Spot the dog

I had one of my random painful toes this morning at 5am. Only this one couldn’t be ignored - it was excruciating. I had to go and sit in the lounge and groan quietly for an hour. Wonder what on earth it is. Are all my aches connected?

I went to the doctor, who asked ME what I thought my ailments were! He sent me off with some (not new) pain killers to try for a month. There must be something that will make it all more bearable, if it can’t be cured.

JR took Archie up the hill for a run around, then gave him a bath. He ran around in the sun in the back garden to get dried off, while I did a bit of weeding.

Having sent back my £149 Apple iPods, I spotted, and sent for, some rip off ones at £24. They're slightly bigger than the real ones, and obviously not the genuine article, but they seem to fit my ears better. And I don’t feel guilty at depriving Apple of my money, but I’ve since spotted the same ones at about £5!

There's nothing nicer than a newly trimmed hedge. Well, there is, but today there isn’t.

Photo by my assistant, JR.