Monday, 13, December 2010. Today Has Been A Strangely Pleasant.Day.

A Dog Named Picasso.

  

 Today has been a strangely pleasant day despite the weather being very dull today, had the light on as soon as Richie opened the curtains this morning.

Spike is so obviously weaker but amazingly he is still interested in everything around him, Marleen and he were very sweet together.

This morning they lay quite close to each other, mirroring how each other were lying, a lovely picture seeing them so peaceful and happy together.

In the afternoon Richie took Marleen and Spike to the park, Spike only walked a short distance before making it very clear he could do no more.

Instead he stood in his wheelchair having a wonderful time barking and watching Marleen running to catch sticks Richie threw for her.

It has always been a favourite game of Spike’s watching Marleen playing tug or chasing the ball while he refereed the action.

Even though he could not do much, Richie says it was very obvious he was enjoying himself enormously.

The dogs returned happy from the park and devoured their dinners and both slept for a couple of hours.

This evening has been pleasant, sitting relaxing together in the front room with our two lovely dogs.

Really enjoying this time together with our lovely Spike, very aware this special time will be over too soon.

We Are What We Eat.

Modern African Art.

Spending the afternoon in the front room with Richie, the dogs have been entertaining me for hours now.

They have just started to concentrate on their food and going down the road to relieve their little bladders.

Their ideal would be food both times, but we are such heartless people we only give them one dinner.

Luckily they will soon get over this dreadful treatment and regain their equilibrium and play like crazy as soon as they have eaten.

Guess we are all cheered up after eating, calories are very important; sometimes too many are not good.

In 2008 I had become very thin as the effects of not being mobile and being able to work out like I used to become shockingly apparent.

The doctor recommended that I have a food supplement 2 x a day which I drank from June 2008 until May 2009.

Forgot to think about the effects on my body, did notice my stomach was bigger but somehow did not make the connection with everything I was eating.

Only realised just after Easter when Richie took some photos of me which shocked me so much that I have promptly stopped eating chocolate and foods with added sugar.

So no ice cream, cakes, tamarind balls, or treacle tart or fruit crumble with custard or any other delicious treats that Richie makes.

Instead I have been eating and enjoying lots of delicious fruit, all sorts too like pineapple and mango, blueberries, strawberries, apples, pears and mandarins

It has been a month nearly that I stopped and I can see some changes already in another month I will have lost some more.

Hope that by July my face will look like mine again as right now it only just looks like me, putting on weight has taken some of the definition out of my face.


Thinking of my darling makes me think about BobRobert and wonder how Steve is coping without his darling.

Please everyone let us keep giving Steve all the support he needs right now, visit him at his blog The Wheel of Fortuna and leave a supportive message.

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