Blocked !

Still hot and it doesn't look like there is going to be much change in the foreseeable future.

This morning I phoned and arranged to see the dentist later in the afternoon. It turns out there are no signs of infection so it's just pain from the extraction that hasn't yet subsided. I will simply have to be patient. Even with strong pain killers I have to put up with a background aching which I shall be glad to get rid of. I decided not to go to choir tonight but to grumble quietly at home instead. 

I'll be riding in the afternoon on Friday (please let it be cooler) and had intended to go shopping on Thursday but since I was in town I bought what I needed at Lidl. First I went into Home Bargains to get some chia seeds and for the first time ever my card was declined. Luckily my bank has a branch in town (which is why we chose it) and the nice chap in there sorted it out. My card had been blocked after a 'suspicious' overseas transaction in the night which turned out to be the renewal of the anti-virus for my pc. At least it means the bank is looking out for suspicious transactions. The bank had sent me several texts to see if it was legitimate but of course I rarely look at my phone or even turn it on. I had my card un-blocked but as it was going to take time for the system to register it I got some cash to keep me going. That took a moment as two of the banks ATMs had run out of money! It's graduation week at the uni so the town is teeming with proud parents no doubt busy spending lots of money.

 

When I got home I finished the main painting of two 'swimmers needing help' for the carnival. That's my prep more or less done as earlier I had cut up the sheets we plan to use to make the sea. 

The once bright blue hydrangea by the garden gate now resembles a pair of very old and worn jeans in colour.

Some other insects enjoying the garden flowers.