After a stress filled night and early morning on the phone trying to find out about Mum's emergency admittance to hospital, we decided to go and blow the cobwebs away in Morecambe. There wasn't much wind actually so nothing got blown away, but the clear light and the fresh air was just what we needed.
Both these photos courtesy of Lancashire Tourist Board via Google Images
We didn't want to do our usual walks and coffee shop, without Mavis it would have been too much too soon, so we headed to the Stone Jetty and the café at the end of it. Sausage and bacon buns were consumed, coffee drunk and then we did something we haven't done for ages ... went into the arcade and wasted a few pounds on the 'Tipping Point' type 2p machines.
I hit the jackpot and somehow won streams and streams of the tickets that little children collect, so on our way out I gave them to a little girl playing on the next machine with her Mum. The delight on her face at the possibility of trading all these tickets in for a little toy or bag of sweets made my day.
We got home just after lunchtime to the news that Mum was having minimal treatment in hospital and should be home in the next day or two.
Alan on the beach with the dogs at Morecambe Bay last year.
This was another tick in our dog-less adventures. It's strange being able to go into anywhere we want to and being able to stay out as long as we want to. Ginger is very self sufficient with his food available 24/7 and his own little pussy-cat door, and although we are purposefully not leaving him for too long at the moment, we know that we could if we had too.
Sue xx
Sorry to hear that your Mum has been in hospital. Fingers crossed for a quick return to her care home. Catriona
ReplyDeleteHopefully she will be able to go back either today or tomorrow.
DeleteSo many memory moments pull at our hearts. Good that you found a way to do something different. Hope Mum is back from hospital soon. You all have been through the wringer this past year and more.
ReplyDeleteI think changing things up a little, while still going to all our favourite places is a good idea.
DeleteI am sorry your Mum is in hospital. It looks like you had a nice, much-needed outing. Best to you both and your Mum.
ReplyDeleteShe really didn't need this admittance, it was an out of hours doctor that insisted, not her usual one. She is supposed to be on palliative care, something her care home is qualified to do.
DeleteI too am sorry to hear that your mum is in hospital and hope she is back soon. I can imagine how strange it is without dogs. I am sure it was good for you both to get out though. Take care of yourselves and try to have a few treats when you can.
ReplyDeleteOh we seem to be having lots of treats at the moment. Snatching moments for ourselves between all the visiting, travelling and work related things is all that's keeping Alan sane. Me, sometimes I just want to stay at home, eat homecooked food and read my book.
DeleteIt never rains but it pours doesn't it. I'm so sorry to hear that your mum is in hospital. You did the right thing to have a good walk in the fresh air to take away a little of the feelings of stress. Sending hugs....
ReplyDeleteAngie x
It was a lovely couple of hours. Fresh air just makes everything seem okay for a while doesn't it.
DeleteSorry Sue, I hope your Mum is back to her care home soon, having had the appropriate treatment. Having to sort things out from a distance is never easy is it. We don't always take Betty out with us - despite her big bruiser appearance, she's actually quite an anxious dog and doesn't like crowds or lots of other dogs around - she does not want to play with other dogs, she's a loner. But I don't like leaving her at home (although she's absolutely fine home alone) and am always clock watching whilst we're out without her. We're so lucky to live close to the seaside, aren't we? xx
ReplyDeleteThey didn't do the procedure they were going to do in the end, they just put her on a drip to stabilise her electrolytes, which seems to have perked her up a bit. Mavis came virtually everywhere with us, so it does seem strange going out dog-less. The only time she was left at home was for hospital visits, and we would always come home to find her curled up with Ginger. It is great living reasonably close to the sea, the air always does me the world of good.
DeleteSorry to hear about your Mum. ❤️🙏
ReplyDeleteThanks Angela. xx
DeleteGlad to hear your Mum should be out of hospital soon. Lovely day for a walk along the sea to clear the cobwebs
ReplyDeleteGosh those cobwebs needed clearing!! :-)
DeleteSo sorry to hear your mother had to be hospitalized; hope she will be able to leave, soon. Glad you were able to go out for a walk and do something fun.
ReplyDeleteI hope she can get back to her care home, it's a much nicer environment for her. Although there's a lot more for her to watch on a ward with other patients.
DeleteI am glad to read that your Mum will be out of the hospital soon. What a gorgeous day for a walk.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
It was a beautiful day, lovely clear skies and reasonably warm ... although Alan refused to take off his bright orange woolly hat. :-)
DeleteHoping your Mom's recovery goes well. Sounds like the perfect spot to wipe away cobwebs.
ReplyDeleteShe definitely seemed a bit perkier when we visited her, much improved on last Friday anyway.
DeleteSorry to hear about your mum being in hospital. Morecombe looks just the spot to get some fresh air and unwind.
ReplyDeleteIt's almost a year to the day since her first admittance last year. Morecambe is lovely if you look out to sea, it's a bit ropey on the shop fronts and B&Bs though.
DeleteYes walks without your dog are different, we took a while to go to places that we used to with Nell.. hope your mum is on the road to recovery.
ReplyDeleteWe are just trying to go all the places we used to go to with the dogs and especially Mavis, as soon as we can, just making slight differences like we did here.
DeleteWhat a worry with your Mum, I hope she's out and back in her bed very soon. Your trip to the beach looked wonderful, if a little poignant without Mavis. How lovely of you to give your winnings to the little girl.
ReplyDeleteWilliam's got one of those automatic biscuit dispensers timed to deliver his favourites twice a day, has Ginger got something similar? xxx
No, when we first 'fostered' Ginger he and his sister Muffin had dispensers for water and dried food, but once he saw the dogs eating and drinking from open dishes he wanted to eat and drink from them. So he's been a 'bowl boy' ever since. He has one bowl of catfood, fresh chicken and dried dog biscuits twice a day and dried Scienceplan or Whiskas available all the time in another bowl.
DeleteI'm sorry to read about your Mum Sue and I hope she will soon be back in the care home. The little girl would have been over the moon when you gave her your tickets😍 We've just had Cyclone Alfred pay us a visit so life has been rather stressful to say the least! Take good care Linda x
ReplyDeleteHer face, and her Mum's just lit up, it was a magical moment. I hope you and yours all came through Cyclone Alfred unscathed. 🤞
DeleteI'm working back over the posts I haven't read. So sorry to see your mum is unwell and I wish I could have seen that little girl's face. What a lovely thing to do. xx
ReplyDeleteI'll go backwards and find you. :-)
DeleteIt made my day as much as hers. It's something we used to do regularly after my eldest son told me that every family holiday he would spend pounds every day in the arcades and his boys would save all the tickets they won up until the final day of their holiday, and then trade the tickets in for a toy each. He used to laugh and say it would have been cheaper to buy them something for £30 each than collect tickets.