Sunrise with cats . . . and appt. update

 

This morning's sunrise a few minutes ago.  Such a pretty light shone through the old locked Georgian door into the kitchen and I shot upstairs with my camera to catch this.  As you can see, my hedge needs cutting, but the gardener will be here in the next week to do the Autumn tidy up for me.

Lulu helping me make the bed this week . . .  I thought I had managed to escape their attention, but no, the moment I started stuffing the duvet in its cover, Someone turned up to help!

I was going to use the heated throw the other evening, but didn't have the heart to chuck Pippi off . . .

I know, I'm a softie.

Must be Autumn - Little Whale back on my sewing room bed - which is where he spends the winter months . . .

This is Alfie's favourite chair.

My next job.  Giving these a little polish up before the next Fair.  Both are from Northern India.  On the left, a little zinc and iron churn for beating up small amounts of ghee or perhaps pounding spices?  It has a wooden lining which the metal cover is attached to and the wooden base has a hole in it.  The other unusual item is a spice grinder and has a pretty star-shaped hole in the bottom to allow the spices to trickle out when ground.  You know me and unusual things . . .

Planning a quilt binding afternoon, and this morning it will be more Crab Apple Jelly making, and I have gifted courgettes to use up so will make a Chocolate Courgette Cake.

I also have to get a Chiro appt. sorted for my shoulder, which is not improving with keeping (and the Physio dept haven't been in touch following my request).  It makes sleeping and driving long distances painful and the thought of sitting on a plane for 24 hours with it this sore is NOT a cheerful prospect.  I am torn between trying to get an appt. with the lovely Chiro I have used this last 20 + years (but is in Carmarthen and it will be weeks to get booked in as he is so much in demand) or trying one in Brecon which has a good review.  

Right, this won't do.  Have a good day.

Update: Well, I decided rather than drive 110 mile round trip to my old (but brilliant) chiro, I would book one more locally, which I did.  BUT - I would have to wait over a fortnight and attend a 2nd appt. as well, so twice the cost.  I thought about it, and this afternoon phoned my old chiro, just in case they could fit me in (Peter always used to be SO busy that there was a long wait).  Well, they got me in for next Tuesday.  Hooray.  So I cancelled the other more local one.  Then I had a call from the Heart and Lungs Dept at Hereford Hospital about my ECG.  That is now booked for middle of the month too.  Then I had Physio on the phone - can I come along on Friday?  I thought, nothing to be lost and they may ease it over the weekend and they will give me an exercise sheet, so going along to that too.  

The weather for the end of the week (Thurs, Fri and Sat) is starting to look "troubled" and there are predictions of 60 - 80 mph gales, and heavy rain.   Hmmm, guess who has a Fair . . . So, I will have to play it by ear.  Last time the weather warning was dire, the Fair got cancelled anyway, which would be a relief, nice though it would have been to see my antiques Tribe.

I had a lovely - if tiring - off piste walk this afternoon . . .