I do enjoy my rambling days when I just sit here and waffle on and as I know from many comments that you do too (which is a relief I must say) I can ramble with a light mind.
Babysat last Saturday evening for darling Florence as parents were off to Cambridge for a dinner and would not be back till late so I was in total charge and I tell you now, even with a baby monitor, I was up and down those stairs like a fiddler's elbow, leaning over the cot making sure she was breathing and had not stopped since I last checked. Old habits die hard and, yes, I also found myself putting my hand on her chest just to make doubly sure...
Back on Sunday and all that lifting and carrying had its effect as SNAP as I bent down to pick up something off the floor, my back went into spasm and I let out a shriek. Here we go again thinks I so the old routine of hot bath, hot water bottle and lashings of Deep Heat was the order of the day as I crawled into bed. Monday morning not much better so decided to give it the cold treatment instead of the hot so quivering and biting lip turned the shower onto COLD and aimed the jet at my lower back. Well, good job I live on my own that is all I can say as four letter words and yells rent the air. I stood it as long as I could then wrapped a warm dressing gown (simmering nicely on the bathroom radiator) around me and more Deep Heat applied. This was repeated twice more during the day, last torture just before I got into bed and it seems to have done the trick as all seems OK today. However, am glad I am not entertaining my gentleman friend at the moment as I am sure the pong of liniment emanating from my bed would kill any passion stone dead....
Have been searching for a Pilates or Yoga class locally as I feel I really need to strengthen my back and/or make it more flexible and lo and behold, have discovered one down the road, Pilates for a Bad Back. Well made for me obviously so will be popping along next week and seeing how it goes.
Back to bookish things. Tomorrow Linda Gillard is my guest blogger as I have asked her if she would kindly write about her book The House of Silence which she has just published as an e-book. It is going great guns and I really wanted to know the reasons for her taking this step and, which I think you will all find interesting, how you go about it. I have already enjoyed reading her post and am sure you will as well. This will be up tomorrow - I am in London with Florence again, so will be setting it to pop up around 10 am in the morning so fingers crossed I do it properly.
I will do a follow up on Thursday and put my bijou bit in about Linda and her writing and am looking forward to this very much.
Off to make my supper now and feet up for the evening - also I think another blast of the cold shower is on the cards. Masochist - moi?
