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Had results today from biopsy on tonsil and now know its cancer, its all been really quick what with scans and hospital visits so not really had time to think about it now it's just starting to sink in but I'm pretty positive, I'm told its spread to a lymph node has anyone else had this 

HiAli

I am sorry to hear your diagnosis, but the first thing I would say is there is always hope. Al my friend here has the same and is currently undergoing all the treatment. He is having a six week course of radiotherapy and chemotherapy over most of the week meaning daily trips. The first thing they have to do is make sure you have no teeth that will get corroded by treatment so need removing first,. They then measure you for the mask this apparently is quite comfortable. They then arrrange the neginnings of the treatment. It will not be easy so you will need a good support system around you - family, macmillans, friends especially when you have down days. Some people loose taste buds during treatment some can find swallowing hard but if you look back on our talks there are mouth exeercises to do. 

Find all the exciting food things you love that are highly flacoured and stock up you will need to keep your weight up and need things that are exciting to make you smile. 

good luck i am here is you want to talk. 

stay strong x

Hi

Alli I am so glad to hear from you have been wondering how things are. (I even get concerned when i dont hear as i treat you all as friends). I am glad the treatment is going well so pleaased. you must be relieved thet you are near the end and the light is shinning! if you look back Sam mentioned a cream that is good to use on your neck if that helps and I think something was mentioned for the mucus too. I am glad you are still smiling. Keep us in touch x

Weather still nice this morning and flowersa re still blooming and growing so garden is getting very pretty. I love looking to see what new things are coming up. The little plugs have developed and the marigolds are blooming. 

finished the adult version of the hedgehog adoptee letters yesterday still have to do the youngsters ones ready for July then i can concentrate on the research and book again. Miss having the hedgehogs outside but secretly glad at the moment in this heat they would have needed quite a lot of help keeping cool. 

Have a few more weeks for my appointment to see what the plan is and whether they can do anything or not. Fuego has moments of inflammation when it gets bigger then better days when it reduces in size. throat has an area that feels like a scab or constriction that occasionally makes swallowing awkward. i dont know if this is the second area that was left or expansion of first. Like everyone my journey is continuing albeit on a different path. Still tired and having to take things slowly like everyone this weather really affects me too. Have only managed to clean half my room so will do a bit more later when hubby watches his footie. 

Mini mafia are working up to the evening match. there are banners going up and flags of each family being stuck up through the soil. Humans are trippin gover these sticks as they suddenly appear in front of them! the wifes are baking cakes and making loads of sanwiches - no oranges for these sportsmen hahaha. the children are getting excited and a bit hyper all of them have ordered their shirts ready. quite a few deliveries have arrived with seats and tables ready to go on field later - could be a bit of a problem as there is corn being grown there but then they may put them round the edges. the bravardo of the men is something to listten to the phrase - all talk comes to mind !!! expectation and excitement is high! 

hope everyone else is doing ok and getting the suns rays - keep smiling x

morning 

well hubby getting a bit nervous England play later lol. what o earth do people see in footie lol. the cats arent bothered either lol. We had to ply with pedro at 9am latest because today is supposed to be realy hot so its definately an indoor day today. hopefully will finish clearing my room nd tidying it up so i can move to another room. sounds bad doesnt that lol but thi is  things left over from making the spare room. 

started a new series on netflix shadow and bone - not bad keeping me entertained ! 

well the mini mafia football went well last night or t least that is what they are all saying!! the visitors arrived in a large sharabang amongst a lot of whistling and boos!!! they came out all cocky bravado, etc there was another sharabang with visitors wifes and friends to cheer them on - they bought a smaller van load of food and booze. the home team were all psycked up they had been at it all day parading up and down warming up etc. the game was on!! first half was all defence it was prretty slow and there were jeers from the crowd - come on - come on - boring etc then all of a sudden one minute after half time when people were beginning to wnder if anything wa going to improve a tackle came from the visitors that sent the midfielder over there followed a punch up the referee came running over and rd carded four members of the home team and six of the visitors what a disaster!!!! penalty shoot out - yay goal scored by the honme team loads of cheering then suddenly they were not looking and the visitors got a goal back - more cheering - whistle blows time up!!! thankfully for that and a few more black eyes shaking hands and food and drink served. party time!!! music blaring out until all hours people fell asleep where they fell over and it became apparent the visitors were not going to get home tonight!!! wifes of the home team went back to raid the butchers to get plenty of bacon and eggs for breakfast for them all. - that is when they could all muster waking up !!!!

finished the under 8 year old hedgehog adoption pckages last night yay so thats been up loadded. 

hope everyone is ok and getting to enjoy the sun again. 

take carre keep smiling x

morning all

another wonderful and hot day today. no breeze today so seems even hotter than usual. dogs have been in and out so hopefully will be tired and cats are doing what cats do just lying around lol. 

hoping everyone is ok Al, Sam, Alli, Judy.

will need to get the hose out again later, when hubby watching his footie as usual. 

mini mafia are recovering from their bash at the weekend. the wifes made a superb cooked breakfast for everyone then granda made sure the boys cleaned up behind the visitors after they left, much to their disappointment. it was not easy since the corn had grown even more and it was hard trying to find all those thrown beer cans! no casualties thankfully just a few bruises and sore heads. (i hasten to add not just from the beer consumotion but also from the head bashing from the wifes! who said they just do not know when to stop!!). the kids thought it was all funny their dads getting the ear bashing and the men were quite sheepish for a day. (they are secretly planning the next game!). 

new yakon plants have arrived and are planted if these do not survive i wont bother again becasue they will not be suitable despite having good compost etc. the rest of the garden is doing well and the marigolds are the latest to show their colours. 

the pigeons were the latest birds to squabble over the bird table yesterday - there were four of them wanting the table at one time and then two ended up on fence showing shadows in my room. Rum tum tried to attack one of the shadows was so funny. he ran at it on the wall and slid down the wall because there was nothing to land on lol. 

have a good day keep safe and well keep smiling x

evening 

but late today dont really know where the day has gone to be honest! 

quite exciting today got my grandads marriage certificate and it gices his army number and that he was a driver so hoping we can look this up also when he left he had been a messenger iam presuming this is someone who runs back and forth giving messages but again need to look this up. when he was anlisted he was living at home still in wales in Griffithston and had been a steel worker. its quite amazing what information you can get just from one certificate. it also gives my grandmas army number too in the ATS cook. 

no energy to do the decorating this has gone to the side until it cools down. but i did a little cleaning out again yesrerday found a top i had not seen in ages lol got hidden in bottom wardrobe lol. - sounds like i have loads of clothes but believe me i dont - iam not one for fashion or outfits quite scuffy really my mum is often ashamed of me even at my grand age lol. 

it is quite warm in my room now but then it is not suprising since there re five cats on the bed and a dog on the floor!! pedro took one look and disappeared!!! i do love these evenings though when the sun goes down late feel i have more of a day and its often cooler so nice. ]

hope everyone is doing ok i havent heard from some people for ages hoping its because you are having well earned breaks and nothing more. 

take care keep smiling x

afternoon all

hot day today waiting for the thunderstoerms that we are promised about midnight tonight!! the garden will certainly need it we wait with anticipation to see if they are any good or not lol. 

mini mafia are celebrating with an enmasse picnic on the field - distancing of course in their household groups but sharing via a game of roundeers. unfortunately cousin susan got hit on the head with a ball and had to be taken of to be nursed - she will end up with a lovely bruise to match the lump thatis already starting to appear! sister june got tripped up running from the first to the second point. brother michael hit the ball so hard it went through a greenhouse window on the new estate and they had to stelathfully retrieve it before they got noticed!. the picnic was gorgeous there were so many sandwiches - ofcourse dainty ones with the crusts removed and cucumber sandwiches too. others include tuna and mayonnaise, tomato and cheese, egg and salad cream. home made scothc eggs and pickle meat pies, hard boiled eggs (taken from the local hen house), crisps and pretzels. apples, bananas, oranges and ice cream were aplenty. then later on in the afternoon there was scones with strawberry jam and cream and of course an english cuppa!! the mini mafia considered themselves to be sophisticated!! after a huge lunch the families got out their sun cream and deck chairs and laid back to relax, sunglasses on, cream of and a radio blaring in the back ground. it was glorious and could not be better. big umbrellas covered the babies to prevent them over heating and their was a little paddling pool for the little uns and a larger one for the adults who wanted a dunk. chairs were also being put out around the filed for the watch later on tht night so the families could gather again to watch the expected thunder display. (and the wine and beer was in the cooler ready). 

the guys and pedro are lazing around joining their mum who has no intention of doing anything today!! too hot and too tired! did not help that rolo got me up early today and my brain was going over time so it was hard getting to sleep. 

hope people are doing ok 

keep smiling x

evening

still hot and sticky today despite a torrential down pour last night, not too much thunder and lightning but a lot of rain. not too much today and muggy. however, surprised how the plants just shoot up over night when the weather is good for them,! the sweetcorn seem to have doubled over night !! 

the mini mafia got drenched in the down pour they thought it was really funny one minute sitting on the deck chairs waiting to see the thunder and lightning because rumour had it that it was a dry thunder storm!!! hahaha should not have listened to the runours - not true!!! they got soaked and wet fur smells! so all of them had to queue up for the bath to have a shower or a bath to get warm and clean before going to bed . by the time it was the last person to get ready it was already dawn so a sleep in was allowed. 

think the weather got all the midges out and they must have flwon to my window as i woke up biten !! those little tiny tiny bites they give that are itchy and unfortunatley also near fuego. 

well how are everyone ??? whats happening?????

keep smiling x

afternoon

what a difference. day makes! rain has now cooled the air considderably and we are still getting some heavy down pours. I dont mind as i am struggling a bit this morning. 

pedro is keeping me company and the hubby is looking forward to the footie later - of course an importnt match for him England playing against Scotland!! his anticiption and nerves are getting  to him a bit lol. i laugh at the intensity of some peoples passion for footie lol. 

glad the weather is cooler and wet cannot be tempted to do any gardening today so can try and relax. have done 5 minutes sanding and that has made my breathing heavy so have stopped, may do a bit more ancestry as that is easy and think about the hogs work i still have to do. keep wanting to pick up paints but no energy - frustrated. 

the mini mafia have got their deflatable sswimming pool up so it can fill up with the rain water and they have already got their swimming cossies out ready. the little uns have been looking out the doors every five minutes to see if the pool is ready so the mums are shouting at them to close the doors and keep the cold air out. distracting little uns that are persistant is difficult!! by the looks of the weather it does not look like it should take too long. 

hope everyone is doing ok. 

take care and keep smiling x

morning 

quite chilly this morning which is surprising. Pedro upset i threw his ball next door my dirrection is not that brilliant!!! will have to wait until later when they are up. i hear you laugh yes i throw and the ball moves with the arm as it comes bak so it goes sidde ways lol. then imagine poor pedros face when he goes to the spot and cannot see the ball looks confused as it has gone over the fence lol. 

hubby not too impressed with the footie last night but then he said he quite expected it. he still thinks we will go through but then there is always blind faith lol. 

having a zoom talk with friends this afternoon - zoom seems to be the way but its not the same as seeing people and sharing a meal with them is it so cant wait for that to happen. At this rate it will be Christmas lol. 

well nothing really happeneing today looking forward to seeeing what flowers are out next. 

hoping everyone is ok 

keep smiling xx 

morning

checking in as usual to try and bring distractions and smiles!

the rain has caused the plants to sprout so high the nettles are now above the road sign across the road you cant read or see it any more! thankfully they re not like that in my garden!! when we bought the house the back garden had been full of the buggers! it took a year to clear completely it was like a secret garden hidden behind a gate and two massive sheds. this area is now the veggie patch. the sweetcorn have grown which is brilliant and the butter nut squash. disappointed though bought some fragrant sweet pea and they were in a bad condition and although i sent a message to the nursery i have not heard back so a little annoyed. i was looking forward to lots of smells. . i wanted them at the bottom of the drive so people could smell them as they walked past and even pick some. 

the mini mafia have got over their summer colds from getting wet the other day. there were a lot of tissues all over the place and vitamin c tablets being spent =the supermarkets ran out at one point. but that has not stopped them and they all seem to be fine now. the next footie match had to be cancelled due to the weather they were slipping and sliding all over the place the wifes were furious with all the washing. the hotel has still not progressed the builders cannot work in the rain either so again they are sitting around with their beer and crosswords. the mini mafia spies have also stopped working - they had chewed two holes in the fence between the two gardens and i had discovered them so they are now blocked up. so far so good, the birds can eat their seed in peace!! the spies are gathering round their war table and plotting over the large map in f ront of them (hoping they change direction!!). 

hope everyone is ok please let me know. 

keep smiling xx

mornng 

hoping everyone is ok. well weather sure has changed bet it is just as wet in Wales! there will be a lot of work to do in garden when the weather warms up again with all the new growth!. am annoyed the sweet peas have not recovered and no reply from nursery and it is one of the largest companies too so not impressed. 

the mini mafia have lso not been able to do much the rain has made the soil muddy and hard to move so the builders are still not working and annoying their missues by being undder their feet all the time sitting by the telveision and hardly doing anything whilst the mums are cleaning under them. the kidds are also not at school now due to the summer so they arre running around the tunnels look lunitics shouting to each other this is echoing down the tunnels that no one knows where it is coming from! in the evening the elder children are hanging around the corners with their friends trying to act cool! with the odd can hidden in a bag and a blade of long grass tht makes them dizzy! (bit like the kaolas on the bamboo) this is dug up from the far edge of the field and sold secretly for a lot so the children like all children like to experiment and got hold of a blade of this grass and shared it between themselves. their voices peeked and squeaked and they laughed and laughed at each other like being on nirtous oxidde!!! one of the mums caught them and oh dear sore heads were going to be felt by all. missie is flattering her eybrows at parkin from the fifth tunnel she is really hoping to get noticed and he ask her out. we will have to wait and see t the moment he is with a bunch of lads from his neck of the woods and not taking much notice - the rejection at the moment is quite upsetting for missie but she perseveres. 

keep safe everyone and keep smiling xx

mornng 

hoping everyone is ok. well weather sure has changed bet it is just as wet in Wales! there will be a lot of work to do in garden when the weather warms up again with all the new growth!. am annoyed the sweet peas have not recovered and no reply from nursery and it is one of the largest companies too so not impressed. 

the mini mafia have lso not been able to do much the rain has made the soil muddy and hard to move so the builders are still not working and annoying their missues by being undder their feet all the time sitting by the telveision and hardly doing anything whilst the mums are cleaning under them. the kidds are also not at school now due to the summer so they arre running around the tunnels look lunitics shouting to each other this is echoing down the tunnels that no one knows where it is coming from! in the evening the elder children are hanging around the corners with their friends trying to act cool! with the odd can hidden in a bag and a blade of long grass tht makes them dizzy! (bit like the kaolas on the bamboo) this is dug up from the far edge of the field and sold secretly for a lot so the children like all children like to experiment and got hold of a blade of this grass and shared it between themselves. their voices peeked and squeaked and they laughed and laughed at each other like being on nirtous oxidde!!! one of the mums caught them and oh dear sore heads were going to be felt by all. missie is flattering her eybrows at parkin from the fifth tunnel she is really hoping to get noticed and he ask her out. we will have to wait and see t the moment he is with a bunch of lads from his neck of the woods and not taking much notice - the rejection at the moment is quite upsetting for missie but she perseveres. 

keep safe everyone and keep smiling xx

afternoon

hope everyone is ok??

long time since i heard from peeps so i hope these stories are amusing ish!!! 

despite the loooks of the day it is actually a little warm outside so we sat outside at lunch time and threw the ball for pedro until our arms dropped off!! the flowers are coming out well lovely stocks, little yellow daisies, geraniums, begonias, etc. beginning to feel happy with the display. the jackdaws were coming down to the bird table and a pigeon nearly flew into them also trying at the same time there was nearly an air collison. 

had a hedgehog zoom today - no not with a hedgehog lol although last counts my bigfoot was swimming in  paddling pool enjoying himself. we have developed the concept of a hog nurse at our charity. the hog nurse will start at level 1 and then progress through levels 2,3 and then become a hog nurse who can become a hoglet , juvenile or hog nurse should they wish. so the food chapter has been put to one side until i complete the hog nurse training chapter. we want to be the best so we need to be as close to hospital scenarios as possible and as a trained vet nurse it is done to me lol. the hog nurse is going to have fun as well bathing hedgehogs is fun and they love it under a shower or running tap or even just in abowl of warm water tehy will easily unroll for you and lift their heads up showing their beady little eyes. it can help them feel better. 

thai rice for tea so better have a cheeck on it. 

keep smiling xx

sunny day guys time to enjoy the warm weather again and get some healing rays!!! 

a fledgling flew into the garden this morning and ended up on the ground. Pedro was not amused as he was not allowed out until it had managed to regain its breath and fly away. it was quite sweet watching it - quite chubby little thing too - black bird i think. so good to see. 

we then sat outside for a little while playing with him and his kong jumbler. he is now lying flat out on the floor. 

made some pasta this morning - quite therapuetic needing the dough - takes quite some time too but otherwise is easier than i imagined. made spaghetti the only problem was the pasta stand i had bought collapsed as i was trying to put the strandds on the branches so it got a bit tangled together and not easy to separate!! may have a bit of a spaghetti mess!! but looks good - will see if it tastes alright or if i dont message tomorrow you know why lol. 

making a little progress on hog nurse and found out a bit more for my pain in hogs paper listening to a webinar last night - actually forgot i had signed up for two so i had the lap top with one on and the ipad with the other on at the same time lol - not really listening to one just had signed up to it for cpd points!!! but was quite amusing!! think it was called brain over load. 

have also managed to do five minutes of my diy again so a little painting so things looking a little up we hope but getting a little anxious about next week already. 

keep safe and keep smiling x

morning another beautiful day and best to make the most of it before the rains come again tomorrow. 

mini mafia had a summer festial yesterday, they collected amongst the grain in the field and made a maypole for the girls to dance around - they had been practising for months and were eqgger to show of in front of friends and family. the girls were also eager to put on their new floral dresses with swing style skirts. mums were helping with makeup too and the girls thought they were the bees knees!! a good day to find a boy!! 

in a day a bit like the prom the boys also put on their best - or at least some did, there were some of the "lads" that just came out in T shirts and holey jeans but to be honest this always attract the girls a bit of "rough" goes a long way!! summer festival is also as can be gathered when a lot of couples got together and started dating. howeverf, it was strictly chaperoned and anyone doing anything out of decoram was separated straight away so that meant no sneeking away!! 

the hells angels did a motorcycle display and again there were a lot of oooos from the girls and a 'i want a bike from the lads to look cool. there were quite amazing jumping over each other, then through a ring of flowers - bit poncy but a fire would set alight the grain and the farmer woul not be impressed and they would loose a food supply and field to play in. 

next came the vintage cars whose engines purred as they were slowly driven into the stadium with their drivers wearing sun glasses waved to the audience leaning out the windows on their elbows. quite a few had girl friends in the cars who were also dressed up to the nines after all they were showing off their men as much as their selves. they did a circuit of the field then parked up in one corner letting people have photos with their posh clean cars. 

over the other side of the fiels was the food vans serving ll sorts of delicacies, candy floss, ice cream, corn dogs, sandwiches etc. this area was full with families all over the place stuffing their faces until they could not eat any more, bellies full a lot of them had settled down to watch more of the parade and the girls dancing. 

every now and then a sheepish looking lad would go over to a girl and ask if she would like a dance, talk or something to eat and the tentative beginnings of a friendship began. 

keep smiling x

morning everyone, how are you??

seems such a long time since people have replied feel iam doing this for almost nothing lol. Al hope you are ok, Judith how are things? Alli hope you are feeling bit better now and Sam hope you have almost recoverd. 

well pizza day today !! going to make. dough in my bread maker then a pizza turned out really well last time i did it so we shall see. ast time we put on pepperoni, ham, mince, onions, ssweetocrn and cheese and even put cheese in crust. yummy. dont think i will be up to much though rather tired today. 

how are people eating these days? 

flowers are doing well and the birds are still enjoying the bird table and fat squares - especially jack daws and pigeons lol. 

keep warm today its a bit cooler but keep smiling xx

Hi Elona, I'm still following and enjoying your posts but the days are so full of routine that they fly by without me noticing!  Hubby is now nearly 6 weeks post treatment and things are finally beginning to improve, he was starting to think it would never end! 
the horrible mucus has as good as gone, the tiredness is not quite so overwhelming but is still there.  He's taken our dogs out today for the first time in about 9 weeks.  His throat is still really sore but the oncology consultant is happy with him and has signed him off now to the ENT team.  Just need to get him eating now and I think then he will really bounce back.
 It would be lovely to hear how the others are getting on, I hope they pop back on here at some point but in the meantime keep posting, I love your minimafia updates and all the other animal tales too.

Hope the sun keeps shining, take care. 

Morning 

Judy so glad to hear from you and to hear that your hubby is doing well yay!!! just get that eating back as you said you must be feeling so much more relieved. could not be happier for you. 

the sun is shinning this morning and i am pleased we had the most horrendous down pour last night it was torrential and then some thunder too. lasted about an hour. 

there was a calamity at the mini mafia hotel some of the roof fell in with all the rain. underneath in the occupied rooms where there werre two families sleeping they got woken up with a huge down pour of a mixture of rain and soil on top of their heads - woke them up with a start!! the kids thought it was either funny or cried their heads of the adults had sullen faces on trying to gather together their beloingings so they could be moved into difrerent rooms. the hotel manager was woken up bruptly too and a bit grumpy shouting at people to get things down and the emergency builders shored up the roofs until such a time as the soil dried and could be fixed. (the other extension still has not been completed either so there is now a lot of work to be done). 

Little missie is excited because today she is going out with her new beau Michael. He is taking her for a walk so althouh she wanted to dress up in her nice new floral dress she put on her trousers and walking boots to meet him. she was excited and hoped he would hold her hand as they walk down the road. 

the weeds have come on well in the garden lol. looks like a day weeding is needed !!! with the sudden sprout of the other plants the garden is good - hubby would ssay cluttered as i dont do minimilist! we once had a mediternean garden with little white stones and hubby thought this meant only a couple of plants - boy how wrong he was and then the neighbouring cats thought the little stones were a huge cat litter tray !!!! so that went pretty soon lol. 

had a flare up last night mouth went sooo dry it made swallowing hard really strange but apparently that can be signs of infection. - new one on me so another thing to tell consultant wednesday. 

anyway enjoy the sun because forecast is more rain lol. 

keep smiling xx

morning 

gloomy day today but thankfully not too cold. had to whip to morrisons because am looking after next door cat and they didnt leave enough cat litter. stayed in car and made hubby wheel himself round to get the things - good for his independdence and ability. he was quite disappoionted since they are redoing our local big store they have made a smaller express and it doe not contain much according to him. 

Missies date went really well, they had a good walk and she even got lifted over a huge puddle like a gentleman - shes besotted!! they endeed up talking for ages and they arranged another date for later on this week, she came home on cloud 9. 

trying to keep preoccupied as i tell every one. so five minutes sanding is planned for the porch area. its getting there. 

pedro is learning to play football with his kong boomer ball. initially he just threw himsel on the ball with his front legs to try and move it now, he has learnt he can also move it by kicking (in a fashion) and he even gets a goal past me on more than one occasion. am feeling like a silly woman who should not be playing footie!! he is so quick!!! he absolutely loves it. he would be in a dog team if that waas possible! 

keep smiling folks!! thinking of you all x

Morning 

Hope everyone is ok sorry its been so long but was finding it hard to concentrate on anything apart from easy watching on tv it seems I like farming programs now who new, its 12 days post treatment not that I'm counting lol throat and mouth still sore but managed a little bit of pasta yesterday but next to no taste still but at least its a change from soup and ensures, just hope the weird sticky yellow saliva goes soon on the up side not as tired today, how's things with you Elona how's your treatment and what date do you see consultant, I have missed mini mafia tales nice to read about there antics

Take care

Alli x

Morning 

Yay so good to hear from you Alli - and hear your news. I am glad you are feeling on the up and not so tired. Glad your eating a bit too but hope the saliva sorts itself seems to be a general thread that. Afraid according to Judy that takes time. Keep in touch lovely to hear from you. Keep safe and keep improving the light is shinning at the end of the tunnel! 

gloomy dy here quite a bit of rain last night didnt help with the shoring up of the mini mafia hotel made the foundations hard to sttrengthen so it took the builders quite some tim The builders were huffing and puffing as they worked after all they have been sitting on their butts for the last couple of mon ths so to have to work again was a bit of a struggle - and they could not stop once started since the foundations would fall down if they did!! the manageer was going round very restless his business was in jeapody and he needed the business and the rooms filled. there were a couple of families that desperately wanted to get back too as they did not have anywhere to go and had been sleeping outside under the oak tree. 

There has been a mini mafia restaurant open down the garden in the evenings to help the homeless and also paying customers. it shuts about 3am and unfortunately this was when pedro went out last night. he noticed them cleaning up and barked much to the dismay of the hubby who tried to quiet him to no avail - oops a forgiveness pressie to neighbours maybe needed!!! 

did a little more painitng yesterday well a tiny bit so the porch is getting there may try a bit more again today. 

was talking to my next door neighbour yesterday who had the same tonsil cancer when she was younger. hers had gone into the jaw too and she had had to have some of her bone removed. i mentioned i now get really dry mouths with som difficulty swallowing and she said she does so it is amazing that my disease is similar shows how hard it can be with diagnosis. (alongside the fact they had to send my iopsies for a second opinion). she also still gets a lot of saliva but not the thick sticky stuff just the stuff that makes her dribble! she is quite amazing since hers was about 30 years ago. 

well at least despite the weather it is not cold so the sun may not be out but it could be worsee so keep smiling. xx

morning

another gloomy looking day but actually not cold so we still managed to sit outside this morning with the dogs and the neighbours popped round for a quick natter and Ferdie offered to take me to the hospital tomorrow with hubby to save me driving. 

hubby is getting a little worried about the footie this afternoon lol but i think i may just watch some wimbledon!! i didnt get any painting done yesterday so i should try to do some today but have no energy or insentive, thats the hardest thing sometimes getting motivation. 

work has been great have furloughed me for july so i have a month to get organised as i have to get back to work soon. 

no news on the mini mafia front today think they are all resting after the manic building they had to do to strengthen the foundations of the hotel before they can repair it. 

take care and keep smiling x