Morning George

You are certainly keeping busy pre appointments and I do hope when they come around they can offer you some relief to your symptoms.  Ria is a very 'healthy' companion making sure you have plenty of exercise.

Yet another beautiful picture from your garden and I now have a wonderful display of quince blossom at the end of the garden which even my hubby commented on (he can see it from where he sits!!).

Wishing you a very pleasant weekend and am hoping the sun manages to put its hat on today (rather overcast here at present but no fog thankfully). Take care  Jules xx

Hello Jules I hope all is well with you and hubby today  I dont come onto the forum  often but do look around sometimes and know that the support and friendship is always here and if I can give any in return I will ..The weather is beautiful here in Cornwall at present  sunny and 14 dgs Rusty and I went for a lovely walk this morning met lots of other dogs and owners  ..Last Saterday we went to the beach and I dont think I have ever seen so many people ther e kites flying even people in the sea [oooh to cold ]I saw that you have quince    tree   with  blossom will have to look in my book to see what it looks like ,I have an ornamental peach tree and the blossom always looks lovely a deep pink then when that drops there are the leaves and the birds have nest boxes in it and blue *** are busy making nests in 1I have to check where my cat Button is as have caught her stalking naughty girl ,its lovely to get out into thr garden have done a lot of pruning and tidyingthis week as I see you have too,its hard work but very rewarding  isnt it ,well Jules I hope you both enjoy the weekend and that the weather is kind to you ......Susananne x

Hi Jules,

Running way behind today as I have been to one of my monthly cancer meetings so had to get myself some chips on the way home. Have just been outside and mowed the front and back lawns for the shorter cut and boy was that hard work. Surprising how much it had grone since last week when I did the top cut. Dont know who is more exhausted, the mower or me All Mrs B did was stand and supervise. Only joking, she did sweep up after me.One lawn was nearly all moss.

I have just modified our wood club directory as we have lost some member but also gained some new ones had had to alter it and send it via e-mail to all our committee members. With regard to our local NUT SHOP, I am thinking of buying shares but only if I get a big discount!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So glad to hear your husband enjoyed his night out last night and hope you did too. Bet you have been out in the garden today. If it's fine tommorow, I have got to sort out two small paving slabs which are used as steps at the back of my gararge. During the wet weather they have come loose and are very unstable so need to sort them out before Mrs B has a fall. I am enclosing a photo of some primroses taken this week alongside the road. I always think spring is here when I see them.

Take care Jules best wishes, Brian.[[]]

Hi Susananne

Lovely to hear that you and Rusty are making the most of the Cornish sunshine.  Certainly feel better when the sun is out and the days are a little warmer.  I have been busy outside and enjoying the peace of the garden (along with the company of neighbours cats and the birdsong).  Hubby is pretty much the same painwise (still not having to take much in the way of the additional standby morphine) and has told the community nurse he is 'fine'.  I am noticing that he is not eating quite as well and also sleeps quite a bit.  However always manages to cope well when we have company.  This week we have been out for lunch with friends, he had his night out with his mate as usual on Friday and yesterday our daughter and family were here for a few hours and it was good to see him with the baby on his lap.  He is also going to his workplace on Tuesday (possibly longer) to give guidance on a job they have on.  I know it will take it out of him and he will be very tired afterwards but it seems only right that he does what he wants to do (its certainly what his consultant told him but then she also told him to exercise daily and that is not something he listened too).

Thanks for your continued support and hope you and your family are keeping well.  Look after yourself.  Jules xx

Hi Brian

The flowers look lovely and I just love this time of year (when the sun is shining).  Mowed the lawn again Friday and my daughter and family were here yesterday for a few hours so managed   to play in the garden.  Baby Zack sat on Grandad's knee and is very placid and happy at present and the eldest grandson was happy searching for bugs and playing 'off roading' in the  bare part of the  border I leave for him (keeps the flowers in the other parts of the garden safe and him quiet for quite a time!!).  Hope you did not tire yourself out too much dealing with the paving slabs but better safe than sorry.

Today I am aiming to finish weeding the back garden borders (done the worst side first thankfully) and as the sun is already beautiful here think will aim for a 10 a.m. start. Once this is done I can drag out a chair and get reading.  Well off to make a coffee to take with me and will pop back in to make hubby his breakfast when he comes down.  Have a peaceful day. Jules xx

Hello Brian [ I hope Jules dosnt mind answering you ]Its nice to hear you have been able to get out into the garden although its such hard work,but lovely to sit and enjoy the results ..Yes I take Rusty out twice a day he is going to be 10 in April but still thinks he is a puppy,he is my best friend and my rock since my Tony died its been a year now and missing him is so painfull.I know he would be sitting in the garden in the sunshine with a lovely contented smile on his face ..I was just looking out and saw the blue *** flying back and forth to the bird house in tree a while back my neighbour put it higher up because my naughty cat Button stalks and I dont want any murder in my garden thankyou ha ha..Brian are you still writing your books for your grandchildren ..I hope mrs b is well and enjoying the sun ,enjoy your afternoon  ,best wishes ...Susananne

Brian and Susanne

Jules really loves it when people chat to each other so please feel free anytime to 'use my thread'.  The more the merrier I say   Sending you both sunny hugs and peaceful thoughts.xxx

Hi Jules .Hope you have a great day I have seen most of the family including   Reece our 5 years old great grand son and dinner at our sons 8 of us a very good meal .

Right watching Harry now been waiting all week .Take care  best regards xx george

Hi Jules and Susananne,

It's nice and sunny here again at the moment. Yes ladies I am still writing my books. I have ten stories started but I am determined to get some of them finished. One I am working on is about a guy who teaches I.T. and move from England to Canada to take up a similar post . He lost his mother years ago and his father who was Canadian died before he was born. It revolves around how once in Canada he is persuaded to try find his fathers Canadian family. As my dear wife pushed me into finding my own father in Canada about twenty three years ago, I do have first hand experience of the emotions that go with this. Like will he want to know me If we do find him. But when The Salvation Army did find him and told us dad wanted to make contact with us was without doubt, one of the happiest days of my life. Following on from that I found out I had three sisters and two brothers In Canada and even had a sister in this country that I had known nothing about. I had grown up, thinking I was an only child and had always wanted a sister so I was over the moon when I found out this information and had in fact got four of them. It was a quite life changing experiance I can tell you.

Susananne, Rusty must mean a lot to you, they are great company aren't they.

Take care, both of you, will chat again soon, hugs to you both, Brian