We planted a hedge

At my daughters place, a cypress hedge. I read about them they can grow to the height of a ten story building in 200 years so they have to be trimmed. Tomorrow we will plant a hibiscus hedge it has white single flowers it won't get so big. I was reading about hedge wars in England people get angry over untrimmed hedges. My daughter and her partner aren't much into gardening but their yard is really open to the street so they needed a barrier of some kind. It looks really cute I hope no one pulls them up.

Torn

We are watching le tour riding into Paris but I want to watch Adam Scott playing in the last day of the British open, too much sport and its very late, well very early. I had a sickie, supposed to be on night duty and of course I've got sick either a cold or hay fever or sinus. How pretty Paris looks. Really I have to go to bed or I might as well have done the night duty.
Watched the British open the next day Adam Scott came second which was good but disappointing for him as really he was playing well enough to win. it sounds funny but sometimes our culture is not to be the winner at least that is how I feel. Anyway he played lovely golf except for those few putts.
Now the Olympics will we ever get any sleep!
It's a nice sunny day at last but I'm still snuffly.

Silence

This week I feel silent inside, nothing to say its an effort to chat with people. I played
golf with an 80 year old and a 90 year old, the older lady on a better handicap than me and played better. Amazing, she is kind of sad and a bit dry humor all the grief the deaths and you become a bit of an after thought wheeled out for a picture with the new baby so when they are gone someone can say to the child that's your great grandma.
But then I don't believe in that neglected old people rubbish either, nursing home visitors rocking up with rubbishy gift to "brighten someone's day" while they congratulate themselves. So many fake relationships dished up in modern life, trainers mentors, social workers, and none of them replace the true relationships of the heart. That is the sadness of old people and the braveness of them .
I'll take a pictured a nice flowering the garden. I think it's a salvia.

The beach

Just a hint of spring and warm again. Played tennis this morning and we are having coffee at the beach. I was thinking of going in for a body board buts very flat and chilly still so wimped out.

The working week

Well two days so I must not complain, but I do anyway. I was upset as the girl who was going to be in charge was moved to another shift and we were one short staffed for the number of patients, the only time they put me in charge when it's crummy. We discharged a few people and got down to our right numbers but the supervisor rang to send us a general patient, ie non midwifery patient. I said you know we are one short of staff and that will take us over our correct numbers she said oh night duty has extra staff so it will be ok.
Anyway I said to one of the girls it's like whining at the ref you might not win that complaint but they might hesitate before they send the next patient. You can learn a lot from sports haha. I still think they are treating us a bit kid gloves because of the complaining meeting with the union and management but it doesn't last.
I'm reading a book on the scilian mafia it's very good. They say the mafia is a new thing well maybe that branch but they haven't studied the Borgias or the Julio Claudians or for that matter must people in power for a long time.

Golf happiness

Sore feet but made it walking round 12 km. sometimes I worry if I can do it after I've gone out in a cart a few times. We missed the rain as well started after we came in. There is a battery operated buggy in the shop tempting.
I went shopping after golf big mistake feet too sore. Now watching last nights tour and knitting socks.

Hello hello

It's Wednesday between aquaerobics and the beach for afternoon tea. You can feel spring coming today very nice and I've been good and done some business will do the last bit in a minute. It never takes that long but it always weights on your thoughts till its done like tax returns. I finally found the right blogger site for iPad instead of some other strange one so I lost a post or two but what's new.
Managed to get my password right that's a miracle.