Hello, we have had a bit of delay filling in the blog, so lots here.
Son-in-law David's 41st Birthday. Then 2 nights in a row we went 'out out' (Mickey Flannagan). 1st night in Bamber Bridge at my God daughter Lydia and Sam Swarbrick's night do reception for those who couldn't get to Barbados for the wedding. Had a really good natter to Yvonne and a brilliant speech from Frank. Danced most of the night, really good time.
Then our youngest, George turning 24 (not until 2nd June), we took George, Mark and Sean to Pinocchio's Italian Restaurant for a meal and then onto Vue Cinema to see the latest Top Gun 'Maverick' film with Tom Cruise in - brilliant.
Visits to Longton to see Dad then calling in on Stuart who is still loving being on his own. Tooth abscess starting - Ouch.
1st June - picnic ready and picked up at home at 10am by Janet and Terry for Cartmell Races, one of my 60 things to do in my 60th Birthday year crossed off the list. Fabulous day with a few winning horses and a disqualified one (Colin's) where we could have won a cool £12! Due to anti-biotics only managed 2 glasses of prosecco instead of 2 bottles!
Photo taken by Taras Daneliuk
Appointment for George's eye op came by phone with instructions for the family to self isolate and George to take 2 covid tests. Luckily there was 3 days of the Queen's 70th Platinum Jubilee celebrations on TV starting with a fabulous film of Paddington with The Queen having tea and marmalade sandwiches, heart warming it was so sweet, and apparently non of the immediate Royal Family knew that this had happened.
Day of the Op - Chorley Hospital 10am. I wasn't allowed to stay with George, patients only so I went back down stairs to wait and a man faints in front of me coming out of the eye clinic. 2 paramedics were just bringing someone in and helped him to lie down on one of the bench seats, he was just stressed from having drops put in his eyes. I went over to him to give him a sweet that I had in my pocket just incase it was something to do with sugar levels. Good deed done.
George was taken to Theatre, he said it was like something off a hospital drama - he had to wear a paper hat and be led down and a heart monitor put onto him which he said was beating faster and faster and spooking him out so they turned the sound off - he said 'am I dead'! Literally 5 mins later it was finished and I got the text - 'Done'.
At the end of this week Colin had to have his diabetic review. He got an 'attaboy' from the nurse who saw all his numbers had dropped, lost a bit of weight and was very pleased with all his blood results. Only 1 thing is that he might have a vitamin deficiency.
Longridge Field Day - nice and dry. Colin's 34th year watching this event. Floats from schools and church and dance schools, gymnastic groups and of course our Rose Queen. Music from the famous Longridge Brass Band and a salsa drum group.
Well we have gone over the 200 mile mark by completing a further 30 miles making a total of 221.5 Miles which now puts us at Weston-Super-Mare and have crossed the next border into Somerset.
Photo from www.thebeachguide.co.uk
If we had walked 'As The Crow Flies' we would now be in Cardiff.
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