Crocking my back ...

Bending down to brush the car mats in the red Peugeot, I crocked my back - within seconds I was turned into a crippled pitiable gaffer, easing myself sighing into my chair - 

Anne urged me to adopt a yoga pose to loosen my spine - arch your back she said - like a cat - copy what I'm doing -

I only found relief by wallowing in a scalding bath - cocooned in steam I closed my eyes - 

I love lolling in baths, talking to Anne, or listening to the radio, mesmerised by whispering Eddie Mair - taking a bath is one of my many pleasures - 

Now though, the respite was only temporary - soon I was frozen again in my chair, dreading getting up - 

18.00

January 12 2014

My chair, the snug

The Old School House

East Stoke