Such Detail

With a repeated sharp 'crackling' sound 

followed by a small - 'pop'

then a 'rattle'

my wife

sorted out her latest delivery of tablets.

The crackle was from the plastic of a tablet slide - rows of transparent bubbles in which tablets were held prisoner,

safe,

clean,

uncorrupted,

and specifically proportioned,

waiting to be taken - as prescribed by her GP!

So; as each bubble yields to the pressure of her thumb

with a crackle of its plastic, 

the tablet slide being expertly positioned

over the required section,

just one of seven sections 

with their lids open

waiting to receive 

'Monday to Sunday' written on the lids...

with a 'pop'

the shiny silver foil

a coating on the reverse side of the tablet slide

full with printed information about the tablets...

fails,

submits to the applied force 

realising the once captive tablet,

this released tablet,

then drops successfully into the first section of the row of clear plastic containers 

with a rattle,

which,

are designed to take that days allocation of tablets

and so will be joined by other tablets soon.

This routine is continued until each daily section

has the correct amount

of the correct tablets within it.

This is a routine my wife undertakes each weekend

those long plastic containers each with seven sections

one for each day of the week

the weekly containers that people use

to make sure they have taken the correct tablets

on the correct days

at the correct times.

...it is then I remember!

It's only because I've put my hearing aids in...

...that I am hearing such detail!