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Wednesday, 6 August 2014

Approaching storm?

According to the lightning map, there is a storm moving down in our direction from The Wash area. It will be while before we'll know the exact path, but currently it is heading our way.

UPDATE 1555z:   Seems the storm is currently tracking SE towards north Norfolk. We may miss it. Time will tell.

Rosetta probe to a comet

Fascinating stuff. Comet now orbited by European probe after 10 years.

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28659783 .

Tuesday, 5 August 2014

Profound fatigue

This is bad this week (stroke). Not sure if it is the extra burden of having the little grandchildren here or whether it is just a bad week but I feel profoundly tired most of the time.

Today was doubly bad as I had physio this morning. It is getting my wife and I down, and irritable. The little ones are only doing what very little ones do and I get frustrated not being able to do all that I'd like with them.

I am just so exhausted. I wish the fatigue would end.

Monday, 4 August 2014

BBQ

Grandchildren enjoying the picnic todayWe had a BBQ.
This teatime, as the weather was so nice, we decided on a BBQ in the garden. The grandchildren had a picnic on a rug on the grass. I was able to eat a wide variety of foods: barbequed chicken, beef burger, potato salad, marinated mushrooms, sweetcorn and half a bread roll. It was a nice BBQ and I enjoyed it, especially after the good news this morning.

MRI scan results

A week ago I had another MRI to see how my brain bleed is repairing.  Today I had to go back to get the results. I was extremely relieved to hear all is repaired, my boys will not inherit the problem and all is well.

My relief was visible. This had been a real worry to my wife and I.  I dreaded further brain surgery, fearing some long-term damage. I have now been "signed off" by the neurosurgeons and should not need to see them in their clinic again.

Sunday, 3 August 2014

Approaching storms?

http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en
There are storms currently over southern Belgium. These are moving NNE at present. If they reach the UK, I suspect they will not reach us here in Burwell. It will be several hours before I can be sure though.

Kent grandchildren

For the next few days we have our "Kent" grandchildren staying here with their mum and dad. They are very little.

The elder one (now 5) is being sat upon by his 2 year old sister. He enjoyed picking a pile of blackberries with granny from a local hedge.





Here they are sitting on the garden bench enjoying grapes. Our granddaughter loves grapes!