Re: OT Back from my travels
- From: "Marisa Cappetta" <marisa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 13:18:11 +1200
What a wonderful trip. We are definitely going to do one of those when we
visit the UK. So good to hear that some of Pat's sight has returned and I'm
so sorry about her mum. She will be in my thoughts.
Marisa AU/NZ
"Shirley Shone" <shirley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I have been wandering again.
> Pat my friend who went blind and has a little sight returned, asked us
> to take her to her cabin cruiser on the Norfolk Broads. Pat is unable to
> drive.
>
> We went to Wroxham to get on the boat. It is the first time we have been
> in summer, we usually go in the winter.
>
> It was a completely different scene with the river banks coated in their
> greens. I had never seen damsel flies before but they were there in
> their hundreds in greens and scintillating blues. The fish were rising
> to catch the flies that unwittingly landed on the water.
>
> Our first stop was In Great Yarmouth were we went to the shops to
> replenish food stocks. Then when the tides allowed and at low water we
> went under the bridges out to Breyden Water to make the trip to
> Lowestoft. There we went to the harbour to see the tall ships come in as
> they gathered for the Tall Ship race.
>
> Unfortunately Pat had a phone call from her son to say that her mother
> had, had a fall. The paramedics were called to lift her and they said
> she was okay no damage done. The next day the doctor was called in who
> said inspite of a swollen ankle there was no breaks.
> So on Thursday we set off for home bearing in mind that we could only
> travel 4 mph on water due to river regulations. A 4 hour journey home by
> road from Wroxham.
>
> We arrived about 3pm. Pat phoned the doctor again and at 9pm her mother
> was taken in hospital.
> It was discovered that she had broken two bones in her ankle, also she
> had a water infection and her diabetes had gone on the rampage.
> She is 84 and a very sick woman.
>
> Pat will find out this next week if it is expected to be able to drive
> again.
> She is talking of getting a car that I like so I can drive her around.
> I wish I was 29 instead of 69.
>
> The weather was very good whilst we was away and we had many great
> salads so we did not end up cooking.
>
> Well now I am back and I must make a concentrated effort to build my own
> website and get some bead work done plus making a start on making my
> Christmas cards since I have to about 100 of them.
>
> Bye for now
> Love
> Shirley
> --
> Shirley Shone
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