The joy of a sister!

Today I told Sandra that John is ill.


She was great,very supportive even though she is feeling yuk with a bug.

She took an interest in how I was and what I might need. I appreciate this.

Nautrally if I get support from friends and family ,it makes it easier for me to support John.

I will tell Matthew in Spain.

As I am doing that,that wekend, Sandra will tell Jackie and Gary.

I really appreciate that she is willing to do this for us.


Sandra's birthday tomorrow, we will both be 63 now until 25th September.

Poor mum, what a hand ful she had to cope with when Sandra was born.

I am going to the opticians tomorrow to see if they can give me new glasses  to help with the imbalance.

I was going to wait till I am in Spain as they have a great selection of frames and they are cheaper.

But I was there today getting my specs fixed and just decided to go for it.

Had a big pang for my dad yesterday, really wanted to see him again.

I have those craving less now ,but wow when they come it is just as strong.Still don't believe I will never see dad again.

Nine months since you died pa.It has been a bit of a roller coaster since one way and another.

Thanks to you.I have ordered a beautiful painting from dot-art called Mimosa. I have a picture of you sitting under it in 2008 and I am waiting for new beds from John Lewis.

I hoped that John and I might do a bit of travelling with my inheritance pa ,but it looks like making everything a bit more comfortable here, and in Castlenel,is where it is at.

For a while at least it is better to go to places close to home and our doctor.

Or Castalla .because we are in the medical system there and we have support there too.

I can understand why you did not go off and spend your money on cruises and all the things we were thinking up for you pa.

When you are not well a bit frail and vulnerable,you want home comforts and familiar things.

Of course you do.

Daniel's little plaque will be going up at the crematorium" room of remembrance "soon dad,that will complete everything. I will go and visit it next time I am in Glasgow with Sandra.

You will be happy to know that  we still have the van in Inveraray.It has been a bad summer, you would have hated it pa. So people are not out and about looking for holiday homes in Argyll.

We had one offer from a friend of Heidi's ,but it was an insult that we did not dignify with a response.

If I lived in Glasgow I would not hesitate to encourage us all to keep it but I have Castlenel,and it is just a bit to far for a regular weekend trip.


as you would say pa "whit's fur us 'll no go bye us"

Autumn is in the air here,looking forward to the autumn colours some of the leaves have started changing already.

You loved the seasons pa! I think of you as the seasons turn, mum said you were Nature Boy,she thought of you when she heard that song.

Keeping calm and carrying on!