Deirdre Geraghty

I have just seen that l didn’t do a post yesterday. What l should have said is that I managed to pull out the washing machine soap drawer and clean it and put it back. Success!

Another year nearly done. I am having my coffee, yoghurt and fruit in bed with the television on. What a lucky person I am – I can’t really complain about anything. When you see what is going on around the world – things here in the UK are very good!

My washing machine soap drawer has been filling up with water and it’s getting worse. I am told that I need to take the drawer out. I have watched the video and read the booklet and still can’t do it! I have now asked others to have a go.

I am back on the milkshake meal replacements today… sooner than I intended. I had planned to be off the diet for a week over Xmas/New Year but I have put on 1 kg already and I haven’t been that bad. It just shows me how quickly weight goes on!

I am doing my grocery delivery at the front door on my own today as my wonderful cleaner/helper/friend can’t come. She is having close contact with someone with Covid and is still mindful not to give it to me if she can. It’s really kind and thoughtful of her.

I hope everyone had a happy Xmas. I spent most of the day by myself but don’t mind that. And last night I slept for a few hours and then woke up in the early hours – I hadn’t considered being up so early on Boxing Day but there you are! Not a bad few days.

I have been very angry with the clergy for spreading their stuff but I am starting to think that some of them actually believe what they are preaching. What an awful mess. They are guilty of spreading it though so they shouldn’t be let off that easily.

My son and his partner came to visit on Thursday and they really helped me whilst they were here including cooking me a yummy dinner. My son sorted me out with a new email address which I am now getting used to. They were really helpful and it was really nice to see them. Not a good time to be informing people of a new email address just before Xmas though.

I saw my Mum’s feet when she took her shoes off at the hospital. Her feet were disfigured. The Consultant told me it was completely due to the shoes she had worn throughout her adult life. This disfigurement is called a bunion. I was shocked! A bunion is something people joke about. I thought it was like a blister or corn or something similar. Why do people joke about this? It is on a par with tight corsets or foot binding in the past. Time something was done about it!

I do love Xmas. I am not a Christian and don’t believe any of the stuff but I enjoy all the things that go with it. The sending of cards, giving of presents, seeing people and the turkey dinner. I don’t feel guilty as there has been a festival at this time of year long before the Christians hijacked it.