tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post180353013948809639..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: Z delegatesZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-72998503076564138282009-02-10T23:46:00.000+00:002009-02-10T23:46:00.000+00:00Isn't it there yet? I sent it first class, it's l...Isn't it there yet? I sent it first class, it's lovely rhubarb and marmalade with oats and brown sugar in the topping.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-88795056074461856412009-02-10T23:42:00.000+00:002009-02-10T23:42:00.000+00:00I'd tell you to go to bed but I'm waiting for my c...I'd tell you to go to bed but I'm waiting for my crumble (and custard) to arrive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-81645773320080728222009-02-10T23:38:00.000+00:002009-02-10T23:38:00.000+00:00The Sage will pack and unpack the dishwasher regul...The Sage will pack and unpack the dishwasher regularly, and he empties the kitchen bin because it's clearly his job, but not a lot else unless I ask. Sadly, he is even untidier than I am. And he's rubbish at massage. <BR/><BR/>Crumble is much easier than pastry, takes no time to make and you can add whatever you like to it, such as nuts or oats and keep ringing the changes.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-36733225747264327522009-02-10T23:26:00.000+00:002009-02-10T23:26:00.000+00:00M loves to hoover and he's pretty good at it which...M loves to hoover and he's pretty good at it which is just as well as he's very manly about other housework...i.e. doesn't do much. (But I forgive him because he massages my back whenever I ask and at the moment that's quite often as I have sore muscles. He's also tidier than I - no clothes left lying about, unlike me. )<BR/><BR/>wendy<BR/><BR/>ps - I love crumble. I have never made it though, and think it's high time I tried.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-66134425826034567002009-02-10T17:45:00.000+00:002009-02-10T17:45:00.000+00:00I think so too, Dave. I feel very unlucky. I've ...I think so too, Dave. I feel very unlucky. I've never injured my leg or hip or done anything to make it likely to occur, and getting age-related arthritis in my 40s, which was when the symptoms started, is a bit rough.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-74341860457602592862009-02-10T17:16:00.000+00:002009-02-10T17:16:00.000+00:00You are far too young to have joint problems.You are far too young to have joint problems.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-4133271992542336872009-02-10T16:38:00.000+00:002009-02-10T16:38:00.000+00:00Yes, our climate is no good for joints as we get o...Yes, our climate is no good for joints as we get older, is it Pat?<BR/><BR/>I know I'll have a new hip eventually but not for a few years and I'd like to stave it off as long as possible by looking after myself.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-41768817018239270422009-02-10T16:26:00.000+00:002009-02-10T16:26:00.000+00:00I had to go back some way to discover that its you...I had to go back some way to discover that its your hip that is a problem. For what its worth almost everybody I know has one or two new hips with no problems. Rest assured this weather plays havoc with odd joints and my shoulder has slipped right back - drat it!<BR/>Hope yours improves soon.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-41999442828983967172009-02-10T14:11:00.000+00:002009-02-10T14:11:00.000+00:00Absolutely, Ad - the reason I went to him was beca...Absolutely, Ad - the reason I went to him was because I'm concerned about my sometimes uneven gait and I don't want to damage the rest of me. I know I've got the other hip to come eventually anyway, and my hand grip isn't what it was - one reason to take up knitting, I'm practical even in my amusements on occasion.<BR/><BR/>70,000 steps? Get walking, dear heart.<BR/><BR/>Allotment Blogger, welcome and thank you for sensible and practical advice. In fact, when I do go to the pool I go with Dilly and the children and surreptitiously do a few exercises in the toddler pool. <BR/><BR/>Rog's advice is good too. Except I don't quite know on whom my influence is quite that strong. Would you like to do them for me?<BR/><BR/>Actually, instead of going up to an unheated bedroom, maybe Tilly would shift off the sofa and let me do them there, if I asked her nicely.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-72436760573655018792009-02-10T12:53:00.000+00:002009-02-10T12:53:00.000+00:00You could delegate the exercises as well?You could delegate the exercises as well?Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780409453528524865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-15774728867654503632009-02-10T12:03:00.000+00:002009-02-10T12:03:00.000+00:00Yup, private pool or hotel pool is a good idea as ...Yup, private pool or hotel pool is a good idea as it will be warmer too. Alternatively, take the littlies to a toddler pool in your standard swimming complex - you can sit in there all day, doing exercises, and the water will only come up to your waist when you're sitting/kneeling. <BR/><BR/>The key issue is to take the weight off the joints while you improve their mobility, so as long as you do that, you're fine. Example, sit in the toddler pool, put your hands on the bottom and lift your legs (and backside!) an inch or so off the tiles. Then rotate your ankles under the water. You'll find they move much more easily than they do on the floor. All you need to do is adapt your exercises to water and you'll be fine.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, it's the yoga teacher in me coming out ...The Allotment Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785515639672623768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-59917394250563758672009-02-10T11:47:00.000+00:002009-02-10T11:47:00.000+00:00I think you must at least show willing with the ex...I think you must at least show willing with the exercises, there is a tendency to over compensate with one's good leg so that that can 'wear out' quicker if the 'bad leg' is not strengthened. It's a chew, I know, having just been handed the 70,000 steps per week task to improve 'clearance'. Keep it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-79422493487980833122009-02-10T08:56:00.000+00:002009-02-10T08:56:00.000+00:00Aquacise, LOM, I think. I've thought of it. And ...Aquacise, LOM, I think. I've thought of it. And yes, Dand and Caitlin, it would. <BR/><BR/>Actually, Weeza is thinking about taking a time slot with a private pool. If it's at a time I could go with her, I would be all right. I'm just as floundery with no one about but not so timid. <BR/><BR/>Caitlin, I'll be over with the crumble. Custard?<BR/><BR/>Sorry, Dave, now I've found how to get him started, he'll be washing the windows next. Firth of Forth Bridge this house, never finished. Rarely started actually, but impossible to clean in a day anyway.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-11868990699522116222009-02-10T07:31:00.000+00:002009-02-10T07:31:00.000+00:00Could the Sage come round here and do some hooveri...Could the Sage come round here and do some hoovering?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-5781704105124660392009-02-10T06:31:00.000+00:002009-02-10T06:31:00.000+00:00Yep, hang onto the side and kick. I really feel li...Yep, hang onto the side and kick. <BR/><BR/>I really feel like crumble now. Wish you hadn't mentioned it Z because I won't rest now until I have some. I'd be obliged if you could drop some round at my place...I might not kiss you as well as Sage does but I'd give you a peck on the cheek, a big hug and a glass of wine. Would that do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-19537357778440929192009-02-10T06:14:00.000+00:002009-02-10T06:14:00.000+00:00I am with Dandelion on this one, do they do exerci...I am with Dandelion on this one, do they do exercise classes in the water, (it is called something, but it escapes me at the moment)nearer you, that might help too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-13518957838708462792009-02-10T00:57:00.000+00:002009-02-10T00:57:00.000+00:00If you hold on to the side with your two hands, an...If you hold on to the side with your two hands, and do swimming legs, that'd probably do you the good that the physio was thinking of. It's your hip, yes?<BR/><BR/>I know a lady who disobeyed her phsyio's instruction (to not try and walk with two fractured femurs, ankles and feet), with no ill-effects at all, so I wouldn't worry <I>too</I> much.Dandelionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302932867084357713noreply@blogger.com