Brighton Wheezy …

I'm sorry it's all been a bit quiet on the Pings front and thanks for the emails/msgs, but I’ve been a little cut off from t'interweb. 

After a pretty icky 'routine’ trip up to Harrow for more ongoing tests last week, I then got flattened by a totally unrelated random asthma attack and pneumonia infection, after a long INSET day training teachers … which meant a few days unplanned stay in hospital here in Brighton. 

Entirely ironic that the ONE DAY I didn’t have my little portable EPP set (or my phone charger for that matter) in my bag is the time I end up in A&E and admitted to hospital! …

Time went very slowly on a ward where no sewing could be done and no external signals could penetrate … No phone, no radio, no hospital radio or TV, no contact! LOL … Just as well I wasn’t feeling very well!

I’m home now …


… and am most happy not to be eating any more of this … 

Why is it so impossible to eat healthy food in hospital? 

Salad or fresh fruit?  Nope. Not. A. Chance.

… most happy to be disconnected from these …

… and utterly delighted not to have to look at stuff like this …

 














But am afraid I’m not quite up to sitting at the machine yet as squeezing a teabag feels a lot like a full aerobic workout. 

So for the moment a little EPP is about all I’m up for. 



The one thing I miss about my little hospital stay?



Jelly! 

So cool on the throat …
… so totally nursery comfort pinktastic …

Must. Make. Jelly.




Peace. Out.






I have had some superfabtastic happy mail, but forgive me if I wait a little to post about the loveliness … I want to do it justice :)

The Monday Rant … {Blogtoberfest III}

Today I would like to have a little rant, if that’s ok with you.

I live in a basement.  I get no signal from my new phone with a new provider.  None.  Nada.  Zip.  To send a text I have to stand on the top of my sofa and wave the handset around in vain hope of catching one bar of signal.

Now I can’t even get a signal standing outside my house, or in my street.  I have to walk 400 metres down the road to pick up a bar of signal.

I spent 40 minutes on the phone (at work) to Three mobile today.  I want to cancel my contract.  They said I’d have to pay 20 months of line rental as an early settlement.  I pointed out that they are not providing the service I’m paying for.  They said they’d get technical to do some tests and call me at home one evening.

Yup, that would be on my mobile.  The one that gets no signal. 

sheeeeeeeeeeeesh! 

Here endeth my rant … anyone else want a go?

If you are feeling less ranty and more community, why not go here and check out the other Blogtoberfesters.

p.s. just loving the 'slip comments' from yesterday chaps! …