Tag: Claire
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Week 34 – October 19th 2020 – Week 31 of lockdown
Claire with Hippogriffs Aragog The famous platform at Kings Cross -
Week 34 – October 19th 2020 – Week 31 of lockdown
Claire in the great hall 
I think the car could be in trouble ? 
Rubeus Hagrid in the woods. -
Week 34 – October 19th 2020 – Week 31 of lockdown
One of Claire’s birthday gifts, was a tour of Harry Potter world. This was our third visit, the next few postings, will be pictures and videos from the tour.
Harry Potter tour begins 
Rubeus Hagrid and Filius Flitwick 
Claire waiting to start the tour. -
Week 33 – October 12th 2020 – Week 30 of lockdown
Claire testing out her new office, making sure everything works before Monday first official day.
Office setup 
Caught Claire testing out her new office. 
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Week 32 – October 5th 2020 – Week 29 of lockdown
With the pandemic not looking to be getting any better and Claire Company saying that working from home would continue, we decided to change the second room into an office for her.
The first picture is from 2017, when we had a damp issue in the room, this was all resolved and redecorated by our builder Terry and this is how it looked in 2017.
Watch this space to see what happened a few weeks later
2nd bedroom with a damp issue. 
Bedroom after the work done 
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Week 30 – September 21st 2020 – Week 27 of lockdown part 3
This last part of the story, I’ve decided to allow only register users to see it – So please register and feel free to leave comments on any posting in the blog.
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Week 30 – September 21st 2020 – Week 27 of lockdown part 2
Around 1pm Claire called and said she was being kept in, could I take some stuff up. So I packed a bag and got to the hospital again.
Put a face mask on and walked in with my hospital crutch. At reception I was told to wait and someone would come down to collect the bag from me.
20 minutes later I was still standing there, I asked the receptionist to call up again, I could see she was getting no answer. I thought sod this. Now this is Covid19 and shouldn’t be able to go anywhere in the hospital.
About 10 minutes later, Claire was shocked to see me standing in front of her, not once was I stopped or questioned. I said to her, don’t ask, here is your bag.
On Friday, mid-morning I get a call can you bring up my insulin, I said pardon, you’re in a hospital, yes but they don’t have the insulin. Unbelievable.
This time, I just put on my mask and took my hospital crutch again and just walked straight in and all the way to Claire’s bed, again not asked who I was and Claire bed was at the far end of the ward too.
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Week 30 – September 21st 2020 – Week 27 of lockdown part 1
23rd September Wednesday night, Claire went to bed but said she felt strange. Neither of us thought much of it.
Next day, I was up at some stupid o’clock, I heard Claire alarm go off, went upstairs and got washed and ready for the day. Claire said her head felt funny and body was feeling strange. She got washed and dressed and came down, she did her blood and it was 23 (this is very high). Usually from pasted experience, this means she isn’t well, but she didn’t know what.
She had her breakfast, but still wasn’t feeling great and did her blood again and now showing 25, I said you need to ring 111 for advice. For around the next 30 minutes, I kept saying she needed to ring 111 as she just didn’t feel right.
Finally she gave in and rang, after going through various questions, the call taker put her through to a consultant. Further questions were asked and they said are you alone or with someone, Claire I have my husband, please get him to take you to hospital.
So I drove Claire to a hospital, again because of Covid19, I wasn’t allowed in. Within in an hour (that is pretty fast in England) she was in a bed and waiting to see a consultant.
I went home and waited.
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Week 28 – September 7th 2020 – Week 25 of lockdown
After being hit by the cricket ball yesterday when batting, I didn’t think much of it as I was hit on the pads.
I was up early and just chilling, laying on the sofa, when Claire finally got up and was coming down the stairs, she went why have you got an elephant leg and foot?
I was hit when batting, you could actually see the ball mark on my left leg, right where going up to the hospital. Due to Covid19, I went in on myself and was allowed in after my temperature had been checked.
I was seen by the triage nurse and then waited to see a consultant.
Soon I was seeing the consultant, I have to say he was great guy to chat with, he wanted me to have an x-ray as he wanted to make sure no breaks or fracture as the leg was warm, I tried to use crutches, but I was a complete failure, so was put in a wheelchair, now this is one of the few times when you can have someone with you, so Claire took me around to the x-ray area. She was actually allowed in and watched the x-rays being taken.
Back we went and saw the consultant again, he was concerned as there was a white mass on my left leg and had been in discussion with another consultant, when I stood up and showed the leg, he was relief, it because I have bad varicose veins which was causing the mass and was the hopefully the main reason for the swelling, as my blood circulation is poor. (So after all these years I finally realised why I bruised so badly ?). Thankfully no breaks or fractures.
I was put on antibiotics and given crutches to you (they have become an interesting part of my life ?) – watch this space.
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Week 28 – September 7th 2020 – Week 25 of lockdown
So quite a few posting ago, I said watch the garden.
So for another first, I decided to take up some of the lawn and put down new turf.
How do you think I’ve done?
New lawn 
First watering of the new lawn with the incredible hose pipe that expands when being used. Claire is getting better with looking after the plants.?
New red rose plant 
Isn’t she doing well?
