Month: April 2012

A today only bargain at Marks and Spencer

We drove to the ravine with Rosie to try and get her back into being aware as she has been very lethargic. She plodded along and saw the stream and sort of fell down the side so she could have a paddle. Her tail actually raised and we had half a wag! But once she had got out she just stood there. Mal went ahead and made a noise like a cat which gave her the incentive to start walking. It’s a good thing that we were the only ones down there. The things you have to do!

My aim for today is to get some food into Rosie to stop her having to have more drip. The syringe filled with yoghurt and some went in but I am sure more went over Rosie and me. Next time I tried milky instant whip, well, for the first time she actually swallowed! This really is hard work. It’s worse than having kids! At least they can tell you what is wrong.

Torin came on the web cam again with Scarlet and Jack, I know he is trying to keep my mind off Rosie and her problems, bless him.

Thought for the Day – “ A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.”  ~ Herm Albright

This has to be a real bargain. It’s worth looking through with 24% off. The discount ends today.

Back to the vets with Rosie and longer on her drips with more dextrose today, another antibiotic injection and vitamin injection. She’s not happy the hour or so she is on the drips but the alternative is to eat!

We arrived home with another call on the web cam with Scarlet and Jack before they went out.

We watched both the Manchester games, oh dear Man U. We later spoke to the boys in Cardiff who are back to school tomorrow after their Easter break.

Again no luck with Rosie and food.

 

Thought for the Day – “The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere.” ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Unfortunately we had to take Rosie back to the vets as she ate nothing. The Prof put Rosie on a drip, well two actually, one with dextrose and the other with minerals. Poor Rosie shook all the way through it (about three quarters of an hour). She then gave her another antibiotic injection and a vitamin injection. Again, if she doesn’t eat we have to take her back again for more tomorrow. Today’s treatment cost, 40tl! Poor Rosie was very groggy, came home and slept.

We had two hours on the web cam with Scarlet and Jack. It was so funny because Jack wanted Grandad to play his drum, which he did and Jack accompanied him on the tambourine.

We watched a disappointing game by Spurs.

 

Thought for the Day – “Grandchildren are the flowers in the garden of life.”

Rosie managed a very short walk but still won’t eat and so we decided it was time to go back to the vets. The Prof gave her three injections, antibiotic, anti sickness and anti stomach ulceration. She also gave us a large syringe to try and get food down her, preferably yoghurt. I had tried giving her milk before but she was not interested. If this doesn’t work we will have to take her back tomorrow and she will have to go on a drip. Total cost today 60tl.

I tried all day to syringe yoghurt in her mouth but she just let it dribble out. We couldn’t tempt her with a thing.

In the evening as she was just sleeping and we went to meet Christa, Robin and Gary at Hillside for Friday night fish and chips. As good as before. Bev should have been coming with us too but during the week her 81 year old father was attacked in the UK and robbed. I sincerely hope they catch this heartless thug. Of course Bev flew straight back to be with him at some extortianate cost that Turkish Airlines charged. We wish him well but heard tonight as well as his other injuries he has three broken ribs. Shame on whoever did this to him.

Whilst at Hillside, Christa and Mal even had a dance outside to the music!

 

Thought for the Day – “ The most important thing in illness is never to lose heart.”  ~ Nikolai Lenin

More news on Kulaksiz 5. For the Turkish speakers amongst you Kibris Gazetesi report.

We took Rosie for a very short walk in the mountains and saw a lot of Pyramidal Orchids. They are beautiful.

Rosie had been sick during the night and is still eating hardly anything. We really tried to tempt her. Nothing!

 

 

Thought for the Day -“Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars.” ~ Henry Van Dyke

Here is a bargain I can recommend as I bought it as part of my brother in laws birthday present and he hasn’t stopped talking about how good  it was since he went last week. – Brewery trip

If you are in the UK this coming weekend, you can get entry to a lot of the National Trust properties FREE!

Mal and I went into Girne in the morning, shopping on the way back and also we popped into Glamour Fairy Hair Salon and they trimmed my fringe free of charge. They are presently giving 20% off colouring until the end of April. More info how to find them.

Yesterday Scarlet and Jack started at nursery school. Well, they looked excited about it! Torin said Scarlet had a bit of a wobble when he left but soon got over it.

 

 

Thought for the Day – “A three year old child is a being who gets almost as much fun out of a fifty-six dollar set of swings as it does out of finding a small green worm.” ~ Bill Vaughan

Mal bought a halogen oven back from the UK with him last year. It is great in the summer to have outside with an extension lead and then our standard oven doesn’t heat the kitchen up in the height of summer. I have to say, he paid a lot more than this! And it is easier to clean than the other oven. 12 litre compact. It fits into a suitcase easily.

We decided we ought to take Rosie for a slightly longer walk to try and get her appetite back and so we went into the ravine. What a difference, when the digger was down there it has created a new footpath and clearing through the trees so we don’t have to balance on the crumbling path above the stream! You can see from the picture the stream is still running to the left but at least now there is a clear path, so less likely to encounter snakes! You have to remember that prior to this we walked right next to at least a 2 metre drop, balancing on the edge.  I have to say Rosie did plod on the way back home but at least she made it. I gave her some chicken when we got back…she walked away from it! She did eat a very small amount lunch time.

 

 

Thought for the Day – “Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars… and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful. Everything is simply happy. Trees are happy for no reason; they are not going to become prime ministers or presidents and they are not going to become rich and they will never have any bank balance. Look at the flowers – for no reason. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are.” ~ Osho