26-05-2025, 07:57 AM
Rained last night up here. I know this because around 9.30pm I was all tucked up in my nice warm bed with the laptop watching another episode of The Magicians as it hosed down when I thought I heard my name being called from 'out there'. So I went and investigated to find my very large neighbour had fallen getting out of her car, and was unable to get up. She refused to let me call the ambos, so I went next door and got our nice strong young male helper to come and pull her up enough for me to slide a stool under her bottom, and from there she could get upright. We all got soaked... That is her second fall in two days.
It made me do a count of my own whoopsie daisies over the years here, four outside ones, three inside, but none of which required other people to rescue me, so that pleases me. Doing those kitchen bench squats on regular occasions is not just sensible as we age, but saves having embarrassing incidents like last night. I am so glad that wasn't me on the ground. Yet. But a good reminder to watch where we put our feet, falling as an adult is not only embarrassing, it is dangerous.
As for Mr K and his tools, I'm with you. Wait and see. The longer we keep doing the things we love, the longer we live...
It made me do a count of my own whoopsie daisies over the years here, four outside ones, three inside, but none of which required other people to rescue me, so that pleases me. Doing those kitchen bench squats on regular occasions is not just sensible as we age, but saves having embarrassing incidents like last night. I am so glad that wasn't me on the ground. Yet. But a good reminder to watch where we put our feet, falling as an adult is not only embarrassing, it is dangerous.
As for Mr K and his tools, I'm with you. Wait and see. The longer we keep doing the things we love, the longer we live...