Simon began his new rehab programme on Wednesday. We have to travel into the City for this, and here he is having survived the first day. We went into Rundle Mall to pick up his beloved watch - he is showing off the new strap.
Simon goes to the Springboard programme twice a week - a long journey for him, so next week I have booked us into the youth hostel for the night so that he doesn't have to travel so much. We will see how that goes.
The first day at Springboard I was permitted to stay and participate, but they made it fairly clear that this was an exception and after that Simon has to attend on his own. They are a jolly bunch of people, very positive, and I can see him getting on well with them. They did give him a bit of grief about wearing his hat indoors. They wanted to take it and put it in a cloakroom. Simon never lets his hat out of his sight, and he stood his ground. Quite right.
I have been back at work, teaching and dealing with the supplementary assessments. Now it is time to get ready for the new semester. We have a number of new research students starting and they all need a bit of attention, but hopefully the other students will help them to settle in. A lot of them are from overseas and a long way from home.
We managed to find a decent paver 'Dave the Pave', and he spent last week relaying our patio, and the driveway. It had got very wavy which was not great for Simon's safety. He did a great job. He also removed a flower bed and paved over it which has upset Skippy who was accustomed to using this flower bed for his morning constitutional. Each day he goes out, looks at the new pavers and sniffs them, in the hope that somehow his treasured flower-bed will be restored. The first photo shows him stretched out in the middle of what used to be the flower-bed. Note our wheelchair accessible vehicle in the background (it is a monster and I am still learning to drive it).
Many thanks for the birthday cards for both of us. I had some lovely presents, including a luxurious pair of pink Ugg slippers. Reet cosy.
Love to all,
Marian x
