late spring

Our weather is the opposite of the rest of the country, meaning that it is damp and cloudy here today. We still have builders here, as well as Doug who is repainting our sun-room so it can change from a utility room to a study. A lot of camper-vans have appeared within the last couple of weeks,as well as people on motorbikes and walking. The local lambs are really bold now, and don't seem to be scared of our dogs at all.

painful days and nights

I have had a few days of bad pain in my hips and legs, and sometimes I have been fine all day and then it comes at night which seems much worse. My sleep pattern is all backwards; today I woke at 4am which is often  the time I get to sleep. One good thing about this is that I saw the dawn the other morning, and it was gloriously beautiful.

More positive things that have happened recently are that Ian and Doug have made loads of bookcases and the downstairs bedroom is almost completely lined with books now. It is wonderful being reunited with books I have not seen for a couple of years. Upstairs the bathroom is looking good but will not be ready for a while, as Archie the tiler is away for a couple of weeks.

bad pain days and domestic matters

The last few days have been difficult, as i have had loads of pain in my legs, all the way down including hips knees and shins. the positive things that have happened are that we have had Archie the Tiler and his mate Marius here sorting out our new utility room and study. the sunroom has had the washing machine and dryer taken out, and they are now in the downstairs bathroom in place of the bath. when they return we hope that the new WHIRPOOL bath has arrived so they can plumb it in upstairs; but first a new wall has to be errected on the landing, to extend the shower room.

DH has moved the cupboards from the sun room into the kitchen, and we have also ordered a new fridge freezer. i hope that it will last us out. he has also ordered loads of wood to make bookshelves, so we can at last put away some of the 27 boxes of books brought from yorkshire.

Monty Halls

There is a series starting tonight on BBC2 at 9pm about Berneray and the Uists. I am sure it will look lovely but i feel that the presenter's views may need to be taken with a pinch of salt. I have tried to put a link to the information in the Radio Times, but for some reason cannot do it.

Today we have had sunshine, wind, hail and snow. This evening is beautifully sunny and bright, and there is snow on top of the Harris hills. We also managed to buy a newspaper for the first time in five days, but now I should imagine there will not be any for a few days. They are flown in daily from Glasgow, but the airport is closed again because of the volcanic ash.

We have had another beautiful day here, and my pain was less today; yesterday it was really bad, and both legs hurt so much. There is no predicting how it will affect me. I can cope with constant pain in the backround, but the piercing stabs of pain are different for some reason. Here are some pictures of me and Rufus on our new garden bench.

Pain again

I have had several days of really acute pain, which led to me just whingeing and moaning all the time, and never being able to get comfortable in any position. Having slept a bit, I am a little better today; still in pain but not the kind that makes me scream aloud.

However, there was a buzzard watching the field next to the garden yesterday, and we now have a garden bench.