Yesterday I had a little mishap at work. I was carrying a large trug of woodchip in order to mulch a recently planted crab apple by the pond, which I was transporting from a pile by the polytunnel. High ground to low ground, makes sense. Or does it? As bad luck would have it, I stood on a loose piece of rubble which caused me to lose my balance and that darned demon gravity catapulted my poor vulnerable self down three stone steps, prevented by going any further by a short wall. On my bouncing way I hit another retaining wall, dislodging the coping stone with a part of my body which could have been knee, arm or back, considering later examination of injuries.
I was on my own. I had left my phone up in the cool of the pergola as it was over heating. My first thoughts were, that wasn’t very clever. My second thoughts took a quick mental road trip around my prostrate form. Wrist? Sore but fingers still move. Leg? Sore, but foot still moves. Elbow? Scraped but not badly. Hand? Bit of blood but nothing serious. Back? Feels a bit twisted. Head? A smidge confused. Stomach? Feeling a little bit sick. Third thoughts were “Well, the cavalry isn’t coming, so you better see if you can stand up”. Up I staggered, picked up my glasses (not broken), abandoned the trug (not a drop spilt) and my tools (none of which had impaled me) and slowly headed to shade, a cool drink and an assessment of the situation.
My assessment was that I had been extremely lucky, I hadn’t hit my head, I hadn’t fallen into the pond/lake, I hadn’t broken anything (except the wall) and, although a little battered and bruised, I will live to fight another day.
OH said “you would have been alright if you had landed on your bottom”. That helped.
But please don’t call it “a fall”, it was a perhaps inevitable accident given the nature of my job. Falls are what old infirm people have and they generally are not carrying large trugs of woodchip. I’m not read for “falls” just yet.
One thing I will take from this, apart from trying to land on my bottom in future, is that my phone will be with me at all times. Just in case I need to call for the cavalry.
Off The Edge Gardening 
Oh, this is cringe-worthy, even if it ended reasonably well.
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It could have been a lot worse. It’s a jungle out there! 😊
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Ouch! Definitely Not A Fall. It’s scary though when you find yourself in full tilt towards the ground and unable to stop the forward motion. Happened to me last year. I banged into a low wall with my thigh, which stopped me cracking my head badly on a fence. Bruised, shocked and a bit wobbly. But Not A Fall.
Hope you recover quickly. You are going to feel sore for a while.
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It is horrible, isn’t it, so many thoughts go through your head as you are tumbling! And thanks.
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Sounds absolutely awful and terrifying. But I’m glad you fell down rather than having a fall. Having a fall entails breaking a leg, going to hospital and being dead by Thursday. I’m always baffled as to how and why that happens. But clearly it is to be avoided at all costs. But nothing you need to worry about, you are far too young.
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I agree, it is often the Fall of Doom! Another plus is that it appears my bones are made of strong stuff!
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I’m glad to hear it. You must be entirely made of strong stuff to bounce back after that. If it was me I’d still be lying there whimpering.
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Ouch. But on the bright side, you’re still relatively mobile. I guess I must learn the art of resilience before over-reacting to my own little issues. You shall henceforth be my main influencer. 🤓
At least OH got it right that you landed on your head rather than your bum and so minimised the consequential internal damage! 😂
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I’m not that’s the type of influencer I’d like to be. 😁
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Not a fall – just one of those things. I hope you make a speedy recovery. My mum got trapped under the pergola one year (I forget how it happened) & apparently had to wait for my dad to notice she hadn’t come in for coffee.
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That is very funny. 😁 And thank you.
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These occasions can give a significant fright. Take it easy.
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Definitely a tumble at least and I’m glad you’re ok. May I suggest a padded case for your phone if you don’t already have one? And be kind to yourself for a bit. Hugs 🤗
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That is a good idea! Thanks x
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Oh, it could have been so much worse. No matter what age we are, we need to be extra vigilant when we’re working in the garden. Recently I’ve had two close friends who have fallen and suffered a broken hip. One was in heading into her garden to take in nothing more than one item of washing, when her heel caught on a step and she couldn’t stop herself from going forward and down. It happens so fast. I’ve had more than one friend suffer broken wrists and ankles when carrying washing downstairs. The consequences of a slip, a trip or a fall impacts on the whole family and I’m speaking from my own experience of slipping on ice. I’m glad you’re alright, but I expect you’re still aching from your injuries and I hope you’ll heal quickly.
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