Day #54 - A wonderful afternoon in the country...

For the past week things have been quite odd. Last weekend I was feeling a bit "off" and was hoping that it was nothing but after becoming extremely faint one night I decided to go to the doctor to find out what was wrong. I had an ECG as well as blood samples taken to determine what is up. So far all is ok but I was really worried and I still am hoping that it isn't anything too dramatic. I need my strength. I hope it is all cool. The tiredness is the worst of it but I am feeling a lot better than I was. I will be getting the results of my tests within the week.

This week I was intercepted by a "community warden" and given a traffic ticket. I am going to contest it but it may not workout as these guys are "zealous" to say the least. On top of that I have had all manner of other stuff to take care of. Van tax, insurance, phone bill, letters for college, as well as about half a dozen other small things that MUST be taken care of. It has been difficult to record every single thing that I have been doing or need to track of. Middle age is certainly proving to be "interesting" when it comes to getting stuff done.

The highlight of the week though was a trip to the country to enjoy a good old fashioned afternoon tea. After a fairly murky start to the day the weather improved to the point where walking out was enjoyable. The venue for the tea was at the family home of a good friend who I have not had the pleasure of visiting in quite some time. I was travelling with my Mother who had been looking forward to a trip out the country for some time. I was happy to be visiting my friend's place because it is so much more enjoyable when the weather is good. Upon arrival we were brought into the kitchen where a magnificent spread had been laid on for us. There is something about a "simple" sandwich which cannot be beaten. My Grandmother was something of an expert in this field. When I call a sandwich "simple" I mean to say that it is not overloaded with more ingredients to make it "better" but that the constituent ingredients are not huge in number and that the ones that ARE used combined in a perfect synergy to each augment eachother in terms of the effectiveness of the flavour. My favourites were the roast beef that had just a little spring onion and tomato. The seasoning was just salt and pepper but the effect was absolutely delicious. I had more than a decent share of cake and scones along with about a half gallon of tea. Both my Mother and I had a wonderful time enjoying the good company and excellent food. It was somehow a reminder of simpler times. I am very grateful to our hosts for the wonderful afternoon in the country. I look forward to being able to do it again sometime.