Appointments.

More sun again today but still a little chilly. It had rained in the night but by the time I was ready to sit outside with my morning cuppa it was back to being dry.

We had a busy morning as both of us needed to go into town. Peter had an appointment for an injection for his arthritis into his knee and I had a physio appointment. Fortunately the times were such that I could drop Peter off at the hospital  before driving down into the town. I had just enough time to call in at Homestores on the way to buy some solar lights for the garden. The front garden has two street lights right next to it so up till now there hasn't been much point in buying garden lights. (I'm a sucker for anything twinkly.) But the other night I realised that there is a strip all along the inside of the hedge that is always in shadow. The perfect place for some sparkle like the light below. I've used a photo from the web as photographing mine may well be a challenge. Hopefully I'll see them shining when I return from disco aerobics tonight.

I saw a different physiotherapist and after looking at my notes and hearing that there has been no difference even though I've been doing the exercises he said that he thinks the pain is probably due to arthritis in the hips. I've now been given more muscle building exercises, mainly squats, to do three times a day and another appointment in three weeks.

Since I was on the far side of town I called in at Morrisons and then Lidl before collecting Peter from the hospital. He was pleased to have had the injection which will keep him going for a few more months. He'd also treated himself to a 2nd breakfast in the hospital canteen. 

At home I loaded up the car with bags of garden waste to take to the dump tomorrow and finished cutting things back in the back garden. I also managed to inadvertently cut the stem of a clematis which made me very cross with myself. And it already had leaves opening at the top.

I then spent the rest of the afternoon working on Peter's Viking axe. I found the design on the axe blades I was copying too complicated and just made up a random design which I think looks alright.