I’ve still got a couple of posts from our trip to Northumberland  but I’ve decided there’s no rush to get them on here: they can keep. But I will just let you know what’s been going on here at Burgess Towers over recent weeks.
Dougie has been suffering from a leg injury. He ruptured his calf muscle playing badminton of all things, not his usual volleyball. He was in terrible pain to begin with and thought he might have damaged his Achilles. A trip to A&E was necessary as he couldn’t self-diagnose (or rather, he could but wanted to be sure), returning with a set of crutches and the knowledge that his Achilles was fine but it would still take some weeks to recover. As the volleyball season approaches he is pining a lot and desperate for it to heal quickly. He’s getting there and did enjoy a few days, when the weather was exceptionally good, lying in the hammock in the garden, having me wait on him. Thankfully he can now walk about, albeit slowly, but still a long way off running and jumping.
Great news for Rory last week. He did extremely well in his A levels so will be off to Exeter University in a few weeks time to study politics. The days are racing by and, as he is going away with his girlfriend’s family to Corfu at the beginning of September, there are very few days left where I can show him how to cook, wash, iron, shop….and all those other things I planned to do many years ago but mollycoddled him instead.
I may not have had much time for blogging but the column is still going so here’s the links to the last few pieces if you would like a read.
Enjoying highland flings in Scotland
Bring on the soggy Bake Off bottoms
Preserving a legacy on the internet
I keep saying I'm going to show the Punk Rocker how to do all those things but by the time he gets out of bed I've moved onto something else!
Yup, I'm just the same. It's hard not to just get on and do it myself, though I realise this is counter productive in the long term. However we have had a great afternoon – I taught him to make a spaghetti bolognese from scratch. It turned out delicious but it took ages. He would be better with a jar of Dolmio.
You must be so proud of Rory…and is Dougie a good patient?
I am very proud, Libby, and excited for him too.
Dougie likes to put a sad face on when I am around but he's not a slacker : didn't have any time off work, just hobbled about on his crutches and gained lots of sympathy.
He'll survive. (You can apply that to both teh main men in your lives!)
I constantly blame my mother-in-law for not teaching her son to sew, cook, clean etc It makes for a hard life for the wife *glares at another mollycoddler*
Great news Rory has made it but I think it will be a hard first few months for you. xxx
I married a man who was very self sufficient so that makes my mollycoddling even worse. Sorry!
Hope it wasn't Dougie who told you that your Flora McDonald's Fancy was a thing of beauty!!! You can't mollycoddle your children enough, imo, I would happily do it all over again in a heartbeat…..but they've got wives to do that for them now….or not, as the case may be. Get better quickly to Dougie and His Crutches. x
My Flora wasn't quite at its peak by the time I met Dougie!
Ooh ok, I have permission to mother him for a bit longer then x
He's on the mend but slow-going.
Well done to Rory, and I hope that Dougie recovers soon. I suggested that I should show my kids how to use the washing machine the other day but they said they didn't want to know because then I'd make them do the laundry! They like cooking though and they know how to make a few things.
Up until now, that's been my son's attitude – the less he knew, the less he would be asked. Amazing how he's suddenly interested now.
Won't Rory be in hall for the first year? He won't have to cook, and if you teach him now, he'll have forgotten everything by the second year. 🙂 And the launderette has instructions on the machines. So no sweat. 🙂
Panic over then… 🙂
Well done Rory! Exeter is an excellent Uni so I guess we might see him on the steps of No 10 in years to come?!
Thanks CQ. I think he's hoping to be in the background somewhere.
Finally catching up with blogs after the summer holidays…
Sorry to hear about Dougie's injury, sounds really painful!
And well done Rory, great news! 🙂 xx
I'm catching up with your holidays just now. Your souvenirs look fabulous x
Poor Dougie, hope he is recovered soon! Congrats to Rory too, brilliant news! Exeter is supposed to be fabulous! xx
He's getting better. We did lots of walking in London this weekend. We loved Exeter on the Open Day -had a good vibe and it's very highly rated.