Creating, collecting & recycling textiles & papercrafts. I love preserving the past for the future.

Monday 22 August 2011

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!!