Small Successes

I went to the Post Office. I'll be honest, I managed a few yards to the car, a few yards from the car to the Post Office and then I staggered back to the car. It was painful. But I did it. And there was a fun decoration at the entrance.

I had forgotten that we were so close to Halloween. But I managed to sell a couple of things on eBay. I didn't get much, but I got more than nothing, and I'll take that as a win.

I need to drag out the Halloween decorations, but most of it will have to wait until the weekend - after Halloween. Bear is armpit deep in revision for the various exams he has. To be honest, I'm losing track. All I can do is keep being there for him. I'm stocking his favourite snacks and keeping an eye on him, but he seems to be doing okay. 

We already have the fireworks for Bonfire Night. Father used to be the one that set off all the fireworks and supervised the explosions. He was meticulous. During his time in the army, he was in the Royal Engineers and stationed in Egypt in the 1950s. He was with those who were blowing up the arms dumps in the desert after WWII. He said that when he was training, they started by blowing up tree trunks and worked up. We were all happy to delegate the explosions to him. Now we like to celebrate Bonfire Night to remember him. Besides, this is likely the last Bonfire Night that we'll get with bear, so we may as well enjoy it.

When I was little, I remember my father trying to light sparklers on an electric stove top. It was a new cooker and he bent one of the heating elements as he tried to get the sparklers hot enough to light. My mother was unimpressed. 

Writing stuff - there's another new Kane story here. I'm having far too much fun.

Hugs and good health to all.