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Gradually getting the hang of the revamped 20six site, and have noticed that there have been some comments to my mutterings. Replies to the comments will have to wait. At the moment I'm struggling to keep my head above water. (Actually, my feet out of shit, but I won't elaborate.)
My father lost one of his slipper boots today and wouldn't come downstairs without it. Eventually he did, and sat in his chair with one booted foot and the other bare, and somewhat swollen I noticed. He picked up the gardening catalogue that he's been looking at every day for the past month and soon fell asleep. I found the slipper boot later on in his bed.
Discovered that the garden is in a worse state than I had first thought. There is ground elder everywhere, and ivy by walls with trunks and roots as thick as my arms. However, worse than that is the state of the back fencing which is the responsibility of my parents; it needs replacing. One panel has come out of the concrete posts and is held upright by the netting of the vegetable cage, the metal frame of which is so rusted that the doors fell off last year. It was only when the neighbour opposite poked his head round the fence to comment on its state and ask when it was going to be repaired that I realised how bad it was. Getting access to the fence will be difficult because it is shielded by overgrown shrubs, nettles and ivy as well as the veg cage. All will have to go. This will not be easy. My father likes the garden; he does not want anything changed even though the garden, like the house, is a mess. Sigh.
Thought for today
In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend, but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
Epictetus (55 - 135 AD) Stoic philosopher
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Flighty
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(8.6.06 21:23)
Not getting replies to comments is no problem as you are clearly a very busy person. Take care.
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