Weekly Status Update

This weekend we are going to celebrate my acciversary in style. Not with a trip to Malta, we'll save that for next year, but with a night in Bad Segeberg. It will be a chance to spin around my old wheeling ground on my Dreirad. Sadly I won't get the opportunity to visit my old therapists or doctors, as it's the weekend, but I've always had a soft spot for the place, with its scenic lakes and damned decent eateries. We might move there one day. But Mones will be the highlight of our weekend. I'm looking forward very much to choosing from that fantastic menu.

In other news we received a visit last weekend from Enda McKenna, who bussed it from Bremen. We met him in the city center, where we watched the rugby --- very uncharacteristically for Claire and myself --- in Paddys Irish bar. The biggest news in all this was that we made it all the way to town and back out to Bergedorf without the Rollstuhl or Dreirad. There were a few hairy moments with the cane, but that was the beginning of the new way, wherein I will attempt to get around exclusively with the cane, and public transport. If I make it to October without any trouble, I'll instruct DKV, my health insurer, that they may collect the wheelchair when they have the opportunity.

Last week was, in general, a good week for my rehabilitation. Nothing huge happened but I got lots of experience, walking with the cane.

So, in case you hadn't guessed, this was a case of me writing about nothing, just to get my September numbers up, so a guest article about anything, would be appreciated. Maybe a book review or recipe that you've perfected. A guest article will be gratefully accepted, and published, in German or English.

Next week should be a better read as I report on the time we will spend in Bad Segeberg.

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