Happy Birthday Mum...Daudz Laimes Dzimsanas Diena...and a surprise gift

Today marks a special day in our Family...

my Mother turns 80 years old!!!

I started a Charm Square quilt for her after Christmas...fabric is Glace by 3 Sisters for Moda...

thinking I'll be organized...no rush, just take it easy...ha!!!

So naturally this hasn't been touched since I broke my arm...

Physiotherapy is ongoing...pain is still constantly there...

however today I'm going to have a go at putting some of this quilt together...

I can do certain things...I can lift my arm up to nearly shoulder height now...

I will not regain full use of the shoulder for up to 12 months...holey dooley!!!

I'm still not driving and Mr Armchair gets to be the taxi for me and Jo Jo...lucky him!!!

Things are starting to get slowly getting back to normal here...

I know the above fabric is not a total match but I couldn't resist it for Mum's quilt when I saw it...

full of cup cakes...and perfect for the High Tea we are going to go to to celebrate her day!!!

And here's a pic of us both taken at my Niece's wedding back in November 2010!!!

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MUM...or in Latvian

Daudz Laimes Dzimsanas Diena Mamina!!!

And a surprise birthday gift in the mail today for me from Andrea...

a traveller's mug and a little notebook with the Eiffel Tower on it...

Just Perfect...thank you so very much dear Andrea!!!

High Tea here we come...

The Simple Woman's Day Book...and, it's MY BIRTHDAY!!!

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Here's something fun I have come across in blogland...The Simple Woman's Day Book...a few easy questions to answer and a photo...simple...to participate go over and visit  Peggy...

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FOR TODAY...

Outside my window...a beautiful Autumn day on the coast here...with a gentle cool breeze

I am thinking...how wonderful the world of blogging is and all the friendships made and how much I have learnt from others...how I have been inspired by so many

I am thankful for...no complications as my arm heals from a fractured humerus, in 2 places

From the learning rooms...never to take my body for granted ...especially my arms

From the kitchen (last night) Mr Armchair made dinner, as he has for the past 8 weeks...


Panfried Flathead Fillets
Mashed Potatoes
Zucchini with Red Onion and Sage
Salad

I am wearing...cream Track pants by Laura Ashley...a bargain at $20
Black National Art Gallery tshirt...Bonjour, Masters of Paris
Beigy loose fitting cardigan, so my arm can fit in nicely

I am creating...a cross stitch using a 'stitching cushion' to support my arm

A decorative cushion I made to just sit there and look nice...and it is has turned out to be the perfect support for my arm as I work on a small cross-stitch...

I am going...to enjoy my Birthday on Sunday...a Harry Potter day!!!

I am reading...The Distant Hours by Kate Morton

I am hoping...that my shoulder regains full use within the 12 months

I am hearing...CD Reiki Gold by Llewellyn

Around the house...JoJo has gone for the day to her day programmes...
Mr Armchair is pottering around...and soon we will together make Bouef Bourguignon for tomorrow night...my first venture in cooking whilst still healing...after all...I can direct ha ha

One of my favorite things...candle flame

A few plans for the rest of the week:  Birthday weekend...Son and Daughter coming...Grandson here next week...Physio appointment...Much Love, Laughter and Happiness, and a burning candle

Here is picture for thought I am sharing...

Simplify...how hard can it be???

If the weather holds out this weekend we might get down to the beach...nothing like breathing in those negative ions... and coming back all refreshed!!!

And here's cheers to all the April birthdays out there...and especially to you dear Anita

I'm going to kick back and enjoy this one...after all, a glass of pink bubbles weighs less than the 2 litres of milk I can pick up...good physiotherapy, non!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL THE APRIL GALS...Dzintra

Colour Swap Sent and Received by Partner...arm update, and a special Visitor!!!

At the start of this year I entered into a 'Colour Swap' hosted by Maree...

easy peasy I thought...then having entered I broke my arm!!!

Just send something handmade...something to eat...a fat quarter and some thread...

My Partner was Dawnfire...and her favourite colour is purple!!!

I wasn't able to send something that I had handmade so I sent this fabric together with a ribbon and a button...

Purple fat quarters...thread...and some little sweets in a tin with a compact mirror...

Thank you so much Dawnfire for your patience...this swap gift was a little late due to the circumstances!!!

Thank you so much Maree for organizing this fun Swap!!!

And back to my arm...it's not healing as fast as it should be...

then again it was broken in 2 places...

more xrays in 4 weeks...

still have to take it easy...

Physiotherapy has started...I can lift no heavier than 2L milk...

and I have exercises to do to get the arm/shoulder moving again...

AND it can take up to 12 months to get full function happening again...Yipes!!!

Couldn't resist this pic...my little Grand daughter Lidija sitting with me...(me looking a bit out of it I think) barely 2 and a 1/2 and she put her big fluffy toy "Iggle Piggle 'on my arm to make it better!!!

How sweet...that was is enough to bring tears to my eyes!!!

I love how she did that just by instinct...perhaps there's a Healer in there!!!

And this little Munchkin Ryan...Lidija's Brother is coming to stay here for a week during the holidays...

how much fun this is going to be...as an added bonus Mr Armchair will still be home caring...

but I am starting to slowly do stuff...

 Ryan's t-shirt says 'Sveiks'...which is a greeting in Latvian,

like g'day...hello...how are you

Looking forward to seeing you Buddy...

arm out of sling...art in the sand...and 'pearl'

wow what a time it's been...

7 weeks today since i broke my arm...in 2 places!!!

out of sling now but boy does it hurt, but it's all good

i had my first physio session yesterday...

i can just lift my arm to waist level...who would think that that would be so hard!!!

then with a stick...whilst lying down..lifting it up to my chin...nose...forehead,

and that was enough!!!

hard to sleep...it seems to hurt even more...can't work that one out...

if i'm not aware of it the arm immediately goes back to sling position...

after the session 'shannon' put these little things on my arm...

felt like pins and needles...like a massage to the area to help get the blood circulating...

felt weird but you get used to it...

these marks stayed on my skin for about an hour afterwards...

see how my top isn't sitting properly...

that's because of the lost muscle tone...

it happens with the clothes now...they seem to 'hang' a bit...

it will be about 12 months till i regain use of my shoulder again...holey dooley!!!

never mind i'll work at it...

dear mr armchair needs to back to work in a couple of weeks...

and jojo needs me to be able to go about her daily activities...

so all will be slow and steady and i will do what i can manage...

a little while ago we took a beach walk (before i broke my arm)...

image of branch of wood embedded in sand...just beautiful!!!

and look what's been keeping me company...

my own little pc...

how timely was this...

bought the week before i broke my arm...

then our home computer died...

and i've called it 'pearl'...

back to the issue of no space left to upload pics...

these managed to get through as there were only 4...

looks as though i'm going to have to buy more space from google...

no way round it...if i delete the pics they get deleted from the blog...

coffee's on...i can smell it wafting up the stairs...

and i better get moving with that stick...physio in 2 weeks and 'shannon' will expect to see results!!!

Advice please...and arm update

gosh i  haven't posted for a while...i tried to on my dolce vita but blogger said i had run out of photo space and had to buy more space...

i'm wondering if anyone else has had this happen...

i know that some bloggers have been having problems with photos...

is this connected to that or is it something entirely different????

i've not heard of having to buy more space but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist...

i would be grateful for any advice from anyone who may know something about this...

meanwhile...my broken arm update...

have had a new set of xrays taken and they show that healing is still taking place...

the arm is broken in 2 places...ouch

arm can come out of sling...yay...but put back when tired...

physio to start next week to get it moving again...

i can't even lift it up...it's just too heavy...and painful

more xrays in another month to check healing...

still not allowed to do anything with it...

i'm so grateful to all the wonderful bloggers out there for their friendship and in turn being able to read so many varied and inspiring blogs...these really keep me going at this difficult time...

mr armchair is doing a fabulous job taking care of me and jo jo...

i think he's getting into the swing of it all now...

happy sunday afternoon everyone...perfect autumn weather out there...