We were at the dentist again today, so decided to do a trawl of the area looking for a top for me – again! We made our way to Marks & Spencers.  I saw a few I liked but they were not long enough to cover my beautiful, trim (I told you, it’s my blog so I can say whatever I want) backside!  I strolled over to the ‘Per Una’ section and immediately saw what I wanted.  Would it look OK on me?  More’s to the point, would it FIT me?  I went into the changing room and put it on, waiting for the disappointment.  It was perfect!

It doesn’t look like much on the hanger, but it is one of those tops that when you put it on, you say “Oh yes!”  The neckline is lovely!  It’s casual, yet stylish at the same time, definitely summery, and is long enought to cover my beau…. oh OK!! Fat backside! I love it!

We also got a pair of trousers each at 50% off the usual price, so all in all I’m a very happy bunny today!

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We are going to a wedding in three weeks and I couldn’t put it off any longer.  I had to go shopping for something to wear.  We trudged from shop to shop looking for a top.  I knew it wouldn’t be easy to find something that would be a bit dressy, summery and more importantly cover my beautiful, trim (well, it’s my blog so I can say whatever I want) backside!

Why do clothes manufacturers assume that if you are slightly over the so-called average size it must mean that you have no taste, no flair or fashion sense?  We are meant to like, either dowdy clothes with no style, or sequins and stretchy fabric.  You know, the sort of thing your mum would wear (though my mum wouldn’t have), or in some cases, the sort of thing your gran would wear!

The photo is of Twiggy and it was the era that marked the beginning of the end of fashion for the fuller figure!

I now know why my mum made all her own clothes!  Being a plump lady AND a very stylish lady, it was the only way she could dress how she wanted to.

Having gone from shop to shop, searching through all the clothes that were obviously made for stick insects, I came home empty handed – yet again.  I did see one top that I half liked but I’m sick of buying clothes I only half like.  I want something that I’d look at and say “Oh, I love that top!  I must have it”  Is that asking too much?  Well, is it?

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I had another dentist appointment today, and Mo wanted to sign on with the same dentist.  None of that has any relevance to this post but I thought I’d throw it in as a bit of padding. We were early so we sat in the car, outside the surgery, for a few moments.  This was the very short conversation we had.

Babs:  Ooh!  I want a wee.

Mo:  You’ve just had one……slight pause….. Oh, that was me.

Babs: ?!?!?!

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I’m very sorry that I haven’t been around much lately.  Since we had the health scare it’s been hard for me to get back into blogging and commenting on posts as much as usual.  I’m sure I will soon, but please be patient with me.

I look at my feed list and it’s so daunting at the moment.  So many posts to read that I put it off until tomorrow.  Tomorrow comes and the numbers are even higher!   I think the only answer is to empty it and start afresh with ‘NIL’ posts to read.  Maybe then I can get my head around it!  Either you are all posting too often, or I am getting a bit slow in reading and commenting!

Sorry if I miss any real gems in doing this, but I have to do something!!  The bigger the mountain gets, the less inclined I am to climb it!  I’ve only got little legs.

Here we go then ….. 1 …. 2 …… 3 …… zaaaapppp!

I’m sorry!

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Look what we found in our front garden!

A baby blackbird, well Mo said his mum was a blackbird, so I must assume he was also.  He was in a tree right by our window and obviously couldn’t fly.  He was chirping away and his mother was circling around and coming down to feed him.

Then his mother stopped coming down to him and we got a bit concerned.  He kept calling but she didn’t come.  He even came out from the centre of the tree to look for her.  Isn’t he cute?

In case you’re wondering.  Yes we did keep the cats locked in!

I took this photo from inside the house, so you can see how close he was.  We thought his mum may be nervous to fly so close to the house and that he may die.  Eventually the calling stopped and Mo went out to see if he was OK and he was gone!  She made a thorough search inside the tree but he was definitely gone.  I hope and pray that he found his wings.  We had seen his mother sitting up high across the road, so maybe she was teaching him to fly.

Any of you know about the habits of birds, and can put our minds at ease?

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Well, you all know that Mo and I went to the hospital the other day.  Mo’s appointment was at the chest clinic.  When you enter the waiting area you are faced with large oxygen cylinders strategically place around the room, in case a patient needs help breathing.  It’s a CHEST clinic, so it’s not surprising.

What is surprising is what we found outside.

This sign made us chuckle.  You would think that it wouldn’t be needed for a chest clinic.  I had visions of somebody taking a quick drag on a cigarette, followed be a sharp intake from the oxygen cylinder, a quick drag on….. You get my drift.

While I was pacing up and down outside I noticed something else.  A shingle bed runs along the front of the clinic.  On taking a closer look at it I was mortified!   These are patients with chest problems of all kinds, and here, outside the clinic waiting room, lay dozens and dozens of cigarette butts!  What is this telling us?

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Today we had good news.  We saw Mo’s specialist, who confirmed that the form of Asbestosis Mo has will cause her no future problems.  It is the ‘END’ result of exposure of over 40 years ago, and will not progress!  The other problem, for which she had the ultrasound, proved to be as suspected,  just cysts.  One he couldn’t be sure of (where she’s had a kidney removed) because it couldn’t be seen very clearly.  He said it is very likely nothing but he would like a kidney specialist to just take a look, for a thorough closure to her case!  He has discharged her!

We decided it would be nice to celebrate with a little treat, so Mo popped into the shop and bought some strawberries and cream to have after dinner tonight.

Mo went into the kitchen while I sent an email, about the results, to waiting family.  Suddenly I heard “Oh nooooo!” coming from the kitchen.  It looks like we won’t be having strawberries and cream tonight!

THIS IS SO TYPICAL OF MO!!

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Mo and I would like to thank all of you that left such kind and caring comments on the last two posts. It means a great deal to us both.  Unfortunately we are still waiting for the results. I have never known results take this long and we are hoping that it’s a case of ‘No news is good news’.

Meanwhile, I thought I would post a bit of a rant.  Today Mo bought a tiny fold up foot stool. You can see that it had a very over-sized label on it.

Mo is one of those people that never removes labels, not even from cookware! Hmmm….it reminds me of a blogger I know.  Anyway, I  decided to whip this one off quickly.

Who was I kidding? It was stuck so fast that the surface of the label came away when I tried to remove it.  Nothing will budge that label.  I know that if I tried I would end up with a sticky, torn up mess all over the stool, so now we have to use a little white stool with a horrible black label on it! Why on earth do they do this?  Is it their idea of a practical joke?  Did someone in the factory say “I know, let’s make GREAT BIG labels and then stick them on with Araldite so no-one can remove them”, and were they all laughing as they did this?  Was it the highlight of the week in their otherwise monotonous job?  Whatever their reasons, it makes me SO mad!

If any of you know of a way to remove it without leaving behind a sticky mess I would love to hear it.

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I was going to post about our return visit from the mass of mushrooms we had last year.  Unfortunately the sun came out and killed them all before they could really get started! That was the end of that idea.

We are still waiting for results from Mo’s ultrasound which, it turns out, was not for what we thought, but for a lump the cat scan showed up where she had a kidney removed some years ago. As this is something new, we are a bit nervous again.

The last three weeks have not been good for us, and I am totally blank with regard to blogging.  So please forgive me for not posting much.  I hope I’ll soon get back to normal – well normal I’ve never been!!

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Mo and I went to a birthday celebration the other night and as we entered the room I was stopped in my tracks when I saw one of the guests.  Had he flown all the way from the US, just to be here? If he had, then why didn’t he speak to me?  Not one word!  I had to sneakily take these photos from across the room.  He looks a lot older than the photo on his blog and Facebook though.  Has he been cheating, and posting old photos, pretending they are current?  Maybe his recent worrying has taken it’s toll.

Is this Jeff of ‘The Receders’ fame and  View from the Clouds?  Well, obviously it isn’t or he would have said hello!

At least you know what you’ll look like in twenty five years Jeff!!

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