Garden update and a little painted box

         Laying the gravel paths.

    

We pruned our mulberry tree last weekend

and

DH tried to weave a garden arch

and 

gave it a good try

but

in the end

it

did not work out.  

:(

He then layed the gravel for the lavender walk path

Our winter plum tree pruned and waiting to burst into leaf

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The above photos show the only 'crafty' project I have attempted in the last week

and

even had to give this up due to horrendous back pain...

it's so frustrating,

 but

what's done is done.

The CT scan showed nothing of interest.

The new disc and screws all seem to be in place.

I had a most terrible weekend though, could only really lie down.

 Dosed myself up on valium and painkillers for the trip into Toowoomba today to see the Surgeon who comes up from Brisbane once a month.

He said to keep taking the valium and digesic as required

 and

he ordered

a

Bone Scan

to

check for any microscopic breaks

or

changes.

Four weeks ago last Friday I fell over and everything changed for the worse....

I had been recovering

SO

well.

I was walking everyday..something unheard of before the TLIF surgery.

In fact just before I fell I walked 3km in 32 mins,

I was so happy

and

proud

of

my

achievement.

The surgeon was really impressed

and 

commented that that was almost jogging speed. 

Anyhow the valium helps a lot....it stops the worst of the pain

and

the muscle spasms

and allowed me to cope

with

the

30km car trip

to

Toowoomba.

Hope you all have a great week and make something inspired!!