he came into the waiting room very slowly because his square-haired wife clutched him tightly and walked with great care - her dark glasses were very dark and I thought she must have gone blind but once she had sat down she took them off.
I asked her if she was enjoying our new hot summery weather
the hot weather makes it more difficult to walk because the straps keep slipping off my sandals
I could see that her feet were not-quite-strapped onto a pair of shiny-looking leather soles.
I said that I'd seen some rather good woven loafers in Debenhams but she looked sad and said that there were no shoe shops where she lived.
In the afternoon my favourite patient visited, dressed in Parisien Chic, she is very deaf and has Alzheimers. She tells me that she is about to move house, she knew she had to do it but she had got the date wrong and thought it was next month but in fact it's this month and now she must get rid of so many things
I had to give away my fairground horse
Shuntaro Tanikawa.
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Usually, I giggle,sometimes I wander off, humming a catchy tune. Today, I feel sad.Sad for the lady with no shoe shop.And sad for horse-less lady.
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DeleteI agree with dinahmow's observation, especially concerning Chic Lady loss of cool stuff.
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