Mum perked up yesterday afternoon. When Elizabeth and Jacqueline arrived she was sitting up in bed, drinking from her own cup. She stayed awake for two hours; conversed lucidly; and consumed a little liquid nourishment, antibiotics, and water. Staff were concerned about her breathing overnight and she is to be given morphine to make her more comfortable.
Early in the evening Jackie photographed her favourite view from the stable door, and two along the Gazebo Path.
For Mothers Day earlier in the year Becky sent her a bouquet from which she has rooted a chrysanthemum in water.
She also pictured this which has been nurtured to produce a flourishing plant and will find its way into a bed next year.
A significant amount of rain fell overnight, refreshing the garden.
I produced a range of random images each of which has its own title in the gallery.
While I was wandering about, Jackie was talking on the phone to our friend Barbara who had telephoned in response to my post of yesterday.
“Hello Barbara”.
This evening we dined on Jackie’s flavoursome sausages in red wine; crisp Yorkshire pudding; creamy mashed potatoes; firm carrots, cauliflower and peas, with which I finished the Rioja whilst the Culinary Queen abstained because she had enjoyed her Hoegaarden on the patio beforehand.