I’m afraid I’m going to have to have a short break from WP. Even typing a small amount is a bit of a strain at the moment, with my hands being less than 100%. I’m also a little concerned that part of the problem is RSI from poor posture when I type at home and at work, as I’m alos getting pains running up my forearms. This has happened before and I should have been taking better care of myself.  I’ve tried various combinations of rest and heat and painkillers and the pills and rest seems to be the best option.

I’m not ignoring you, and I’m not having a serious problem, it’s just that if rest provides the best hope I am going to have to rest.

If I don’t start to improve by the weekend I will ring the specialist and see if they can come up with anything.

Blossom at Wilford

In the meantime I will save my typing efforts to send off this month’s submissions, which haven’t gone yet. They are ready (near enough, anyway) but it’s a matter of concentration as the arthritis is taking too much of my thinking time.

With one thing and another, it’s time to get a grasp of my health. There is no point being retired if all I’m going to do is fester in front of the TV. I’m not going to make any sudden changes (my paternal grandfather, for instance, stopped smoking at 85 and died at 86, which has always struck me as ironic) but a little less food and a little more exercise, even a touch of fish and a suspicion of salad, might be called for here.

Like my pension arrangements, I really should have done something about this 50 years ago. Hindsight – a precise science.

However, for now I will confine myself to resting my arms and seeing how that goes. I am intending to confine my exercise tomorrow to lifting cups of tea and take it from there . . .

Daffodils