11/01/2026
So thats another week over and out…. Hospital check up confirms no broken bones in the manky-ankle…. But most likely alot of torn ligaments - YAY! Unlike my horses of the past i do not take well to box rest, bandaging and cold hosing. But i will admit to some form of defeat in that walking and doing all the usual stuff is not pleasant so i will take a back seat at times. Most frustrating is not being able to do the things i wanted to do with the ponies (though i doubt they care very much about my lack of plans now as they continue to stuff their bodyweight in round bales of hay at my expense!) suddenly oscar’s sole purpose in life is to kick, tread on or throw things at said sore ankle and then realise and oh so sweetly turn with angel eyes and say ‘sorry mummy’ while i swear between gritted teeth with tears in my eyes!!
We acquired a puppy just before xmas too…. Shes a great trip hazard… but otherwise is actually such a good good girl, so i shouldnt complain, shes not half as bitey as the last one was as a puppy which is a total godsend, and although i havnt spent much time training her due to juggling just about everything else she does know how to sit and can walk alright ish on a lead already. But she does have a nasty habit of sh**ting on the path right in front of the door which is not ideal!
Richards having a binge on Torchwood at the moment which is making me question his sanity as i think its all very messed up and way too out there for me…. But thats just me i know alot of people like it so each to their own.
There seems to have been alot of talking recently about competing this year, Richard has alot of plans which include running ponies around rings at shows in all weathers while my grand plans of riding are now all on hold. I have however said that this year if its absolutely pi**ing it down and we need to get towed out (or even in!!) anywhere im not going. With the weather i can hear outdoors i think i may need to take up crocheting instead of anything to do with horses.
Our house is being repaired due to a rather surprise flash flood back in sept 2024… yes 2024!! And things have been progressing a fair bit this last week to my great excitement! Short lived though this was when a new water feature appeared in the ceilings of the bedrooms….. hopefully this is now mended too but it certainly feels like one disaster after another with this house that just keeps on taking….
I almost said on the upside i haven’t managed to injure myself further this week however the exploded blood vessel in my eyeball would say otherwise - until then things weren’t too bad but now i just look like im falling apart and have a Frankenstein eye!! So scary-mary i am this week after all…Maybe things will improve next week? But really my upside this week was a trip out shopping with my mum and my sister which involved so many laughs my sides hurt and i feared for more exploding eye incidents while my mum contended with a random bursts of nosebleeds at inappropriate moments. It reminded me that we must always take time to be surrounded by those who can make us laugh until we cry and take us for who we are. These people are the most important ones who will get you through anything! Cherish them and those moments, some of those laughs will be talked about for years to come.
‘Til next time, stay silly! Xx
