22nd October 1979 & a Wednesday wheeze

Gawd blimey what is this outfit about ??

Monday 22

Back at college

Feel a bit weak

Only in for 2 hours

Went to night school
'J' rang but I was out
Phoned Sam he was in one of his usual moods

Do you know that there are some doubting Thomas's about that think I have not had the op as no one has seen me .... see comment 6 here.....tsk! lol
mmmmmm .....You know who you are !!!
Here you go ... one with the arrow telling them where to prod about and the other with me trussed up like a chicken... happy now ;-)
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If that is not funny enough .... I think we are feeling the impackets of the credit crunchies

Does one require chips with that?

8.15 from Paddington

new Apple iphone

& my favourite 2012 Olympics becomes It's Knockout

21st October 1979 & THANK YOU <3

Sunday 21

Got up at 10.00

Knitted, ironed and wrote some letters

Watch TV all day & night = boring

Sam phoned at 11.00

Surely that moustache is drawn on???

what can I say? I am sitting here at 1.45 am UK suffering what I can only think is post op insomnia...... I was never any good at having a nap in the aftenoon and then trying to sleep later on.

I felt wasted at around 23.00 hours, now my eyes are heavy but my brain is buzzing.....got to be the coktail they gave me earlier....... Prepare for an Oscar type speech typed left handed... this may take some time

Today and the past week have given me a reminder about how grateful I am for the circle of people I have in my life...... the amount of kindess and genuine concern for my welfare has been simply breath everywhere I have turned.....

you dear bloggers who have posted me messages here, there'n' everywhere ... you are beautiful crazy people and love you all xx I am going to make a special award for you all but that may take a few days......... watch this blog!!

a big thank you to all my non blog owner readers... who should have a blog and would have great fun....... thankyou for your support xx

my 'pinch flesh friend' who blogs...... Annie Mouse who is such a star ... I wouldn't be without her as a bessy mate xxxx

thank you to the Mad Chicken Woman who was my personal taxi driver today.... another star x

& of course my teen and family thank you xxxx

my speech, however, wouldnot be complete without thanking the team of wonderful people who cared for me Royal Hope Hospital, Salford..... they were all fantastic... the NHS may have its problems but not today.

The nurses that saw me in at 7 am and the nurses that fed me saw me out at 7pm; the surgeon that sorted me out taking care to draw an 'up arrow' in black marker pen on my right arm so there was no mistake which shoulder to poke into; his great skill/work and decision making which means my recovery time is cut in half to 4 weeks yipee; the 4 guys who put me to sleep whilst making me giggle and made sure that I woke up again... now I have it on good authority that Holby City/ Casualty isn't true to life lol (one I do recall had lovely blue eyes though.... and there was me with no make up on and certainly not looking 70s best.... hey ho)

Thankyou all

this post is scheduled to go at 6 am... it is now 2.30am... my it takes time to type left handed but never too much time to say than you xxx

20th October 1979

Saturday 20

Got up at 10.00

Got dressed at 2.00

Sam is at Donnington Park - Rally Sprint

Watched it on TV

Started to knit a waistcoat (hee hee I can knit....)
Phoned Sam at 7.00

can you ever imagine doing a work out in a knitted suit???? Fabulous lol

19th October 1979

Friday 19

Woke up at 10.00

Sam phoned at 11.00

Talked for about 20 minutes

Feel a lot better today

But my neck and shoulders ache (how uncanny I certainly will have shoulder ache tomorrow lol)

Sam phoned at 8.00

He was going off to the Woolpack

Well the big shop is done, the fridge and freezer is stuffed to the top. The house is reasonably tidy but it is clean. The ironing has not been done .. I have run out of energy now.

At least I will get a bit of a nap tomorrow.

I am going to attempt to forward post a few pages of 70s and I will pop in when I can in a few days ...... Annie Mouse will put a comment up tomorrow to let you know how I am :-)

The knitting patterns over the next few days are courtesy of my niece. She is such a star, she got a couple of 80s knitting pattern books from a wool shop near where she lives... she tells me she can't go past a wool shop or charity shop anymore with out thinking about me lol .......there are some classic patterns hee hee

18th October 1979

oh so cute but would you dress your boy in this?

Thursday 18
Off college as I have been sick through out the night
I feel rotten
Stayed in bed all day
Eaten nothing
Sam rang at 11.15 pm
Miss him

Gawd I hope history doesn't repeat itself on this day 29 years on!! ... coz no op for me if I am sick on Monday ..MRSA and novovirus et al

today I happened upon a treasure trove of books (a book store road side .. I feel these guys take advantage of house sale!) .. and picked up this

An annual that was sooo innocent that 30 years ago had the term 'bimbo' as a cutey penguin!

however this penguin had some interesting pals............

16th 17th October 1979

&
you know I saw some ponchos for sale in this wool just the other week... frightening (Annie Mouse will vouch for me on this)!!
Tuesday 16
College at 10.00
Made liver and orange etc = yuk (yes no matter how you dress up liver, liver is still yuk.. don't know what the etc was though?)
Bought a black velveteen handbag = perfectly trendy (was that sarcasm?
I have no idea?)
Phoned Sam but he was at footy
Granny = still the same
Phoned Uncle George (yes I was 17 and I had to phone my uncle (my dads brother, my Granny's 2nd son, in California as my Mum is so shy and was uncomfortable make the call. The last time I had spoken to him was in 1965 ish when he and his family left the UK for a new life in America.. I remember the call very well as I had expected to hear an English accent but was met with a very American one.. it was all very bizarre for a teen)

Wednesday 17
Played volleyball this afternoon
Boring day at college
Watched TV all night
Rang Sam at 11.00

I picked up a copy of 'The Week' a couple of weeks ago and only got round to reading it today on the train... (great publication btw)
My oh my the Germans have the right idea about knitting

Under the heading 'IT MUST BE TRUE... I read it in the tabloids'

An 89 year old vandal from Germany has been sentenced to knit sweaters for her victims.
Heidi Kohl was caught slashing the tyres of a dozen cars, because she felt too many where being parked in her neighbourhood.
She was fined , but as she has no money, offered to knit jumpers instead.
"when she has knitted the sweaters, the matter wil be over for us" said prosecutor Helmut Bleh

15th October 1979

can't believe just how many yellow perils there have been

Monday 16
22 months (the amount of time I had been going out with Sam)
Got B+ for Sociology essay
Sam phoned 3x
Granny is seriously ill in hospital
Sam went to see the Boomtown Rats in concert
Didn't go to night school as I am knackered

Well it came today..... the letter......confirmation I am having my operation on Monday.
Got to be there for 7 am and take a dressing gown and slippers.... SLIPPERS??? I don't own a pair. Maybe my teen will lend me her BagPuss ones

Teen has just 'fessed that isn't an option.... as the pup ate one, I suppose it isn't a good idea to hop around a hospital ward after an operation. And the pup won't lend me hers either

So this weekends quest (to add to the huge list of quests.. get halloween stuff in (been coerst into a teen halloween meet), fill the freezer, etc etc )... is find a suitable pair of slipperware

No time to knit some


ooo they light up ... cooooool

seriously coool but maybe not

awww how cute

Very practical to get me home ... not sure about the Munchkins though

Gorgeous glass slippers ... a tad impracticable though I feel they would be slippy on hospital floors


Now we are talking.... not in the slightest bit impracticable (no I have my fingers in my ears and can't hear you lol) ... there is some fur/feathers to keep my feet warm and they are not as high as the glass slippers

A couple of late editions from the loverly Nurse Myra... thank you ..... I think they may raise a bit more than eyebrows lol :-)