Up The Farway Tree

4 days until big walk.....what have I done???

I cannot believe the Team Jac walk is on Saturday - it seems to have suddenly come around and I don't really feel ready! In fact, I have very helpfully just put my back out moving plant pots on the patio at the weekend. I was fine at the time but woke up yesterday and was largely unable to move. I have been walking bent over all day and looked a complete state at work - fortunately I just had a meeting, one home visit and journal club - but tomorrow I have a full clinic so will be hobbling back and forth to waiting room like an old lady. From past experience it does usually improve over a few days so I am hopeful that I will be recovered by Saturday. Otherwise the walk might take me a bit longer than planned ;-) I am really looking forward to the big day though and am just tidying up last minute plans now - printing of team list, maps etc. I popped into my chemist today and he had got me a big supply of blister plasters for first aid kits I want to make up so that was really good - it's definately who you know. I am also looking forward to Emily coming up for the walk - we were never allowed to meet pre transplant due to cross infection risks but now we can meet properly, in person, for the first time :-)

I have also been shopping already with my birthday vouchers and I am impressed with how much I managed to spend in a 2 hr period. I then had to return to the shops the following day after deciding the jeans I bought were too tight. I came home with 2 pairs of shoes. Not sure how that happened really. I still have Debenhams vouchers, as does my mum from her birthday, so we will plan a joint shopping spree soon - I do love vouchers, as it really is guilt free shopping :-)

Apart from putting my back out, I did have a really productive bank holiday weekend with lots of things done in the garden. I am really pleased with how it is looking - most of the plants have grown back in the rockery and all the ones in pots are doing really well. I think we are going to try and sort the side part of the garden, which is a bit redundant. I want to move the bench over there and put some slate down - but first we have to get rid of the ton of top soil sitting in a bag (came from leveling ground for hut last year). So if anyone needs some top soil, feel free to come and help yourself. I am being serious!

Tomorrow mum is coming through for a catch up after my work - I seem to have hardly got a chance to see her properly in last few weeks due to all the buzz. She was in Amsterdam at the weekend but what she hadn't know was that I had organised for 5 other couples to go with her and dad! She met 3 couples at the airport here, then her sister and her husband in Amsterdam airport, then Andrews parents were at the hotel. I don't think she could have taken any more surprises!! It was well worth all the organising though because I think they had a fantastic weekend.

I will leave you with some pics of the garden...

Violas in greenhouse
I think I was only meant to put one seed per pot. I blame my tremor for the fact there are clearly about 2o plants in each pot ;-)

Marigolds

I have forgotten what this is called - it's very nice though!

One half of the rockery

Other half!