy.

Watched The ages of Lucia, all about various forms of sex and definitely one of the most unpleasant films I have seen. La Communidad with English subtitles arrived today and I look forward to seeing it again. Watched a bizarre documentary last night on telly about women who buy ultra realistic baby dolls, take them out in real prams, etc etc. Some have lost children, and some have never had children. Harmless, I suppose, but really strange to me anyway.

Malvolio

Was creeping about in the spare room and mewing a bit. Finally he settled curled up in the wardrobe. He has now come out, eaten a tiny bit more and is lying in his usual space on the spare bed. I take this to be a good sign. I shall have to watch him a bit.

My symptoms are worsening a bit. I managed to get to the Lye Torng and drink some mineral water. Not sure it was a good idea. Have run out of butter and soon running out of milk, but there is still quite a bit of bread. Not that I can eat anything. If I had some butter I might try an egg tomorrow. Even the Marmite is getting low. It makes a good drink when there is nothing else. Talked it over with Dorian who gets similar symptoms because of his medication. He says he only takes Imodium if he absolutely has to, ie if going out somewhere, and lets nature take its course.

I think I may be recovering a bit. I was able to drink some Marmite and have a bit of dry toast.
Malvolio ate his evening meal also without disaster. I had completely lost track of the days and thought it was Thursday today, when it has in fact been Wednesday. Comes of lying around watching movies all day for two days. I may have a bit of cake and some tea later.

Films and Hyper Cat

The Tit and the Moon by Bigas Luna is set in Catalunya and is about a nine year old boy with a new brother who is jealous of his mother breastfeeding the brother. He becomes obsessed with obtaining milk from the tit of a French dancer who performs with her 'petomane' companion at a local cava bar. The whole thing is quite surreal, but quite entertaining.

I spent the whole day in bed, only getting up to make drinks, and finally, to eat a couple of pieces of toast. I shall get up today. Despite feeling that I have been kicked in the stomach by a horse.
just watched Goldenballs. Not such a good film. Lots of sex and the hero is a completely dim clod. This seems to be a pattern of these films.

Poor old Malvolio. He has been wandering around in a daze and ended up lying under the spare bed. I have fed him a bit of dry food and am hoping for a rapid recovery. An hour later he is still wandering. He did a poo just outside his tray - thank goodness the floor is granite. Definitely still disorientated. Tried a bit more food and will just have to wait and see. I don't want to give him any more as he will then become hypo, and I think he is hyper now. Maybe the jab went directly into a vein this morning. He is still crying, which is worrying. Usually if I just leave him, the food does its work and he eventually settles back to normal. We shall see.

New Year's Day

I shall have a bath this morning and go back to bed with a cup of tea. Madeleine rang last night before my pains really got going. She has also been ill since Christmas. She had to work in an empty office until 3.30 on Christmas Eve, and had to go in to work yesterday, when, of course, nothing happened all day. Ridiculous. She sounded perfectly awful. I do hope we are all better by Sunday when we are due to go to the pantomime. She is talking of having a Chinese lunch with Dorothy and Julian first, and will ring on Friday. I am not convinced that eating first will be an option for them as we will be lucky to get them to the theatre on time for the performance. If we all go, maybe eating afterwards would be a better idea. If I ever eat again.

It is now 12.30, and I ran a bath earlier but fell asleep. I am now re-running this. Maybe a bath will revive me a bit. I have just had a mug of water with a teaspoon of Marmite stirred in. At least I will be keeping up my B vitamins and I have enough fat to keep me alive for weeks.

I bought an amaryllis some time in November. I had virtually given up on it, but a green shoot has finally appeared, and is now nearly an inch high. I think it was supposed to flower in time for Christmas!

Dorothy rang. Missed new Year's Eve parties which had promised to be great, but in the end Julian went off to one of the smaller gatherings. Dorothy still not a hundred per cent but quite a bit better and is going to work tomorrow.

Watched 'The Tit and the Moon' which was utterly bizarre.