tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post6811772474092820769..comments2023-05-02T12:33:58.182+01:00Comments on Perpetually In Transit: A week of little things Perpetuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-29138845057513030072013-11-30T11:34:28.359+00:002013-11-30T11:34:28.359+00:00If you came to Aberystwyth by train from England, ...If you came to Aberystwyth by train from England, then yes, you would have passed within 5 miles of where we live. The train doesn't go over the hills but along the valleys and then the coast. The countryside around Aberystwyth and Ceredigion is stunning.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-17056759268139068512013-11-30T02:47:54.933+00:002013-11-30T02:47:54.933+00:00You live in such a beautiful area. I came into Ab...You live in such a beautiful area. I came into Aberystwyth via the train. Did I go over the hills near your house? I also left via the train and went north. I have a friend in Ceredigion. She was living in Aberystwyth when I visited her there. She then moved to Ceredigion. Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-52104959786717222002013-11-25T16:25:17.438+00:002013-11-25T16:25:17.438+00:00It really is, Annie, and it's such a relief af...It really is, Annie, and it's such a relief after all the earlier stress. <br /><br />I think Wales is pretty amazing wherever you go, but will admit to an overwhelming preference for the hills and valleys of Mid-Wales, which will always be home for me.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-29059242674854099352013-11-25T15:36:01.224+00:002013-11-25T15:36:01.224+00:00It sounds like good news all round with regard to ...It sounds like good news all round with regard to the health of both of you :D<br /><br />And yes ... your part of Wales is spectacular, and particularly those upland vistas!Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-76065463491650764712013-11-21T12:44:13.082+00:002013-11-21T12:44:13.082+00:00I think you're absolutely right, Shirley. Bein...I think you're absolutely right, Shirley. Being forced to take things quietly is probably doing us both a great deal of good, even if we do kick against it a bit, metaphorically speaking. :-) Luckily neither of us has ever needed a mad social whirl to be happy. In fact as we get older, we're increasingly content just to be at home together.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-28410749301825366992013-11-21T12:31:06.564+00:002013-11-21T12:31:06.564+00:00A quick search on Google tells me that it's Ze...A quick search on Google tells me that it's Zechariah 4.10. Well remembered. :-) You're quite right - little things can really add up.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-40142382788688010172013-11-21T12:27:55.633+00:002013-11-21T12:27:55.633+00:00I think there are far more would-be hermits around...I think there are far more would-be hermits around than most people would guess, Victoria. :-) With modern communications we can stay snugly at home and still be in touch. Sadly our snow was soon chased away by heavy rain and high winds - typical November weather. Despite that there are still quite a lot of leaves on the trees. I do hope you can find some wood for your fire. Nothing nicer on a cold winter's day than a crackling wood fire.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-55499205033806725392013-11-21T03:18:31.797+00:002013-11-21T03:18:31.797+00:00Great to hear of your improvement, and also the lo...Great to hear of your improvement, and also the lowering of DH's blood pressure. Perhaps this time of 'enforced idleness' has a reason? It is amazing how much one does relax when we know we simply cannot do particular things that otherwise might send us into a slight frenzy. It is wonderful to find out that one can actually survive without constant 'entertainment'.Shirlwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582037340209866437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-5655011818854027092013-11-20T22:09:41.911+00:002013-11-20T22:09:41.911+00:00I meant to add: "Despise not the day of litt...I meant to add: "Despise not the day of little things" or something to that effect, couldn't find the exact verse. Out of context of course but to the point since all these little things add up to something bigger than themselves. vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428581552807859803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-32242018961472108532013-11-20T22:03:00.298+00:002013-11-20T22:03:00.298+00:00Your week of doing not much of nothing sounds wond...Your week of doing not much of nothing sounds wonderful to me. Guess (no actually I know) I must be a would be hermit like your husband. Your days by the fire with a little snow on the ground sound wonderfully cozy and comforting. Here it's beginning to get cold and there are leaves yet to be raked (quite a few!), I can't find advertisements for wood in the paper as is usual this time year so no warming wood fires to cozy up to, so I could use a week of doing nothing with some nice filling soup thrown in to recoup my energy.<br /><br />Enjoy it while you can.<br /><br />Victoria <br />Indiana USAvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428581552807859803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-56742720425834971342013-11-20T16:55:03.650+00:002013-11-20T16:55:03.650+00:00It does feel good that we're both making progr...It does feel good that we're both making progress, Patricia. Today's dreary weather is certainly conducive to hibernation and i'm getting far too well acquainted with daytime TV! So sorry to hear about your fall. That sounds very painful and will make life awkward for quite a while. Hope it heals quickly.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-14974095877636041802013-11-20T13:53:49.793+00:002013-11-20T13:53:49.793+00:00So glad you are on the mend Perpetua and that DH&#...So glad you are on the mend Perpetua and that DH's blood pressure is coming down. This is definitely hibernating weather. At the moment it is dark and dismal outside and very very cold so I'm quite happy to stay in the warm. I had a fall at the weekend and am nursing a broken thumb so it's difficult to do much at the moment anyway and like you just pottering.<br />Patricia xPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116574112768767203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-42236673410291347632013-11-20T11:59:59.525+00:002013-11-20T11:59:59.525+00:00Oh, we're definitely more tortoise than hare, ...Oh, we're definitely more tortoise than hare, Yam. :-) You're right that we thoroughly enjoyed being forced to take the mountain road again, though next time I'd prefer to take it at a slower pace and with camera in hand. <br /><br />I'm glad to have provided you with a snippet from a favourite film. It's not one I'm very familiar with, though I know this song.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-60841486881589718602013-11-20T11:56:31.310+00:002013-11-20T11:56:31.310+00:00Glad to have furnished your imagination with some ...Glad to have furnished your imagination with some entertaining images, Ricky. :-) DH has always had strong hermit inclinations, which just strengthen in winter and poor weather. As for the squatting, I think what I can now achieve qualifies for the term, though I don't ever linger in a crouched position or I'd probably fall over. :-) The pottering is happily continuing for both of us....Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-18874265534864251662013-11-20T11:51:13.528+00:002013-11-20T11:51:13.528+00:00We're not heading north until the spring, so I...We're not heading north until the spring, so I reckon we could well get snowed in again at least once before then. :-) The rain overnight certainly got rid of the last traces of yesterday's snow and it's the usual grey and soggy again today, with the odd glimpse of the sun. Thanks for the kind offer, but we always stock up well before the winter and indeed have a Tesco delivery arriving this evening. Online shopping is a life-saver up here. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-79767702060608255552013-11-20T11:47:01.679+00:002013-11-20T11:47:01.679+00:00Glad you made it to the blog, Rian, and I don'...Glad you made it to the blog, Rian, and I don't blame you for skipping the comments. I sometimes have to do this too when I'm short of time and behind with reading. Yes, I'm puttering or pottering along happily and looking forward to discarding the eye shield very soon. <br /><br />So you have a hermit husband too, do you? When I can drive I don't notice his hermit tendencies so much, but I've been missing social contact just a little since my op. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-51379270475954434342013-11-19T23:59:50.482+00:002013-11-19T23:59:50.482+00:00Hari OM
Slow and steady is just fine!!! You are r...Hari OM<br />Slow and steady is just fine!!! You are right about that photo being tantalising - and i am sure you enjoyed the sights that would have been missed (perhaps) had the truck not decided to change your plans for you!<br /><br />ACYIKAC is one of my all time favourite classic movies. Good clean fun!! YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-21718901658828610712013-11-19T23:01:06.592+00:002013-11-19T23:01:06.592+00:00I've enjoyed visualising two things you descri...I've enjoyed visualising two things you describe so well in this post - your DH as a hermit & yourself squatting :-) Enjoy your pottering & may both of you continue to improve in health.chaplain.czhttp://www.rickyyates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-19786056122069899652013-11-19T21:00:48.362+00:002013-11-19T21:00:48.362+00:00Let's hope & pray that you don't get s...Let's hope & pray that you don't get snowed and frozen in like you did earlier this year before you can escape to the far Northern regions!! Just make sure you're well stocked up with milk - or milk powder (very useful at times!) If you need supplies and DH wouold prefer not to go out, let us know - we still have the mentality of the intrepid explorers despite our advanced ages!! H xxHelvanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-76269870477679760882013-11-19T20:10:10.822+00:002013-11-19T20:10:10.822+00:00Hi Perpetua, I didn't read all the comments (I...Hi Perpetua, I didn't read all the comments (I usually do), but 42 was a bit much when I'm trying to catch up. But I did read *your blog* and was happy to know that you are "puttering" (US term) along nicely. As for the hermit temperament, my DH has that one pretty well locked up. And as much as I do like 'time to myself', there are times when it's good to get out of the house. It sometimes takes a lot of convincing... and the possiblility of a treat?Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-37474238656723507112013-11-19T18:53:41.784+00:002013-11-19T18:53:41.784+00:00Hi Yvonne and lovely to see you in blogland again....Hi Yvonne and lovely to see you in blogland again. The last couple of weeks of seeing properly again have been a revelation. I hadn't realised how much detail I've been missing for so long and I simply can't get over the clarity and the colours, as I rhapsodised in my previous post. It really does feel miraculous. <br /><br />Normally at this time of year we'd be up in Scotland, but this year we're staying very close to home until the winter is over and we're both feeling 100%. After that there may be no holding us.... :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-63936012303580466342013-11-19T18:45:51.906+00:002013-11-19T18:45:51.906+00:00The rest is doing us both a world of good, Linda, ...The rest is doing us both a world of good, Linda, and I'm glad to say that all being well, we've seen the last of the long trips to the hospital. My next (and hopefully final) appointment will be in the Outpatients Dept. of our local cottage hospital only 6 miles away. <br /><br />We woke to a beautifully sunny morning with snow on the ground, and after a couple more heavy snow showers it brightened up again to give a beautiful, cold afternoon. Tomorrow's forecast is for heavy rain, so we'll just stay snug by the fire, I think. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-21220000058464258442013-11-19T18:39:05.696+00:002013-11-19T18:39:05.696+00:00We did indeed have snow, Anny, and still have the ...We did indeed have snow, Anny, and still have the scattered remains lurking in the places where the sun couldn't reach. I think we're in for another hard frost, but we don't need to go anywhere now DH has collected his supply of tablets, so we're staying snugly at home. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-59291769028827308382013-11-19T18:35:33.348+00:002013-11-19T18:35:33.348+00:00It's certainly the weather in which to hiberna...It's certainly the weather in which to hibernate, Nancy, with the first light snowfall of the winter this morning.. I do hope you're recovering well from your operation. Take care.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-37442024255389218972013-11-19T18:33:09.747+00:002013-11-19T18:33:09.747+00:00yes, progress is continuing, much to our satisfact...yes, progress is continuing, much to our satisfaction. The tabloids have had some screaming, doom-laden headlines about the coming winter, but the Met Office is being more restrained as yet. We're well supplied with fuel (we use mainly coal in our room heater) and the store cupboard is reassuringly full. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.com