And breathe.....

 Husband is definitely having an off week - more so than usual.  As well as not going to his Sheds group on Monday, he also announced he wasn't going to his bowls group Tuesday evening either - when I asked why, he just shrugged and said "It's raining" (it's in the village hall just 5 minutes walk away, he does have a big waterproof jacket and an umbrella).  It transpires that he's wanting to book the car in for a service, and that's his latest all-consuming obsession/hyper focus, to the exclusion of everything else.  He's also being quite annoying in other ways - a relief Housing Support Officer came yesterday instead of ringing us as they have been, I usually speak to them on my own as husband talks their ears off about all sorts of inconsequential rubbish.  Unfortunately, he decided not to keep out of the way this time but followed me out into the hallway and proceeded to rabbit on about anything and everything...when I could get a word in I just gently reminded him that she has 30-odd other households to call on and needed to get on.  He also knocked some crockery off the dish drainer - luckily the 2 bowls and 2 small plates fell onto the worktop, not the floor, and didn't smash, but the noise scared the bejesus out of poor Betty, who bolted into my bedroom.  Later on, he stumbled in the hallway and once again fell against the Careline alarm, resulting in them calling to ask what our emergency was.  It's not the first time he's done that, and won't be the last.  But I dare say he's not the only one who does it.

I did ask the H/Officer if she knew anything about the police visits to the neighbour, saying I was a bit concerned about it and the possibility that the young woman might be being exploited.  The H/O looked very surprised, said they'd heard nothing at all and thanked me for bringing it to her attention.

In the afternoon, I had a long video call with my sister - she's also carer for her very disabled husband and has been for about 20 years, so is well practised at holding her tongue and has oodles of patience.  So I picked her brains about how to cope when you feel like screaming and running out of the door!  She advised counting to 10 (I already do that!) and the importance of having some free time by myself.  So it's a pity I haven't had that this week!  However, husband says he is definitely going to his gym session this morning, so that'll be just over an hour of peace and quiet.

We'd had sunshine forecast for yesterday, but didn't actually have any at all, it was dull and cloudy all day, albeit dry and not especially cold.  I successfully separated the hosta and saxifrage that husband had bought me and planted the 5 new plants.  We also planted 2 butternut squash and 1 of 2 courgettes - the 2nd courgette little plant had rotted, so we'll have to get another to replace it.  Forecast is for heavy rain again today, mixed sunshine and showers from Friday onwards, but getting warmer.  Thunderstorms were predicted for last night, but we didn't hear any, although it did rain hard.  Surely there can't be any more water up there?! 🤯