Now that I am getting old
There's things I cannot do.
That's no reason for sadness
Or for feeling blue
Some things that I always did
Were habits through and through
Some things now I think of it
I never wanted to
So when my 'can't do things'
Began to gradually accrue
I sat down to have a think
And saw that as my cue
To cut out all these useless things
For extra resting time
The world kept on turning round
And I am doing just fine.
Pleased to note you’re doing well Don and still writing marvellous rhymes. Xxxxx
Good one Don, we have to be kind to ourselves. Love Iris x
That's very good Don.
I recently went to see GP about the same things.
Blood test and they find I have NAID (Non Anaemic Iron Deficiency)!
I haven't had a ferritin test for some 6 years and have been slowly going downhill!
Now on Iron tabs.
Pete
I hope that sends you back up Pete 👍😀
Good morning Mr.D and this days rhyme,for some reason,brought a tear to my eyes 😢 not because I felt sad, quite the opposite actually ..... It was a tear of 😅 agreement in that I too spend time doing useless things and life being so short,i need to change my prioritories. So thank you for your rhyme Mr.D. 💞
I would rather write funny one's to cheer people up, SH, but they don't come as easy as they did. 🤔
Mr.D. just keep doing what you are because they really set so many of us up for the day.
Thinking about it,life isnt always a barrel of laughs is it ,so your wide range of rhymes are "true rhymes" if you see what i mean.💞
Very Pleased Don, to see that your Sitting Comfortably in your Arm Chair & Planning your next Rhyme to keep us all Alert, and Fighting The Ageing Thing. Gentle Hugs XXXX
Sometimes I find myself sitting just staring into space, then suddenly realising half an hour or more as past. 😮 You never get it back you know.
Don. I think we all do this, Then ...oops , the Toast has Burnt. It is a Bummer when it's your last slice of Bread, back down to earth & have Cereal instead. Day Dreaming happens to us all Don. Nice to Dream. XXX
That's another compliant I have. Circumstances choosing what I eat when I thought living alone meant eating whatever I wanted.😕
I tend to cook most days for two of us, When i dont or Hubby working, I microwave weight watchers meals I buy in Heron for £1, they are very good. Shepherd's pie , Spag Bol, other choices, also when im peckish I havd Ainsly's Cup a Soups, very tasty, cream of Mushroom. Don there us so much choices for one person meals, and easy to cook. Dont have to use M&S. Other shops are good for choice. Have fun, trying them all out. Xxxx
I've recently returned to buying all my main meals from Wiltshire Farm Foods, just bung them in the microwave, you don't even have to pierce the plastic lid. I have enough trouble with the other meals. (if I bother with them.)
I am glad you enjoy your Wiltshire farm foods,they used to do a soft diet version for stroke people and the likes with swallowing problems,although they were probably the best on the market once Cecilia's swallowing improved and although she did not have the power of speech her eyes would tell me to get my a**e in the kitchen and make her some proper nosh lol 
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Your lovely Cecilia would never have said that if your cooking skills matched mine. WFF still do soft food which I might have to turn to one day because of only being able to hold a spoon in my arthritic hands.☹️x
Please never go down that avenue unless swallowing problems require it Don,food without texture is horrid and only people in Space craft should eat it,if you ever get that desperate whatever is left of me will come and chop up your food for you. x
Thank you Skis, what a kind offer. However, if there was ever a saying which describes me it's- "He eats to live rather than lives to eat." I would happily live solely on fish, chips and mushy peas, but for health reasons I have to shove down there a lot of stuff I don't like very much.
Them peas are dam healthy,just double up on the peas,also a good source of fibre. x
I have a bowl of bran flakes for breakfast to keep me going. Years ago I accidentality spilt some bran flakes on the floor and Midge quickly gobbled them up. Since then it's been traditional that I drop her a helping on the floor that way because they are good for dogs too.
I had to give up on bran flakes because of my throat but they are the best source of fibre on the market,i also like albran,not many do but it is a great provider of regularity and my guts should be the last to fail x
I hope they get that throat sorted for you. Sounds like you need a rebore. 🤔
You are not far from reality Don,if it isn't the big C and just a permanent restriction they can put a stent in possibly as effective as a re-bore x
You seem to know more about your inside than I know of my outside! 🙂
Needs must Don,after 5 rs looking after my little lady and now 3 looking after me i have had to learn fast and knowledge is a powerful thing when surrounded by sometimes incompetent and uncaring medical people. 
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I know it hasn't been easy for you. I tend to follow the 'out of sight out of mind' path as far as possible and I've been very lucky in that respect so far.😐
That's because a certain lady called Margaret is looking after you old chap,but she can only do so much with her magic sparkles. x
Skis can you eat solid foods after a stent? I hope your food parcel has arrived by now and you’ve been able to eat some. I wondered how you’re managing to take your medications if you can’t swallow, or maybe you have inhalers only. What a crummy (no pun intended) situation for you to find yourself in. Friday seems like forever away but hopefully your appointment will finally start to get you some help and care 🤞
i have binned the meds for the time being as they are long term and i won't die of highish bp or cholesterol in 2 weeks :)soup only arrived at 6 and once i had skimmed the tiny bits off the veg soup which was the veg?which stuck in my throat it was ok with,wait for it,chicken bovril ha ha x
My chickens are starting to get nervous when I mention your name now 😱
Yes well certainly I don’t think you need to worry too much about your cholesterol at the moment.
And so they should be,anything in feathers that can be turned into soup is fair game to me now
I need to find something more productive to do with my evenings. And I need to stop hijacking other people’s posts with my random stuff.
True but it is fun and i love it,cat chores to do now.
Diversity, it's all the rage right now. 🙄
There are 2 sorts of special knives that can help. One has the blade set at right angles to the handle, which can allow for enough pressure to be put on the meat holding the handle with the four fingers around it, less pain from fingers/joints and no pressure on palm.
The other is a circular blade, which has a round handle, and is meant to be rocked on the food. These sound a bit weird, have known them work for some people.
To be honest SH the sooner I can spoon it down and get on with something useful the better. But I will keep your suggestions in mind for if I change, thank you. 🙂
Love your rhymes Don keep them coming lifts the day 💕X
Every now and then dear Don you come up with a classic
That's not to say in that dept you are ever brassic
Today's musings are excellent and really tell a tale
Of how we need to take stock of life as our energy levels fail.
Nice one Master Po x
Good one Don, must be feeling my age ha! x
Whoever first said age is just a number must have been comatosed.
Oh Don I do agree. I hereby declare housework a habit, better still a useless habit, definitely one to be given up for more "resting time."
Yes, yes, yes. Prioritise. I shall have an easy day and cancel all unnecessary things.
Kate xxx
I'm down to prioritising the priority items. 😉😘
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Aww beautiful and so true. Keep up the wonderful poems . x
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