July
Wimbledon
week, and Teresa and Jay were lucky enough again to have tickets for
Roger
had his annual eye test, the outcome of which was a referral for a cataract
operation: a pre-op assessment was
scheduled for October. It was also time
for the annual visit to the dentist, once again routine and eventless.
Helen
visited for a few days, and we managed our first visit of the year to Malvern,
taking in the brass band concert in the park.
Of great interest to the girls, Jay having recently taken up the
euphonium under the auspices of the
July
was a month of very high temperatures and no rainfall. Most of Roger’s Seniors bowls matches were
played over a reduced number of ends to ease the strain for the older players,
and fortunately all the games were completed without mishap. The greens became very hard and fast, with
minimal grass growth, so much so that some of Roger’s mowing duties were
cancelled. At home, he stopped mowing
the lawn for several weeks.
Watering
became a daily chore for our various plants and crops grown in tubs and bags
around the garden. We had to wait some
time for the latter, bur eventually were rewarded with tomatoes and potatoes.
Unfortunately,
at the end of the month, Roger became increasingly troubled by a bad leg, which
left him hobbling. A consultation with
the doctor indicated that it was the Iliotibial Band syndrome, damage to the
long connective tissue running from the thigh to below the knee. No cure other than rest and light exercises,
so he had to stop playing bowls.