A rare event

Yesterday was freezing white all day long. The lawns, tops of lollipops, shrubs etc. never lost their white coating. We had to go to Kendal in the afternoon to get the results of last week’s CT scan. Before we left the Fox had had to scrape ice off the car windows. We stayed out & had a rare meal out on the way home so it was late by the time we were home. I was surprised to see lumps of white one driveway. Had it snowed while we were out? Then I realised it was the ice the Fox had scraped off the car, still frozen on the driveway. This morning looks even colder, the frost even thicker, though it does seem to be trying to rain.

 

The oncologist hadn’t received a full report of the conclusions of the scan. However, even he could see the tumour had clearly grown & spread further over to the right side as well now. However, he could see no sign of it getting into any major organs yet. That’s what I wanted to hear as I suspect as long as that is the case, I’m likely to be accepted by Christie’s after my phone call appointment next week.

 

As Kendal was in Tier 2 – since midnight it joined the rest of us in Tier 4 – we stopped for a meal. It was a real treat, to have someone else cooking & washing up afterwards. We both had fish, though the Fox had fancied the Steak, Ale & Mushroom Pie. Unfortunately there was none left &, as the restaurant would be closed after that day, the kitchen, due to the change of tiers, didn’t see any point in making fresh pie to throw a large proportion away. Last night they were just using up as much as they could of what was already prepared & available.

 

Nonetheless I enjoyed my cod loin on a bed of crushed new potatoes & topped by buttered spinach. It was accompanied by a chorizo & prawn croquette. The latter was particularly good. It was all encircled with a sharp hollandaise. The Fox had the battered haddock & mushy peas. We both enjoyed our meals so much we were tempted into having the lemon meringue pie afterwards.

 

I couldn’t help overhearing so many people commenting this was probably their last chance for a meal out for a while & were making the most of it. A sense of impending doom as Covid restrictions tightened up, offset any festive spirit the Christmas decorations endeavoured to create.

 

So today we start life in Tier 4. We heard yesterday our new car is ready for collection but we’re not sure if we will be allowed to go to collect it. We hope so. It would be nice to have it before we start the frequent long drives to Manchester if I am accepted by Christie’s.

 

One last thing 

Happy new year

to you all