Jab!

So.......ever since Dulcie had her flu jab I have been meaning to get one myself. Winter is coming! I have never had a flu jab before but I certainly don't want to catch it.The pharmacy chain 'Chemist Warehouse' were doing them for $10 but by the time I got my act together they had stopped.I popped in and asked 'Bored Stacey' the other day if it was too late to get one from the doctor. It wasn't and unusually she came across as quite professional in her assistance with my query.I made an appointment to see the doctor this morning at 9.30 am.'Bored Stacey' was not in. It was the other woman that 'Bored Stacey' had been 'training' up.The waiting room was quite busy and 'Tonic TV' was playing on the screen. The guy sat nearest to me looked like he was in desperate need of an emergency beard removal. His beard was a foot long and even though he was bald on top he had a two foot long plaited pig tail hanging down his back. He must have been sixty......and I thought I looked silly in my matching shorts, t-shirt and beach shoes.Dr Wang came out and spoke to another chap...."They told me to come back," said the man, "but Dr Wang, it is still weeping terribly."I didn't want my mind to boggle but it did.I was unexpectedly called in by Dr Trish....a tiny Asian woman......I would not have been surprised to discover she was on a sabbatical from Munchkinland.I asked her about the flu jab. Yes, I could have one.....she gave me a prescription and I had to go and get it from the Pharmacy and bring it back.I went and got it. The Pharmacy was like a bomb site as they are in the midst of renovations but it was 'Business as Usual'.I went back and had to wait again in the waiting room before Dr Trish once more took me along the Yellowbrick Road to her room.She seemed to be having trouble getting rid of the air bubbles in the syringe.....and tapped at it for ages....I didn't want to look but couldn't help myself to make sure that I could see no bubbles too."A sharp sting" and it was in. "Please wait in the waiting room for 15 minutes and then you can go."There were two more beards in the waiting room now. The employees at Gillette must surely fear for their jobs with the way beards are sweeping the World like an untreatable face fungus.Terry arrived......you remember Terry, from the X-Ray place......he was in some distress."Are you alright?" Asked the woman on the desk concerned."No," he said gasping.Pigtail man came out from seeing the doctor. He still had his beard.....obviously it was more serious than it seemed and needed a beard surgeon. He greeted Terry warmly, shaking his hand. Terry put on a brave face and chatted to him.A lady Indian Doctor popped her head out....I had never seen her before......."Ah Terry!" she called, "Talk of the devil!".......and disappeared.Terry went to sit down but was greeted warmly by two other elderly patients and he had to shake their hands too. He smiled through his pain. PoorTerry, such is the price one pays for being such a pillar of the community."I'm going to the loo," he announced, as if trying to escape the papparazi."I think you might need a key," an elderly lady called after him."It's open," he called from out of sight.I never saw him again.........my 15 minutes was up and I left.

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Treats!

So........today we returned to the Botanic Gardens to wander in the newly opened extension to the grounds.[gallery ids="7074,7075,7076,7077,7078,7079,7080,7081,7082,7083,7084,7085,7086,7087,7088,7090,7073,7097,7089,7093,7094,7095,7091,7096"]We had some lunch in the Cafe before heading home.Tonight Will and I were out again having dinner with Maree and Jeff. We went toand afterwards went to

'Cowch' for dessert.

I had this hot chocolate with my cake.....I loved the udder glass.

A day of treats. 'Elaine' is pleased!

Incidentals.

We were watching 'Who wants to be a Millionaire' tonight and the woman who got to the final question wanted to win the remaining $20,000 dollars so she could send her husband back to the UK."A one way ticket or will he be allowed back?" joked Eddie, the host."Oh, he can come back," she said. "His best friend over there is undergoing treatment and it would be nice for him to visit him," she said."Whereabouts are you from?" Asked Eddie of the husband sitting in the audience." The north of England," he said, "A little place called Wigton." Our ears pricked up.I should have recognised the accent. It took me back.The final question was 'What hit did the Mamas and the Papas have in 1966?'We were willing the woman to pick 'A', 'Monday, Monday' so the chap could go back and see his sick friend...but she picked 'B', 'Ruby Tuesday.'Silly idiot!On the news at 6.00 pm, a little girl had gone missing in the bush. Dulcie shook her head in disbelief. Two little lads went missing the other day but they found them eventually, luckily. Australian parents need to be more watchful!They found the girl today too after a couple of hours....she had wandered off after her dogs. She looked about two.Her name was Dixie Hardbuckle............no wonder she ran away!

The Power of 'Elaine'.

Return to the Doldrums.

So.......while Dulcie is once more feeling better and back in good spirits I have slipped into a bit of a funk.I blame 'Elaine'.......'She' has taken advantage of the interruption in our routine brought, on by the wedding, and wheedled 'her' way into my brain.I have been doing really well exercising every day but it has recently slipped and I have lost the motivation to get back on track.I find chocolate cheers me up.........but it makes 'Elaine' happy too.Will was home early yesterday and I did go out and walk for an hour. It made me feel a bit better and even the Sky waved it's hand at me, happy to see me out and about again.

While Rhiona was here on Tuesday I was going to go to Garden City but in the end couldn't be bothered so wandered the oriental supermarkets in Sunnybank instead. In the car park I passed a man leaning on his car smoking a cigarette in the sunshine.....while on his dashboard a mini, battery operated Tibetan Prayer Wheel was spinning, praying for him.

I need something like that.....not a prayer wheel but a battery operated calorie burner that will slowly get rid of 'Elaine' while I sit and eat chocolate.

'Elaine' has the upper hand at the moment and I am stumbling.....I need reinforcements.