Catching Up

Well it has been a week of ups and downs. I was feeling much better, I had finished my pack of Lyrica and though the doctor had said I should keep taking it for a month (which meant buying more) I decided I had had enough. OK so it says on the packet don't stop taking suddenly and without your doctors advice. So the week ended with me feeling really unwell, very dizzy and nauseous and I am now (unwillingly) back on the Lyrica and admittedly feeling better. My right hip and leg still has some pain and my ankle is very weak, but on the upside my stomach muscles have stopped hurting with the push up or extension exercises.

The end of the week also coincided with a visit from Mohamed's sister Aicha and her husband and children. Always nice to see them though they are a bit of a rowdy crowd. I dread to think what it would have been like if I didn't have the train set and building blocks for the boys to play with.

Snitch has had 5 puppies, though there are only two around just now. I am trying not to get too involved..... and Mohamed's sister managed to get back home without one of the boys smuggling a puppy into the car.

Ruby is just lovely, she passed the Nutella test with flying colours and sat patiently while a 2 year manipulated her jowls and ears.

All the cats are well except for Marmela who has some unfortunate diarrhoea .... sometimes very unfortunate. If it doesn't get better she will have to have a trip to the vet.

All this lying and sleeping has actually had some good results - being really up to date with the news, when there was a lot of real news is one, but the best being that I managed to work out a recipe for the chicken with sauce that is served at weddings etc and in the chicken restaurants in Agadir. I am going to post the recipe on the Morocco Gateway to Dreams blog - if the internet will permit.

On the subject of news... so far things are fairly calm in Morocco though there have been some demonstrations and probably more trouble than has actually been reported in the Moroccan news. The King has taken some pre-emptive steps and promised a review of the constitution giving more power to the democratically elected assembly and also devolving more power to the provinces, more action to reduce unemployment, improved rights for women... all good things but - I am holding my breathe a little. On TV there seems to be a lot of heated discussion about Berber or Amirzigh rights with a big push for it to be recognised as one of the official languages.

I have more news... but need to go and stand up or lie down. Back soon.