Post 572 Mostly heat and health.

 

My blood test results last Wednesday were pretty good. At the moment there are no kidney danger signs. My GP has set up my Care Plan - a government initiative not supported by the previous practice. I’m pleased with the management of the  more connected, larger practice. I continue working on weight reduction, largely by maintaining my eating regime but exercising more, and watch Vitamin D levels during the summer heat. It was great to take the time to work it all through. I now have a bone density test booked.

I was a bit late to my Desk Hostess duty at the Guild, but all was quiet. We had only one visitor, I brought the bins in and managed to tie quite a lot of knots for the Aquile tassels. It's finished, and written up in my embroidery blog. 

Annoyingly, when I got home, there was a  courier notification to say I had missed a delivery and giving me a web link that told me I could pick it up somewhere in Adelaide sometime soon. Basically, keep checking, and eventually you'll find out when and where to pick it up. Alternatively, I could have it redelivered for a fee. 

 Their website identifies a collection point at Pack and Send, a block away from me. However, it was not until 2.30pm the next day that the information about my missing parcel appeared on the much-checked website. It was at the Courier’s Depot at Port Adelaide.

I took  the 30 minute drive, eventually found the warehouse entrance in 34C  and collected the parcel.

 It turned out to be, of course, a book I had ordered from England. Back at home, around 4.30pm with the aircon on, the book proved to be as clear as Mary Corbett had suggested.                                       

On Thursday morning  I had a fitting for the dress being made from the fabric Alison and Karl gave me. Connie had made a toile, which was a good move. It is basically a muumuu which hung really well, but the shoulder and neckline needed a lot of adjustment. All pinned and ready to be translated into a pattern. 

I also took along my dress purchased a year ago from Mexico. I’m having the strange side wings removed. It’s a fabulous dress, but a strange shape, with peaks, like wings, at the hips. It felt odd doing this on 6 February, which was my late friend Lorraine’s birthday. This time last year she asked me to order one of these for her, as she loved it.  I was trying to organise for her to try it on when she became ill, and it didn’t happen. That’s sad, but I have joyful memories of her enthusiasm and shared interest.

After the dressmaker, I went to Cumberland Park looking for a Bookclub pick for this month, the latest Peter May, but they had sold out. I’ve now bought the ebook.  Friday was a regular friends lunch at ITL in Sky City. A lovely relaxed catch-up. 

There was a brief respite from 30C+ temperatures from Friday through to Sunday. I made a couple of shopping excursions to prepare for a salad-rich meal on Monday when the temperature once again soared. After dental appointments, or work, 8 of us assembled around 6pm for bread, cold meats, party pies, party sausage rolls, Greek, Waldorf and coleslaw salads, prawns, pickled octopus and rollmops. Lots to exchange and catch up on. I won’t need to worry about cooking for a few days! 

It took a while this morning to do chores and prepare for the cleaners, but once done I have been relaxing out of the heat. My finger is sore and tender, but healing nicely. 

Tomorrow is WES Group, and the current forecast is 42C. Fortunately the Guild aircon is usually effective.

I’ve progressed the Certificate Course Huckaback piece. Yesterday I managed to swing past Create in Stitch to pick up a supply of perle 3, which is making the last stretch of the border much easier. There is still a way to go, and I need to take frequent breaks because of my finger.

I managed, however, to work a second bargello motif (right in photo) today. Five more to go. 

Better get on with it.