It's always better to deal with a problem head on.

This week, like last Monday, I had an early appointment at the surgery (look at this wonderful sunrise I was treated to).  Like last Monday, the same employee walked in at the same time as me - around 8:30am - and, from the sounds of things, proceeded to boil the kettle and have a good laugh with some of her colleagues before calling her first appointment through.  Nothing essentially wrong with this scenario - unto you realise that the first appointment is 8:30am.  Ever since last week, when the appointment was called through ten minutes late with an accompanying "better see some patients now", I have fumed. Some people will have chosen an early appointment so that they can get to work on time and yet they are subjected to hilarity and a seemingly laissez-faire attitude.  Of course, as the week has gone on, I have pondered whether to leave it, have a word with someone etc - this is a young member of staff who will, I have no doubt, turn into a cracking member of staff.  In the end I spoke to my nurse who admitted that she had had similar thoughts and we decided that a quiet word might solve the problem.  I really hope that she takes the advice in the manner in which it is given.


After the surgery visit, it was then onto the craft group where a lot of hand sewing took place before making the sewing bag next week.  We even decided to scale the bag up slightly which will affect all the measurements - brave or stupid?  Once home I unpacked the car - including the 3 tubs that Jean's husband found for me for my potato growing efforts - my garden will be a veritable allotment at this rate!




After a quick turn around, it was then out to a WI committee meeting for a couple of hours followed by a cold and frosty walk up at the beach.  It was really nice to come home to a warm house.  Tonight's craft objective is to finish appliqueing the named leaves on my "family tree" block.  With over 30 family members it's looking like a fulsome tree!