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Sunday, 3 November 2024

Vinegar and Brown Paper

I'm sure you all know the old Jack and Jill nursery rhyme - the one where they climbed a hill, fell down the hill, and then had their heads bandaged with vinegar and brown paper. 
They don't use vinegar and brown paper anymore!
I had a fall yesterday and gashed my head, cut my finger, sprained muscles and gathered quite a few bruises. Thankfully, I've somehow avoided concussion to go with it all.

My deck garden

Instead of stitches, I opted for 'glue' on my head and steri-strips on my finger.  I've been told to take it easy for a few days.
I am okay today, apart from being rather sore and feeling a bit fragile, but I will be taking a few days off blogging (will read and post comments though) until I feel a bit better.
Margaret xx 

22 comments:

  1. Sorry to hear that. Hope you heal quickly.

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  2. Oh Margaret, I am so sorry you fell and hurt yourself quite badly. As I am still coping with my recent fall I have extra sympathy for you. You'll feel the effects for a while so be very kind to yourself. And patient.
    Granny Marigold

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    1. We could sit and have a cup of tea together and commiserate with each other! xx

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  3. Sorry to hear you had a fall and hope you mend quickly. Take it easy for a few days as it’s quite a shock to the system. Garden is looking lovely. Someone has turned of the sun here, very dull days forecast for the next week, but I suppose it’s just November in the northern hemisphere!

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  4. Oh No, so sorry to read about your fall. Rest up and mend quickly

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  5. That sounds terrible... take care of yourself. And really relax and take it easy, sometimes the body needs a break. Like with you now.
    All the best wishes to you with warm greetings and many healing wishes.
    Hug Viola

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  6. Hope you feel better soon, take care of yourself.

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  7. Oh- Margaret...we must be careful to avoid falls and injury- I had a large fall some weeks ago when I fell down I hit my face on the concrete path - luckily only grazed knees. Take it easy there and rest. KEV.

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    1. Ouch Kev, that sounds like a nasty fall. Glad you never hurt yourself too much.

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  8. Ouch! That would surely shake you up. Glad it wasn't any worse. Please take it easy!
    Love your array of potted plants in the 'rockery'.

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  9. Oh, Margaret! Isnt it amazing how quickly things can happen? I hope you heal quickly.

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  10. Oh boy!! It's horrible when you have a fall. Take it very easily and carefully. Keep zyrong

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  11. So sorry to hear about your fall, Margaret. I am glad no bones were broken and no concussion occurred. Take care!

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  12. Oh no, so sorry that you injured yourself in a fall. Rest and take good care!

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  13. Oh Margaret, I am so sorry to hear that. Sounds like you had a really hard fall. Hope you heal quickly and feel better soon. I turned 82 in September and worry all the time about being careless or clumsy and falling. It is so easy to fall. Your little garden looks so pretty. At least you can enjoy watching it grow while you heal. Take care of yourself.

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  14. Oh no. That’s not good at all. Yes. It could of been worse.
    Rest up and come back when your better

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  15. Oh gosh! That's no good. It will take a few days for you to feel 'yourself' again, won't it. Meanwhile, be especially gentle with yourself. I think I have become much less confident in the last year or two, and I know my balance isn't what is was. I see Facebook pages of smiling people telling us how to do exercises (for the geriatric!!) and I think "What a good idea" but don't do them! Sigh.

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  16. oh no, not good, it seems as we get older we hurt ourselves more. I'm forever bumping into things and bruising myself.

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  17. I wonder about the healing properties of vinegar and brown paper. I think you did well to opt for glue and steri-strips.

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  18. Oh no! I hope you heal quickly. I had never heard that verse before!

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  19. I hope you are feeling a bit better now Margaret.

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  20. Nasty... I opted for steri strips on a skin tear recently - it healed well, but took it's time.
    Do hope you don't repeat, as we don't bounce the way we used to as we age.
    Blessings
    Maxine

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