Thanks for your helpful advice, but I do need to bend over to fill the bottles up and then pick them up each time. It sounds right though what you said, because I have noticed the tension in my legs makes them feel like they are tight and also my sinuses - blocked up nose again. I thought it was from just being outside in the wind or something.

Anyway, we will soon find out as we are heading off next week to travel in the van and life will be MUCH EASIER with no gardening and very little housework! I will be able to test foods then, without complicating things. I do have a kneeler that helps me get up and down and that is great help and when I am weedng, I do try and sit and do it, but find it difficult.