feline company and orchestral music - an excellent idea.

3 weeks ago I tripped on a typical inner city path (probably 100+ years old, patched, tree roots etc) & landed on my left eyebrow & left hand & slightly grazed my left knee! The arm of my glasses broke off & they ended up elsewhere, but probably saved my eye from horrible damage. I couldn't see properly but as my eye specialist said a few days later it would pass & it did. I also had, & maybe still have, mild concussion, I still get tired & exhausted (how strange), especially climbing up my 38 stairs.

I fell at 5.45 on a dark path on a wintery day, with street lights on the other side of the street. My friend called an ambulance, lit by the phone of a passing stranger who stayed until the crew arrived (bless his little cotton socks.) We left around 2am after I was scanned (head!) & x-rayed (hand & body), stitched (3!) etc then got a taxi up the road to my place, & she emailed me when she got home at 2.14am. I live in Sydney's entertainment quarter & the taxi driver at the rank outside a bar was very pleased to see a respectable older lady who needed a ride! He ignored people in the queue & if they were also respectable, rather than under the influence, they wouldn't have minded!

Life has been a bit quieter than normal, I've missed craft groups (eeek, I can't knit, but I can sew)! done a bit of sewing, a lot of reading & paper crosswords, adding my usual on-line jigsaws when my mouse hand wasn't so sore. And been to 2 folk clubs.

I don't know when my hand will get back to normal as I've had a bit of arthritis in both hands for years.

sandra