His career has been phenomenal....just a few years ago he was really struggling to make ends meet and of all things he was a stripper at "hens parties". Then he was on a few very ordinary "makeover" shows which has evolved into him being acclaimed as one of the worlds best gardening architects. The preparation that goes into completing an entry at the show takes almost a year and then two weeks of round the clock work to actually get the garden ready on time. This garden cost over $800,000 !!!!
Yesterday at the club we heard what sounded like a car doing "burnouts" and among the burning rubber sounds was a big thud. People ran from all over the greens to a street alongside to discover a woman had slammed on her brakes as well as the accelerator after having hit her husband as he was walking up to the their garage door. An ambulance took a long time to arrive....seemed much longer than it really was. Today we found out that the guy was O.K. and mostly just bruised and shocked. Came very close to being killed.
Spoke to Philip just briefly last night....he, Sherrene and Josh are fine....weather is foul down there....he was just checking to see how we are doing up here.
I have had some sort of bug over the past few days....O.K. now....just feeling pooped earlier in the evening than usual and also a queasy stomach.
Perry's left knee is a bit of a nightmare tho. He is seeing an orthopaedic doctor soon and if it is what he suspects...a Baker's Cyst that acts up with the extra pressure of bowling. If it is that, he wants some aggressive intervention which would probably mean some kind of steroid injections.
A few years ago we used to just nod and sympathise with friends that seemed to be getting all these sorts of age related problems....now it Perry's lot. We are both living life to the full within the constraints of our more limited income and are really very grateful for all we have.
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