Life with Lyn is never dull

Two days ago, I posted on my facebook status  "I feel a blog coming on" Well finally I have time to write that blog. As many of you know I run a Network group called Wightbuzz http://wightbuzz.co.uk and I help out some of my members in time of crisis. I have been helping Jo of Blushing blooms with some of her deliveries. She had one to go to  to Lake and Lake is between Ryde and Blushing Blooms and Shanklin where I was going on to help Jason at Isle of Wight feet run his shop for the afternoon. Simple thought I! Mistake number one. For anyone familiar with Lake - they will know it is subject to roadworks and one isn't able to park at the best of times. Jo had googled the address for me and there it was a flat above a Pharmacy! Mistake number 2!! There was me thinking google would have it right :) Well I drove through the roadworks looking for a pharmacy - and yes I found one but it didn't look like the one on google -never mind thought I - it must have had a facelift. Well there didn't seem to be anywhere to park - although I thought I spotted a gap between the shops so I drove round the block again having to wait to get through the roadworks again. I drove through the gap, turned roud in what was a rather diddy space and drove back and stopped between the shops popping on my hazard lights indicating I would be only seconds - NOT indicating I was a hazard :) Well I hopped out and got out the beautiful bouquet and headed a couple of doors along to the pharmacy - but it was number 27 and I was looking for 7A  (oh and by the way did I mention it was raining?) well I thought I had better not leave the van and wonder off in case anyone needed to get past! So back into the van and time to go the other end of the road works as the lower numbers were clearly at that end. Well I managed to find a parking spot in a side road so off I went with bouquet - realising I might need the card that indicates where I have left the said bouquet if the recipient is out!! Well must have been having a granny moment as I picked up the pen but no card :( - (and don't forget it is still raining) Well off I went in search of this non-existent pharmacy!!!!!! I stopped a passerby who was kindly trying to help me out. A lady within the building we were outside, detected we might need help and came out to offer assistance. By now I am running very late and have to put in a distressed call to Jo to call Jason as I hadn't got his number (and thought it only polite to let him know I will be late) I have to say I was feeling a little stressed at this point! Well not to be defeated, I spoke to the lady who came out and she said that her building was number 5 and although maths isn't my forte, I do know that 5 must be somewhere near 7A - I was getting warm!!!!!!! Well finally I found a gate that had various number on including 7A - it said no thoroughfare but I was jolly well going through. Just inside the gate was 7 and 7A!!! But guess what - noone was in at either house! Ok so looking around, I saw a ground floor flat behind that had open windows! Aha thought I - there must be someone in. I rang and waited ages but eventually an elderly chap answered. He was going out but agreed to take in the bouquet! Thank goodness for that - but of course I needed to put a card through the door of 7A saying where the flowers were :) Yes the card was back in the van which involved a rather now stressed Lyn in a brisk walk in the rain there and back!!! Finally having delivered flowers and the card I hurried back to the van - giving out my business card for Wightbuzz on the way to a possible new member. Right now it should be simple! Back to van and off to Jason's shop at last! Mistake number 3! I actually had to go through the roadworks again and a very kind driver let me in as the lights went green. Should have been simple and would have been had there not been a coach driver coming the other way who decided that the red light was not meant for him!!! So he came one way while we were all coming the other way. Gridlock in the roadworks. Thank goodness for the sensible workman who assessed the situation very quickly and moved the barriers so that we could all drive oveer to the side so the rather idiotic coach driver drove through seemingly unaware of his actions. We then had to reverse out of the roadworks and finally I made it to Jason's shop half an hour late!!!  It was sitting in the middle of the roadworks with the coach coming the other way that my sense of humour took over and I saw the funny side. That is when I felt a blog coming on. Hence my facebook statement - I feel a blog coming on!  All part of life's rich tapestry of life!!