MRI appointment, Church of the Roses and a new bedroom

I had to go and get an MRI appointment for my back in person, as the Health Service in these parts is not exceedingly user friendly. All investigations requiring expensive equipment (CT,MRI,X-ray,various scans, etc.) have been privatised. These firms do what they like and this particular one has decided that it will only give appointments one month ahead and only on the 20th of the previous month. Predictably, it is nigh on impossible to get through to them on the telephone on that day, as I found out last month when I tried. Then I was in the country, so the personal visit was not an option. So, even though I was informed that they open at 8am, I was there about 7.25am and (needless to say) they were already open. However, the actual getting the appointment bit was surprisingly painless. Roy was amazed that I was home less than an hour after I left with words of: "I am going out and may be a while!"

Sorry about the whaffle, it was just the background to the first few pictures. En route home from the clinic I felt like taking pictures and the church on the Square of the Roses proved quite photogenic with its spire and the roses planted round it.

The rest of the pictures (apologies for the bad quality, but I left the camera behind in BP so I had to use my phone) have been taken to document the move we have done a couple of weeks ago between our old bedroom and the guest room. So, we are now at the back of the house looking out on the garden. Our old bedroom in the front has been turned into a proper guestroom with the double bed, a table and chairs, a little TV and a spare fold up bed. Further plans include another couple of single beds, so more that one couple can stay in it, but currently we are too busy to go bed/bedding shopping.

We are here until next Monday, unless Jutka has some time for us earlier, in which case we will probably go in 2-3 days early to see her. Roy is currently mowing the lawn, which being about 2/3 of an acre is not a quick job. The mole is still very active, so we will have to be strong, forget our environmental principles and kill the bugger. I still don't think I can do it, but Roy might. The roses need attention, some fruits need harvesting - morello cherries mostly etc. etc.

The weather is thankfully cool at the moment, but the MET office is promising a return to the heatwave from mid-week.