Still rolling along

THOUGHT it about time I posted another of my once-in-a-blue-moon blogs.

I’ve been somewhat preoccupied with life, health, weather and miscellaneous other issues – to the point, indeed, of finding myself somewhat at a loss for words, not to mention time and enthusiasm.

So, then, what have I been up to lately?

Well, not a lot really. When asked how I am, I tell people I’m like the wagon still rolling along, if only on three wheels (and two of those are wonky!).

We had a rather nasty blow a few weeks ago – torrential rains and high winds – and as a result some of my raised beds look as if they’ve been trampled on by an elephant. The metal frame of one the beds has sheered right off, while another has got so badly bent I’ve had to use sticky tape to hold it together.

I almost gave up on having any crops at all this year – my tomato plants looked utterly wrecked, and the green beans and peas seemed crushed. Only my spuds seemed to thrive on all this rain.

And yet, amazingly, little green globes have appeared on my Black Russians and we’ve already enjoyed some of my sugar snap peas and french beans. Truly, nature can be wonderful.

On the health front, I’ve been fitted up with aids to help sharpen up my loss of hearing – but I find they become irksome after a few hours and on the whole not a great deal of help. If anything, too, I suspect they are making my tinnitus worse.

Meanwhile, I’ve taken my punishment for a speeding offence by attending a four hour long awareness day in lieu of having my licence docked; to be honest I found the afternoon tedious and tiring, with my concentration badly flagging long before the end.

So that’s about it. Oh yes, I’ve had various other health-related anxieties especially with regard to My Good Lady, but she’s already written about those herself.

Anyway, if you don’t hear from me for a while, don’t worry – I’ll still be rolling along.