In the hopes of reaching the moon,
men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.

Albert Schweitzer

My finger isn't broken, it is a possible fracture and I have to go back to the fracture clininc at Whitby hospital next Wednesday.

It is uncomfortable but I keep bending and flexing it, in an effort to make sure it is used as normal.

I may have to have physiotherapy, we'll just have to see.

It was quite strange how it happened, I was simply playing with Wilma on the beach. I grabbed her stick, but the beach was uneven and I caught my finger against the ground slightly quicker than I anticipated!

Yesterday was another great ABC Wednesday! I will add the new names to the blogroll and certainly have a good look at all of the "F's"

It is quite funny really, even now I am thinking of "G" for next week!

Today the weather looks quite settled, could rain later but we'll see.

I was talking to Jon about the heather, we both reckon this week is the best week to capture the heather at it's best, so at some point I will drive over the moors and take some more photos.

Jon is busy at work and I will be carrying on with my stairs!

However, I have some catching up to do.

My middle name meme!

Yes, a long one as my middle name is Elizabeth...here goes.

The Rules, as shared by avcr8teur

The 1st rule is fixed... for each letter of your middle name, list a fact or statement relevant to yourself or your life. So the longer your middle name, the more facts we'll have about you.
If you don't have a middle name, pick one.



The 2nd rule is anything you want so here's mine...

The first person who does their own middle name meme on their blog
will receive , via e-mail a photo of the heather.

OK...here's mine

Elizabeth was my nana's name, but she went by the name of Dolly.
We named our middle goose Dolly, she is the subjest of the painting I did and which I use for my avator.

Likes.......Family, friends and fun!

I Ireland is one of my favourite holiday destinations. I would love to go again.

Z is for Zoos, which I do not like.

A is for Auntie. I had 2 aunties, my mum's sisters, both sadly dead now.
Auntie Dot was very similar to mum. They were often mistaken for each other. Auntie Joan often got her words mistaken which was a great source of amusement.
I remember her once talking about some neighbours who had won some money.
"They aren't moving..they are just having a suzuki fitted in the bathroom!"
We laughed!

B is for Bike!
Biking is what Jon and I do together, it is great to have a hobby we both share and enjoy!
We try to keep Sundays free, but work often steps in.
We dont mind the rain, preferably on the way home rather than setting out in it.
I feel safe with Jon at the controls. He was an instructor and examiner in his younger days.

E is for Eston.
A small mining town I grew up in.
Sadly the terraced houses were demolished for re-development.
A great shame.

T is for teacher.
As I taught for over 25 years there are many grown-ups now who still remember me as their teacher and still speak to me when they see me.
My oldest nephew has just left college.
One of his class mates was a former pupi; of mine.
Ben asked him what I was like as a teacher, to which Joey replied "Mrs Nesbitt was a legend!"
I was touched!

H is for Health!

I recently received a letter from our doctor
congratulating me on my low cholesterol score of 2.6.
I also have low blood pressure and good bone density.
I am now just awaiting results from a routine mammogram.

Did you know tomorrow is......