When I got home tonight the first of the orange poppies was out. They have been developing buds for the last few days, so this was good to see, I am going to try to keep a count this year and see how many flowers they produce. They do well for a self-sown flower growing from cracks in the concrete.
We had the customary crop of vexatious calls and emails from people who shouldn’t allowed out without a carer.
One buyer, who gave us a thorough grilling before purchase, has already sent his purchase back. We found this out from eBay as he didn’t have the courtesy to get in touch. We are waiting to find out what was wrong with it, as we are certain it matches the description we used to sell it.
Someone rang, as is usual, with an enquiry about whether we bought rare coins. And as usual it turned out to be a 50p piece that was worth . . . 50p.
And so it went on.
When I had a few minutes during the day I had a go at pushing the levers on my new chair. It is, when properly adjusted, much more comfortable than the old one. That’s a measure of how far we have advanced – everybody seems to have swivelling office chairs now. I only tried one when I started at the shop, until then I’d just had chairs with four legs.
Traffic was strange on the way home. I got halfway home with no traffic on the road, a rare, but welcome event.The second half was absolutely blocked solid – and I have no clue what caused it, as there was nothing there once it started moving again.
The only other point of note today was that my fingers are giving trouble five fingers from eight are stiff and several are painful. I’m hoping it is on of those temporary glitches and not a sign that the drugs have stopped working.
Hugs to you and your fingers. Hoping your mobility returns quickly. And yay about the poppies! I love them so much and have never been able to get them to grow.
I have tried Oriental, poppies and Icelandic Poppies in the front garden – no luck. we have Welsh poppies in the street but none ever seeded in our garden. then a few years ago, these arrived and have ben going well ever since. 🙂
The finger problem is alarming. I hope it was brought on by stupid customers and will soon pass.
It comes and goes. At the moment it’s not painful, but all my fingers are stiff. This is annoying, and makes it difficult to handle coins.
I’m sorry about your fingers
They will probably recover – a rest from typing and some spring warmth might do the trick.
I hope the problem with your fingers is only temporary, Quercus. If the drugs do stop working, there are some alternatives out there.
I have had bad patches before, so am hoping this is just one of them. 🙂