Sunny.

First thing this this morning it felt a bit chilly and wasn't clear which way the weather would go but by the afternoon it was warm, windy and very sunny. Hooray!

I drove to the zoo for my usual weeding session as I had an appointment with the doctor straight after and didn't want to turn up in wellies clutching my bucket of gardening tools. Before weeding I had a chat with the zoo's owners as the chap who lives across the road from us would like to donate them a lamb. Or at least give them first refusal. Although he lives next door he has some land or a farm nearby on which he keeps a pony (yes I have dropped hints about being willing to exercise said pony but I guess it's too small for me to ride). Anyway, he bought a ewe to keep the pony company and some time later she produced a lamb. The lamb is now 4 months old and in need of a new home so Bernard thought of the zoo. It's an easycare sheep a new breed that doesn't need shearing but sheds its fleece instead. If the zoo doesn't want it there are some people looking for a sheep to be a companion for their horse who will have it instead. 

 

After doing lots of weeding at the zoo, no change there, I drove to the surgery for my appointment. This was a follow up after my 24 hour ECG. It turns out I have atrial fibrillation not anxiety as the nurse practitioner kept insisting. So I'm off one set of tablets and have two new tablets instead. I've got a blood test booked for thyroid function but that's not for 2 weeks and the leaflet with one of the new tablets says it can mask an over active thyroid. I'll have to mention it when I have the blood test. I've got a follow up appointment which should have been for 4 weeks as that's how many tablets I've been prescribed but in fact it's not for 5 weeks. Another thing to mention when I go for my blood test.

I didn't do much else this afternoon except have an early shower and a little pottering around in the garden.