I had a horrible fright yesterday evening. Five minutes after Chai came in I noticed red paw prints all over the floor. About 100 I think. My heart sank. Chai must be injured. Julio helped me catch her, and all 4 of her paws were red.What?I examined her as best I could while she squirmed. None of her paws seemed painful to touch, she was just annoyed at being manhandled.I…
OnWednesday I got an SMS: You have a notification at this URL from the Canarian government. Just that. The URL was a “Notification inbox”. I had no idea if this was something about my “Degree of disability” application (surely not so soon) or my taxes (but I wasn’t aware of anything outstanding) or what. The uncertainty was stressful. When I got home I went to the URL and it said…
My hair has grown back nicely. So much that it looks like I have it this length on purpose. I toyed with the idea of getting it dyed pink or purple now, so that when it grows I’ll have cloured tips. I still think it would look good, but I’m reluctant to use anything toxic. Then a friend who is much cleverer than I am with makeup was painting herself…
In Spain, you have to renew your driving licence every ten years, and every five years after the age of 60. Mine expired on my birthday. Since I spent most of my birthday in the recuperation ward after my operation, I wasn’t in a rush to renew it for obvious reasons, but by June I began to feel that it would be nice to get it sorted out. I ought…
Most British people have probably never heard of Irene Villas. (Spanish Irene is three syllables, with short vowels.) When she was 12 her mother was driving her to school and they caught an ETA bomb intended for someone else. She lost both legs, one right at the hip, and several fingers. Her mother lost an arm and a leg. Now she’s all grown up with children of her own. She’s…
I finally got my results from my CAT scan at the end of May. All clear, nothing nasty. I hadn’t noticed that I’d been hunching my shoulders until I got the news and they dropped. I’ve got three new articles on Medium.com this year which I’ve never mentioned. Why I Give My Pronouns It’s only a small thing There is no such thing as a cat Who Gives Medical Treatment…