Finally, a bit of Summer!

Note to readers (my lovely Baggees): For the avoidance of any doubt - every character in this blog is me!!! No Baggy was harmed in its writing.

Baggy's daily state!
Depression (Black = really bad/Grey = not great/Blue = okay/Yellow = sunny day): Grey
Anxiety (From 1 = barely any to 10 = gibbering wreck standard): 6. 
Tears: Some.

Firstly, Baggy would like to apologise for Creative Clara's absence for over a week, but Hormonal Hannah and the heat have combined to wipe her out rather! Combined with the fact that Baggy is still totally wiped out by her anaemia anyway, and the pills she's on for her stomach ulcer seem to be causing her to do an impersonation of a balloon, just before it gets so blown-up that it goes bang, she has been feeling a little sorry for herself! Probably as a direct result of these factors, the black cloud has been omnipresent once more. So to distract Hannah, Clara has been focussing on other things.

But at least the wonderful British summer finally arrived, providing Baggy with a little relief for three days - yep, it chucked it down! And wonderful it was too. In all honesty, it would have been more wonderful if Clever Bird had bothered to check the weather forecast, before Furry Mama and the pooch got to Dunwich beach at 7.00 in the morning, but still, it was a relief!

It's one of the few days in the last four or five weeks that Baggy hasn't had a constant pounding headache! And they're nigh on possible to shift now that Baggy is no longer to take ibuprofen or aspirin, because of her ulcer. The good news however is that Baggy has now had, not one, but two letters from Ipswich hospital, confirming that all the biopsies they took were benign. She also has the date for her follow-up gastroscopy and she went to see the GP who referred her, who has arranged more blood tests and a prescription for iron tablets, once she has been signed off by the endoscopy consultant. Baggy had intended to get the bloods done today, but felt too ill with yet another headache, so maybe tomorrow.

 Meanwhile, when they picked up Billy Bob Jalopy campervan from his MOT the other weekend, Baggy was given a polite, gentle, but nonetheless serious, "telling off" for not looking after him properly. To be fair, Freda Fretter knew that this was totally justified, as she couldn't even remember the last time that The Domestic Goddess had bothered washing him, let alone waxing him! And there was a beach inside, from Pepper's fur and Baggy's feet! It took about three hours (in the rain), but Billy Bob finally looked shiny and every bit of Baggy ached, but he looked like a different van. Encouraged by this, Creative Clara decided to make him more to her and number one furry's style! Because Billy Bob is still so original, he is more sought after, more so even than if he was 'restored'. Baggy and Cal love him, but after two years of owning him, want to personalise him. The one thing that isn't original is the curtains (although the original ones are still in him), so Clara decided to cheer them up - especially, as she hadn't realised that Calum hates them! Two days of sewing later.....

all the curtains are a little 'flowerier' and Billy Bob has his own special 'bunting'...

Meanwhile, to cheer him up yet further, Clara added a couple of throws, which will also protect the original seats.....

The front throw was bought at the Halesworth Brocante from Clara's earnings on Saturday, the back one was already in the house. Cal also acquired an original 1970's T2 coolbox!

Hormonal Hannah's safe place is now even more cosy!

The Brocante on Saturday, was once again a successful one for Clara, and she's looking forward to the Halesworth Street Fair on August 26th, especially as Baggy's sister is coming up for a few days! Freda is just praying that by then the summer is once again a little more English - but perhaps without the downpour..........