2 Comments CherryPie on May 11th 2024
I took these pictures whilst walking to register my car for free parking at the local hospital. It was a happy day, the sun was out, my mum was visiting the hospital for a routine check up and later in the day I was due to for a pampering session at the hairdressers.
A few minutes later my happy bubble was burst…
Mum had fallen over in the clinic and it was decided that her routine appointment had to be postponed. She was taken to A&E by one of the clinic nurses. We waited in A&E for a relatively short while before the routine observations and assessment of what was needed next. The conlusion turned out to be an X- ray of her wrist but they were not worried about the slight bump to her forehead.
The clinician who did mums obs walked her up to the X-ray deparment (the wheelchair provided by the clinic had vanished). The clinician told us to sit in the sideroom after her X-ray, rather than go back to the mayhem of the A&E waiting room.
It was calm, it was lunchtime and we were offered food and drink and for mum more routine observations. We were a little bit worried that mum would be overlooked, so we spoke to one of the nurses. Soon after that two doctors arrived and took mum to a quiet place to assess her injuries. She was deemed as fit apart from a broken wrist which was put in temporary soft plaster cast by the clinician who did her obs.
She is now back home in her safe place…
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My usual Thursday walk to and from volunteering at a local school. The weather was gorgeous but unfortunatly I wasn’t able to extend my return walk. My services were required elsewhere.
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I was pleased when my recently ordered board game arrived a day or two earlier than expected. Not having to wonder if a parcel might arrive meant that I could enjoy an afternoon walk in the sunshine.
I chose to walk along Hurley Brook which can be linked to a pathway that leads to Hadley Locks. For some reason the locks are once again surrounded by industrial fencing which is not appealing to the eye or camera lens.
My walk led me back to a favourite place of mine, Leegomery Pool. Some works around the pool have led it to feel more urban than the quiet country space that it used to be. I think the ducks and geese agree, only a few remain and I haven’t seen any babies this year.
Later in the day, after my 5 mile walk Mr C and I walked into town (another 2 miles) for a small gathering to celebrate a friend’s significant birthday. There was much laughter and a dear friend drove us home.
If you are wondering about the railroads… Building railroads is the theme of a board game, building the railway to the Snowdon summit. There are many expansion packs adding to the idea, exploring other railroads in both England and the wider world. The game is out of print but I was lucky to source a new copy along with the expansion pack that corrects some cards that were incorrectly printed wrong in the Deluxe Master set edition of the game.
I am looking forward to playing the game with friends. It has railroad scenarios unique to them.
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