Today has been quite an eventful day. The two carers came on time at 8.00am which was the norma start time and we got Meg ready quite expeditiously. I knew that he car was due to be collected by the garage who give it its annual service so I received a telephone call to confirm that I was expecting them, which I was. Atter the car had been collected and Meg and I were breakfasted, we made our way down to our 'Lemon Tree' cafe although, in all honesty, i did not feel like much of a trip this morning. But the effort paid off because after our coffee break I called in at the AgeUK furniture store on the High Street - not that I was in need of any more furniture. But having chipped and broken one of my favourite coffee mugs, I was on the lookout for a replacement. I did buy two mugs actually because they were made of porcelain, one with a hedgehog design and the other with sheep! But for some reason, they had been discounted down to 50p so were not to be ignored for this quality, They also had a rail of clothing further discounted and I found a fine merino-type long sleeved pullover in a deep bottle green colour. Being a 'medium' size I ordered of this might be too small and I wondered if I might find something that I could wear it as a supplement to my pyjama top to keep me warm during the night. But having got this piece home and tried it on, it is actually too good for night time use so I am wearing at the moment and will continue to wear it as normal day time clothing. Also, although it had been put on the rail this morning, it had been discounted down to £1.50 so this was snaffled up as well so the top and my two coffee cups still came to less than the price for a cup of coffee. Earlier, I had popped into the Salvation Army shop and purchased quite a pleasant porcelain mug. But when I got it home, I discovered it had the attribution of 'Nicola Spring'' and is very probably hand-painted porcelain pottery. Consulting the web, I find that 'Nicola Spring' seems to be a whole range of hand designed and beautiful household goods and so I seem to have found myself another bargain. This is now going to be my regular 'afternoon tea' cup as I now have a choice of porcelain mugs. We knew that today we were due to have a visit from a physio and a representative from the firm that supplied specialist 'riser-recliner' chairs to the NHS and they were expected at 2.00pm. However, we received a telephone call asking if they could the appointment forward to 12.45 to which they agreed but they actually turned up at 11.45 whilst we were still out. So they came back an hour later, coinciding with the late morning carers. Meg was hoisted out of her armchair and into the specialist chair that had been brought along to assess its suitability for Meg. The particular model they bought will seem to suit Meg's needs perfectly so they are due to go ahead and order it although I think we will receive the mechanical rather than the electric model. But this new chair when it arrives n about 3-4 weeks time should give more lateral support to her body and ball altogether more suitable than what we have at the moment where Meg needs supporting with cushions of various sizes and shapes.