Random Blogging

We've been a bit all over the place this week. Susan has had work, and I've had medical stuff to attend to to. There's also been lunch with friends, and a little bit of house renovation.

The whole of my week has centered around drinking litres of water every day, and measuring the "results". My radiotherapy starts next week, and for each session I need to have "a full bladder and an empty bowel". I also need to be gas free, which means that for the next 7 weeks I will be on a very plain diet. Susan has made a lot of meals which are as delicious as you can get without the use of onions, garlic, spices, beans, red meat, and most vegetables. Or fresh fruit, most dairy, and "exciting" drinks such as tea, coffee, and soft drinks.

No photos, because - you know 🥴

However...

There are photos of our front yard cleanup. First we had Rafael, our gardener, weed and remove the rubbish. There are no photos of the courtyard before that because, quite frankly, it had become embarrassing.

We then had a stonemason fix the surrounds of what should, one day, be our front door. The bricks had eroded away, leaving the back of the insulation exposed. That brickwork was corrected, then the whole lot rendered.

Now we have to start on planting, remembering that during summer the courtyard is Saharan, and during winter it can get very frosty. In order to overcome the dry we have plans to install a 300 litre water butt, but there's nothing we can really do to ameliorate the 50° heat.