Thursday 8 July 2010

3! + Building Again

Photobucket
Our pond with summer flowers

It has been such a long time, the longest ever between postings.

Firstly, the good news. Yesterday, after a four and a half week wait I got my third year "all clear" from breast cancer. Only two more to go before full remission. We are so happy about that. I know that all of you who have followed me since my diagnosis and long before then will rejoice with us.

The less good news is that I have been laid up for three weeks with sciatica and a damaged muscle in my knee. As I cannot take anti-inflammatories it has been a question of just rest and painkillers. This is an attack that will just have to burn itself out so my computer time is limited but I was determined not to leave it any longer before writing. It has been impossible for me to sit here and even now I am in quite a bit of discomfort.

We have the builders in again. We decided to have a porch added to the front of our property, a place to keep the dogs leads, umbrellas etc. We had the bricklayers in two weeks ago to start the foundations and build the small walls - since then we have had to wait for it to fully harden off.

Now our builders friends, Paul and David are back in to do the rest.

Here are some photos taken when the bricklayers were at work:-


Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

How Leo enjoyed sitting on that wall in the sunshine. He is going to miss it!

Photobucket

Now the framework is starting to go up. No roof as yet and no glass but it is taking shape and we think it is going to look very nice once it is finished especially as we had a stained glass window especially made for the door. I found an image I liked on the internet and the firm had it made up for us. So more pictures will be coming soon.


Photobucket


Photobucket

Quite a bit of work remains to be done. As I write they are laying the final concrete floor. Tomorrow will be the roof and the guttering, then the fitting of the glass, the electrics and the final finishing touches. That will probably be next week.

The weather is far too hot and humid, quite unbearable and tomorrow they say is going to get worse. We have a weather meter that reads the outside and inside temperature. Our back garden is very sheltered. One day last week it read 107 degrees fahrenheit out there, so even too hot to sit out even if I could. Mike is having to water the garden every night and we are dreading a hosepipe ban. Apparently we have had the driest first six months of the year for eighty years, yet some people think it always rains in England.

Mike has been a brick looking after me and still doing things for my brother.

May I ask you all to say a little prayer that this sciatica leaves me soon and also the knee trouble so that I can stop hobbling around the way I have been. I have been walking like an old crone and feeling like one as well. I do not want to spend all summer lying on my bed.

I will do my best not to leave it so long before the next posting. If your prayers work then I shall be posting again in a couple of days.

In the meantime we can rejoice that I have my three years clear. Another milestone achieved.

Take care and God bless you all, my dear friends and readers.


Photobucket

28 comments:

  1. Hi Jeannette, Good to hear your good news on the 3 year mark! AWESOME!

    Porch work looks grand, and I concur Mr. Leo looks quite comfy!

    Pray that God will touch your body and heal you from the pain!

    Have a great day!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Welcome back! I was really worried about you! Congratulation for your 3rd 'clear' year. Hope your sciatica will get better soon. My dad has had quite a lot of problems with it and I know how painful it is. Big Hugs. Ciao. A.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Hi Jeannette so glad to hear your good news ~ must say Leo looks comfortable :o) ~ the work on your porch looks great I love the colour of those bricks ~ and how lovely to see craftsmen at work ~ Ally x

    ReplyDelete
  4. I saw your message on Call for Support so to prevent missing your entries I have posted your journal on my blog list where it is showing up fine. I scrolled down to see other entries I have not seen, including the one with all the old photos. Looks interesting! I will be back to peruse your journal further when I have time. Sorry to hear about your frozen shoulder syndrome, and hope you recover soon. Also glad to hear that your cancer checkup was good!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Congratulations on your third year of being Cancer free. Sending up prayers for your health. I have had a rough summer also with my back and eyes. Limited time at the computer also.
    Your porch looks great and will be so pretty when they get finished with it.
    Sending up prayers for Mike also that he will continue to be in good health to help you and your brother. He is a good man as well as you are a good woman.
    Hugs, Helen

    ReplyDelete
  6. Thanks for your post on Call for Support, Jeannette. Congrats on your third year cancer-free. I'm pleased you're continuing the home improvement activities. If I were you, I'd consider moving away from AOL.

    ReplyDelete
  7. I love the addition to the front of your house. What a nice thing to have especially when the weather is nasty. I hope the sciatica & knee problems clear up quickly. It's not fun when the body acts up. Happy to hear about the 'all clear' from your doctor. That's good news indeed. Linda in sweltering Washington state

    ReplyDelete
  8. I am rejoicing with you. How wonderful that you've been given a good report. It hardly seems like 3 years have gone by already. You have been missed and I'm so glad you were able to post again. I don't use AOL at all anymore. Your newest addition to your home is really going to look nice and be quite a help too. It's been unbearably hot here but tonight a front is to come through bring us relief. It has been close to 100 but it's only been a couple of weeks now since we've had rain. Our Spring was very wet here. For awhile we would have a nice day then it would warm up a day and then we'd have a couple days of rain. It seemed like the cycle just wouldn't end. I'll be praying that back and knee are better for you real soon. I'm looking forward to hearing more from you.

    ReplyDelete
  9. So glad to see a posting...we worry when you are not around...delighted that all was well at hospital...sorry about the siatica though it can be so painful not a lot can relieve it till it decides just to go on it's way...hopefuly it will go soon...
    Please if you can add my dear brother in law in your paryers we were told yesterday he has terminal pancreatic cancer and not a lot can be done. Thank You]
    Love Sybil xx

    ReplyDelete
  10. Many congratulations on the three-year mark!! I have had sciatica before and know how horribly painful that is. Even with the anti-inflammatories, sometimes it just takes time and rest. I hope it passes very quickly. The new addition is going to be lovely!

    ReplyDelete
  11. congratulations for three years!

    will pray about your sciatica.

    porch is beautiful! flowers around pond are spectacular also! just gorgeous! i was wondering who watered them and tended to them w you being sick until you mentioned your husband did, LOL.

    take care and i'm so glad for your three years of being cancer free --

    krissy knox
    fisherkristina

    ReplyDelete
  12. Such wonderful news!!! Now hoping for your knee and back to feel better so you can enjoy the summer... I like the new enclosure, very nice... and Hello Leo, you are looking very handsome... A wonderful weekend to all! :)

    ReplyDelete
  13. Praise God about your 3 years! I will continue to pray for continued years and for your sciatica.

    It has been so hot here, too. I don't like the heat, either. I really enjoyed your pictures. I always do =). Love you, honey! Val xox

    ReplyDelete
  14. YAY!!!!! to the cancer free diagnosis! I know how you worry about this time every year. SO very happy for you. Hope your sciatica improves, as well as your knee. ~~Kath~~

    ReplyDelete
  15. First, Congrats for the cancer free news. That's always a great thing to hear.

    Leo has gotten so big. I remember him as a kitten still. LOL

    I love the front porch area on your house.

    Don't stay away from blogger so long. We miss you!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Well happy to hear the good news!!! here's hoping you feel better soon. you're in my thoughts and prayers. God bless!!!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Congratulations again on the wonderful news you have received from the hospital. Looking forward to seeing the porch finally finished, I hope Leo has found a new hotspot now he has lost his wall LOL! Love B x

    ReplyDelete
  18. Has it really been three years??? congrats to you!! I had my 3rd biopsy in 10 years 3 months ago which left a huge deep ugly scar and took all that time to heal because of horrible bruising. but at least I have my breast and no cancer! grateful for that. I will send loving pray for your recovery from your pain my dear take good care. Your plants are gorgeous and brightened my day! xo

    ReplyDelete
  19. Looking back it doesn't seem like three years Jeannette! Congratulations on your third year of all clear!
    Your porch looks super and your plants around the pond fab!
    Leo looks so contented on his little perch. I hope he has nestled down somewhere else just as comfortable.
    Praying your aches and pains soon go. I have been there too, as well as the breast cancer so know what you are putting up with.
    Take care...lovely to see and entryfrom you again.
    Jeanie xxxxx

    ReplyDelete
  20. Hi Jeannette,

    I`m so pleased to hear your wonderful news, what a relief it must be for you. Sciatica is another matter and I know how painful it can be. I just hope the painkillers are working and that you are resting as the doctor ordered. Its look like the builders are doing a really good job there. having a porch also stops draughts and helps keep in the heat. We`d have one if it wasn`t that we`ll be moving in a few years. Take care my friend. :o)

    Love and Hugs

    Sandra xxxx

    ReplyDelete
  21. Congratulations on threes years all clear, and sorry to hear about your sicatica which I know can be very painful.

    Yes it's been so hot and humid, but going to cool off alittle this week with luck.

    Take care

    Yasmin
    xx

    ReplyDelete
  22. So good to hear from you Jeanette!! Congrats on your latest doctor visit!! That is great news!!! I will remember you in my prayers for sure!!! I just love your new front porch!! I can see how the cat will miss it though. Love your garden... so beautiful. It's been dreadful hot here too... lots of watering for us also. I've been trying to journal more also. We've missed a lot here in blog world. Hope you are feeling better with the psiatic and muscle problems.
    Lisa in Kentucky

    ReplyDelete
  23. It looks lovely and congratulations on your 3 year cancer free. I am so happy about that. Love the new porch.

    ReplyDelete
  24. Hello Jeannette. So glad to hear you have passed the three-year mark, and we will hope and expect continued good news. I love the pictures of your house and gardens that you post. The pond looks great, and you will be very happy with your new "mud room." I will hope to hear soon that your sciatica has left you. Linda in DC

    ReplyDelete
  25. Happy to hear about the 'all clear'. I hope the sciatica and knee problem clears up soon. Leo looks all comfy, cozy on the new porch.

    ReplyDelete
  26. Hi Jeannette, I did comment last week to this but somehow it disappeared. Your new porch looks very nice a great place to shake your coat and take off you boot after walking the dogs. Great news from the hospital but what a time that is awful mine was back in two weeks. Don't think the health boards know how much you worry about things like that. Hope all the building is done by now as it is now Thursday hope this goes in this time. Love Joan

    ReplyDelete
  27. Jeanette - great news on your 3 year anniversary may you forever have these great anniversaries. Sorry to hear of your sciatica pain, you're in my thoughts and prayers that you feel better soon. Thanks for sharing the pic's of your house and garden, looks wonderful, know you'll enjoy when its all completed. Take care. Glad to see your post.

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for leaving a comment, it means a lot.