End of the Golden Weather.

Well, that's it I guess. It's back to the Salt Mine tomorrow. I shouldn't grumble, I've had 5 weeks holiday. More than I have had in one hit for years. Not that I didn't need it. Even before we had the bombshell of Herself''s condition dropped on us, I needed it. In the 12 years or so that I have worked there, I've not had more than a week or two off at any given time.

It's been good in a lot of ways. It's meant that I have actually been able to be with Herself for support during a couple of scary examinations & a couple of other specialist appointments. Not that I don't intend to be there in future for her. Its been good to spend some quality time with her, as the last few weeks have been a fairly scary time for both of us.

As you know, we also had our week in Dunedin with my boys & my grand daughter. That time I wouldn't trade for anything. It is a great comfort to know that even though we are separated by quite a distance they are still there for me if I need them. In fact, its quite humbling to actually find out how many are there for me if I need them. I still feel out on a limb a little family wise as I still have a mother & a sister, but neither of them even recognise me let alone have any comprehension of what is happening in the world. Speaking of my sister, I had a call from the nursing home today to tell me she is failing fast. We went down to see her this afternoon. She just looked so old & frail it broke both our hearts to see her.

On the good side, I finally finished Herself''s Shade house. She has been busier than a bee with a bum full of honey ever since. I also took the unprecedented step of doing a bit of weeding for her. Do you know Dock Plants have tap roots that go down at least a foot & unless you get it all they will grow back ? And did you also know that they are about the only bloody thing that will actually grow through weedmat ? Scary isn't it ?

This is the finished shadehouse in all its glory. Have I not done well?