Trigeminal Neuralgia

Typical isn't it? Weather is gorgeous and I'm stuck inside suffering from yet another illness or condition or whatever you want to call it.


Trigeminal Neuralgia - I had never heard of it a couple of weeks ago but now I could tell you all about it.


Ok, so it seems I was lucky to have my GP pick it up as quickly as she did. But I'm so zonked from the medication that I can't focus on anything. My concentration level is 0. I'm fed up with eating soft or liquid food that occasionally I'll eat something 'normal' and then soon realise why I'm on baby food. The pain is incredible, excruitiating. How long before the drugs in my system allow me to live a normal life? I don't know. Will I ever be 'normal' again. I daren't wash my hair as that started an attack last time. Yet brushing my teeth seems to be ok?


I went out into my garden and the wind brushed across my face - not an unpleasant feeling but it started off these horrendous pains again :-( - it's just not fair. My garden is my haven.

Oh Dear!

Oops..........it's been nearly three months since I started this blog and nothing added.............not quite what I intended to do.

Since the last post I've moved and been really busy in the garden, mainly trying to win in the battle of me versus the brambles and nettles - think they're winning.

I had this grand idea that I could get the garden up together in a matter of weeks and be reaping the benefits by sitting out in it and eating the produce from it. That's not happened.......lol

I'm still trying to get the vegetable beds dug - just having a break from digging out trenches for the beans - and also trying to keep the brambles etc in check without resorting to chemicals.

I've also still to put up the greenhouses and the tunnel to house all my chilli's and tender plants. And as for the front garden, well............anyone got a sheep that they want grazing for? (joke before anyone offers!)

I will post some photo's of the garden as soon as I take some - son borrowed camera :-s

So far I've got planted in the root plot :

• Early Potatoes - Witchill


• Main Potatoes - Maris Piper


• Main Potatoes - Desiree


• Parsnips - Hollow Crown


• Carrots - Early Nantes


• Onions


• Shallots

Hardening off (waiting for the beds to be readied) I've got :

• Calabrese


• Early Purple Sprouting


• Cabbage


• Peas


• Runner Beans


• Courgettes


• Cauliflower


• Broad Beans


• Turnip


• Beetroot


• Spinach


• Cucumber


• Brussel Sprouts


• Baby Corn


• Sweetcorn


• Swiss Chard


• Leeks

And inside I've got :

• Aubergines


• Sweet Peppers


• Chilli Peppers


• Water Melons


• Emir Melons


• Florence Fennel


• Papalo


• Tomatoes


• Pumpkin

And now I'd better get back to digging those plots. Thanks for reading!

Hi and Welcome,

This is my first post on my first blog......lol

I should in all honesty be packing to move but instead I'm doing this!

I am just about to move from my house with this postage stamp sized garden (it does look different now by the way but this was how it looked when I took it over!) to what you see at the top of the page!

Bit of a difference eh?

This year I'm going to try to grow as many fruit and vegetables as I can to enjoy and (hopefully) be successful at growing them. I've been lucky enough to have been given a greenhouse, although I need to replace 'some' glass, and most probably more when I finally get it moved to the new place! lol

I'll try to add to this blog before I move but if not it'll be a few weeks after the move 'cos of getting internet connection sorted out!

See you soon!