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| Amoungst the agapanthus |
We are keeping a close eye on the temperature here in Sydney today... it was 21C at 6am, 27.5C at 9am and now at 3pm, it's 40.3C. (Not sure when you start adding the exact decimal point!) The temperature is ok, as it's supposed to cool down again tomorrow.
I visited dad yesterday around dinner, and was surprised to see how well he looked. He is back in his wheelchair, after sitting in the water chair since his fall in August, recovering from the fractured bone in his pelvis. He was sitting at the table with his back to me, so I crept up behind him and covered his eyes. No doubt to him as to who it was! While he does know who I am... he was asking as to the whereabouts of his motorcycle. Um... I asked him if he hadn't sold it a while ago!? (2004... though he does not remember that.)
It was such a nice evening, and since he is back in his mobile wheelchair... we flitted off to the garden outside! I thought to get a picture with my phone... nice that it's always handy, even though the quality is sometimes questionable! We sat up to a table, and I said to him, "I can't believe how good you look, dad." And his reply? "Are you trying to do me in, are you?" I could only put my head down on the table and laughed!
I had emailed the care home today and commented on how well dad was yesterday. The return comment was that he had noticed dad is more chirpy as of late. That's happy news indeed.
On the way out in the elevator, a woman noticed dad and commented that she had seen him trying to escape out of his wheelchair the day before. Of course she did. Ah... he must be feeling better!
