The Adventures of Fripp

 Quite a busy day today for Nix though I have slept for a lot of it. This morning we went to collect Beth from the station and Nix was going to put some highlights in her hair. When that was done, we dropped Beth back at the station and Nix and I went off to Buckingham Park. I feel much better in myself today and not so grumpy. After we’d been home for an hour or so, we had to go back out again round to Kay‘s because Nix and Kay were doing some churchwarden paperwork. We’ve only just got home now so I think I might have another rest. I’ve stopped taking my antibiotics again so Nix called Bron to talk about maybe a long lasting antibiotic injection. It turns out there is one that lasts 14 days but because of my autoimmune situation that would be a big risk that it might knock my platelets out. If that happened, the antibiotic would be in my blood for 14 days and there would be nothing they could do to stop it happening. Nix has been thinking hard about it  🙏  and she’s ma...

 Apparently, I look really grumpy today in all the photographs. I must admit I was slightly annoyed that we went to the lagoon because I have to stay on my lead there because it’s a wildlife sanctuary.  Nix always says that as I don’t go careering around like a lunatic these days it shouldn’t really make any difference to me but it does, I like to be free.  We’ve seen the shingle shifters twice today. They were on the beach this morning and then when we went to the lagoon this afternoon they were there again. It’s a good job Nix knows the highway code and I must admit it’s probably a good job that I was on the lead because they suddenly appeared from behind the beach huts, it was quite a shock. We got another shock when we saw how many swans there were on the lagoon, over 30. Today Nix has made me some new custard cream balls and guess what? I ate all my medication in them again. I should’ve thought she would’ve got the hint when I stopped eating the other ones that they weren’t...

 So early morning start. I had my first antibiotic before we went out so Nix was happy. The sunrise was very pretty, I think it makes a very good background for my photos 🙂 I usually go straight to sleep for quite a few hours when we get back from our morning walk but I always know when it’s a Tuesday. On Tuesdays Nix and I go for communion but I got the feeling that she was going to try and leave me at home this morning. The excuse is that I am finding it a bit harder to get in the car and as it only lasts half an hour and I’d normally be asleep she could leave me at home. Well I’m sorry but that one’s never going to work. I know when it’s Tuesday and so I don’t go to sleep and then Nix has to take me because she won’t leave me if I’m awake. I have perfected the expression of hopelessness and it seems to work every time 🙂 This afternoon, I did get left but I did get a good walk on the beach first. Edith came to sit with me, she lives next door but one and she goes to St Mary’s ...

 I’ve been taking all my medication in the chicken liver pâté but Nix gets most of it all over her fingers. I think she wishes I’d like the custard cream balls again but eight years is a long time and I was quite bored with them. I really like the pâté even though it’s a bit messy. This morning I wanted to walk a little further, maybe the antibiotics are kicking in, I hope so. Nix thinks she will wait for two weeks after my flush to get my blood tested again, just to see if they make a difference plus I did have my bypass flushed twice this time.  This afternoon we have been into town to meet our friend Liz for coffee. I was watching the squirrels when Liz arrived and Nix got her to take a photo of us and she forgot to take one of Liz…next time hopefully. There was a very nice man in the café, he was cuddling me a lot. His wife said he was a dog whisperer but I don’t think he was. I just like being cuddled, by anyone really. I also got two gravy bones from the waitress and a p...

 Nix is only just starting to read the messages from when I took the day off. She said that everyone was very kind and that I have fans all over the world. She seemed surprised by that 🙄😉 Today we have been to church after an early morning walk down the boardwalk where it was a bit cold. After tea and biscuits in the church hall we headed up to the big Tescos so Nix could get me more chicken liver pâté which I really like. I have been taking all my meds today so Nix is very happy about that.  We have just had a wander into town and a mooch round the churchyard but all in all it’s been a quiet day and I’ve been asleep for most of it. Tomorrow we have nothing to do and it won’t be freezing so we can safely walk around without worrying about slipping. I don’t worry but Nix is worrying for both of us 🙂 Thank you everyone for supporting Nix, you know how she worries about me but honestly, I’m absolutely fine 🙏🙏🙏

  Honestly, you take one day off and Nix is catastrophising over my state of health. Yes, my bloods weren’t brilliant but they’ve been a lot worse, I’m still here and intend to be here for awhile yet 🙂🙏 As you may know, I have gone off the custard cream balls. This has caused some problems in getting my medication down me. Nix drove up to the big supermarket and now has a fridge full of  various pâtés, corned beef, ham, chicken, peanut butter, cocktail sausages and hot dog sausages and…spam. I only like the corned beef and so far I have been taking my medication in this so Nix is happy 🙂 When we go out for our walks Nix lets me take the lead. I always go over the bridge into town because I’m not keen on being in the car at the moment and I do love the churchyard. There are lots of good smells and lots of interesting dogs to meet…it’s the perfect walk for me. We still go down the boardwalk in the mornings but we have to be careful because it’s a bit slippy at the moment....