We got back from the
hospital to see the answerphone flashing – a call from a different department
of the hospital asking me to call in to collect my new knee braces. If we’d
known before we could have got them while we were at the hospital. Now we have
another trip into Lancaster
to the hospital today.
At least we don’t have to go in during rush
hour as we did yesterday. The drive was made worse by the fact we were driving
almost due east early on a very bright sunny day. The sun was low in the sky
with the result half the time you had difficulty even seeing the car in front
of you. There was just so much glare. It was a relief to be behind a heavy
(usually Irish from the ferry). The tall container did block the sun a bit
making visibility easier.
Today we will go in
the afternoon. We’ve decided to make a day of it. It’s another bright if cold
day (just under -10˚C).
We put a meat order with one of the usual stalls at the Farmers’ Market. Unfortunately the market was cancelled so we hadn’t been able to collect our order. The farm has a shop but it is on far side of Lancaster from us. As you will probably have realised we avoid Lancaster as much as possible. The traffic is a nightmare at the best of times & parking isn’t much better. As we have to go along the same route for both the farm & the hospital we thought we’d combine the two in one trip.
So today it’s hospital first. Then we thought we would go along to Glasson Dock, to the smokehouse, to get some smoked salmon as an Xmas treat – it can go in the freezer ready. Then we will return via Conder Green & the farm to collect our meat.
As by this time it will be evening rush hour for Lancaster, we thought we would stop for a meal while we were still on the south of the city. There's a couple of pubs nearby that serve reasonable food so we'll try one of them.That way by the time we're ready to cross the city the traffic should have eased considerably.
We put a meat order with one of the usual stalls at the Farmers’ Market. Unfortunately the market was cancelled so we hadn’t been able to collect our order. The farm has a shop but it is on far side of Lancaster from us. As you will probably have realised we avoid Lancaster as much as possible. The traffic is a nightmare at the best of times & parking isn’t much better. As we have to go along the same route for both the farm & the hospital we thought we’d combine the two in one trip.
So today it’s hospital first. Then we thought we would go along to Glasson Dock, to the smokehouse, to get some smoked salmon as an Xmas treat – it can go in the freezer ready. Then we will return via Conder Green & the farm to collect our meat.
As by this time it will be evening rush hour for Lancaster, we thought we would stop for a meal while we were still on the south of the city. There's a couple of pubs nearby that serve reasonable food so we'll try one of them.That way by the time we're ready to cross the city the traffic should have eased considerably.
It will make a
pleasant day out. Glasson itself is quite a pretty little place. We always seem
to be visiting it on freezing days in the middle of winter. We haven’t eaten a
main meal out for ages so that too should be a treat, a bit of a celebrate of
the news concerning my benefits. The news yesterday at the hospital was good
too.
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