Ok, latest news, be prepared for a giggle. I had a craft inspired injury the other day. Sitting in the sunshine, I caught a glimpse of a piece of driftwood that we had collected. I know, thought I, that would be the perfect bit of wood to carve into a fish...out came the craft knife, and the whittling began.
The boys collected all the little bits of wood and made mini-bonfires that lasted for a minute. Great fun.
At this point I cut my hand at the top of my thumb. Nothing too bad, just a nick, bleeding stopped almost immediately. In retrospect I should have quit when i was ahead...but no, those of you who know me well will understand, on I went regardless.
Then, don't know how, all a bit of a blur, I cut through the end of my middle finger, through the nail to the nail bed and out the other side, and managed to slice through the knuckle of my ring finger and towards the nail. Blood everywhere, running down my arm...grabbed the kitchen roll and bound everything, squeezed everything and held hand above head until I felt calm enough to let Bill look at it. Yuck.
We used paper stitches on the ring finger, but nothing could be done with the sliced nail, so that got bound up and left. All of this after recovering from a nasty sickness bug the previous week.
On a lighter note, I made stovies the other night (meat and potato stew, for the uninitiated). I know, thought I, I will wear a rubber glove to protect my bandages from wet potato and raw meat. It was a good idea, the bandage was protected. However, rather than use a knife to cut up the meat (don't like knives anymore...wonder why?!) I got the kitchen scissors. The boys were playing in their room a couple of feet away, so when I exclaimed "Oh crap!" they were the first on the scene. I told them that I had managed to snip the end of the thumb of the rubber glove in to the pan. There then followed fully five minutes of hysterical laughter. Nice to know that I can still keep the boys entertained! Of course I should have left it in the pan for a bit of revenge, but knowing my luck I would have got it!
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Hello there all, loved the pics but not the injuries feedback... no stovies for me thanks. Hope you are now all now germ and injury free, pay more attention to what you are doing especially around sharp objects... mum speaking. weather here is cold and misereable with the "Countryfile" forecast tonight (Sunday), predicting east coast cold and snow. Obviously winter is still not over. Still feeding the birds who now come on a daily basis for their food, having established a pattern, I cannot fail to deliver their goodies. Short message by virtue of the late hour. Hope to hear/read more soon. All luv and best wishes, harbour 78
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ReplyDeleteFinally caught up with you and worked out how to send a message (I Think). Will keep this short by way of a test. Love the pictures and it's great you are all having fun. I make no comment regarding the 'flashing blade' lol.
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Spinky
I know what your other watcher (Spinky), I think, meant when he said he had finally worked out how to send a comment. I still struggle with it and after many failed attempts, frustration and bad language, I think I have just about mastered the process just are you are only weeks away from a return to UK. You must have very mixed feelings about coming home or perhaps not you may have found nirvana somewhere on your travels. It seems such a long time ago that I was impressed by the pic of the Brandenberg gate. (sorry if that's the wrong spelling). Your blog has been very inspiring and I am sure there is a book in there somewhere. Days are at last lengthening here thank goodness but still very dark in the mornings, (but hey, I don't have to get out of bed anymore in the dark). Loving the 500, very smooth and quiet compared to the diesel and I don't stall it any more. Still doing my own birdwatch and have now some very regular guests at the table, however a new resident local cat has cottoned on to the feathered friends visiting, so I have to keep an eye out for him and stopped putting food on the ground. Hope you are all well and your wounds healing Lesley. Continue to enjoy your travels, albeit a little colder, or should it be a lot colder. Hope Astrid is still performing well, you must have become very attached to your home on wheels and the freedom that she has provided. All love and good wishes to everyone, take care Love Mum. xx
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