Doing not a lot means pain

 Recently I haven't noticed much pain in my hip, back or knee, except at night in bed - I guess it's because I've been so busy and preoccupied lately.  Well, yesterday that was proved correct - as I had nothing much to do.  During the morning I thought blimey, my hip doesn't half hurt, and my back too.  I didn't want to be wallowing in pain all day, so decided we'd go out to Blue Anchor bay for a walk, despite it being Saturday and very warm.  There's a big car boot sale on there on Saturday afternoons so I thought that was actually a good time to go, thinking that most of the tourists would be walking round the boot sale.  Which proved to be the case - the boot sale was heaving (we didn't venture in), the promenade walkway above the beach and the beach itself weren't very busy at all, despite there being loads of cars there.  We walked from one end of the promenade to the other, then turned back - halfway along there's a really nice cafe owned by the big holiday park, so we stopped there for a coffee, we sat outside under the shade of a tree, watching the tide go out.  It was a lovely couple of hours.  However, by the time we left there and walked back to the car, I was limping quite a lot, my hip giving me a lot of pain.  It kept me awake much of the night too.  So I'll just have to make sure I keep busy!

It was really hot and humid last night, both Betty and I found it really uncomfortable.  She was so restless poor thing, she kept jumping off the bed and searching around for cooler spots on the floor, sleeping there for half an hour and then jumping back on the bed.  Twice during the night she went and had a big drink of water - we have a bowl of fresh water on the landing for her.  It's going to be hot again today but is forecast to be a few degrees cooler this coming week, thank goodness.  She has her last doses of antibiotics and anti-inflammatories today, all her cuts are healing up nicely.

Sue, that choppy salad is a brilliant idea, can't think why I haven't done it before.  It was so easy and quick to serve up a portion for lunch yesterday, husband had corned beef and mayo with his, I had crumbled feta with balsamic dressing.  Yum.  And there's loads left for the next few days.  I'd added some sweetcorn and a tin of baked beans to the salad veggies - I rinsed the sauce off the beans - to add some protein and make it more substantial.  

Donna, thank you for the kind comments about my card and food blogs - I haven't actually written anything on those for ages, more than a year probably.  I do still make cards now and then, not nearly as often as I used to though.  A new card shop opened up in town a while ago and they sell some good quality and pretty cards that are actually quite cheap to buy, so I tend to get those instead.  To be honest, I found writing 3 blogs just too much, both in terms of time and finding things to write about....I didn't want to feel pressured into having to take photos of every card and meal I made and write about it.  Not that any of my readers put any pressure on me, it was me putting the pressure on myself.

Today I'm making another couple of things to put in the freezer, then doing a freezer inventory and meal plan for the week.  Husband said he'll make the dog food today.