A cold and frosty morning...

The Japanese maple's winter coat is just as beautiful as its spring coat :-)

I was hoping to get to the studio today to complete the two gonk paintings I've been asked to do, but I realised mid morning that the pain I felt in my hip at bedtime last night had developed into a full arthritic flare up of my left hip.  The only way I can describe it is like sciatica, a groin strain, nerve pain and cramp all at once!  Agony and my leg feels like a dead weight.  Nothing else for it but to take some strong painkillers and sit with my feet up.

Thought I would use the time to finish editing Nikki's photos but my external hard drive wouldn't connect to my lap top.  Typical! I tried to do a little crochet but the painkillers made me so tired (and I hadn't slept well) that I struggled to keep my eyes open.  I eventually gave in to it and had a sound sleep.

David made dinner and I finished my Tesco order.  My hip was still painful at bedtime so more painkillers.