Good news!

Hi pa,

we got good news at the hospital, John doing really well the oncologist was pleased with all his results.
He will continue to be monitored of course.But we feel very happy, for now, after all now is all we have .

The world has lost Patrick Moore pa , you loved his programme as I did . I think we all loved him in our family.Also Kenneth Kendal one of the first news readers a million years a go, and Neil Armstrong.
All good men and true.

We have our tree up, it is a real beauty.  I could not face it last year, as you had not long gone, and we were having Christmas and New Year between Salford and Glasgow.

We went to the hospital this morning and it was cold ,dreary ,grey and wet, while we were gone our cleaners came in, and we came home, having got good news, to a beautiful clean house, filled with the smell of scotch pine and the glow of the tree lights.

It felt great, and we are very grateful for our wee butt and ben!

I  have the last night of The Artist's Way course on Monday night,the students will love the tree and the festive atmosphere. I finish Counselling and Supervision on Wednesday night :-) and I don't go back to work till January 28th.I am looking forward to the time off.

We have our Christmas gathering for friends on 20th, I am doing Scottish fayre for that occasion. people will bring poems and readings and songs,it will be a lovely evening. I am sure.

We are cooking Christmas Lunch this year, been a while since we did this .I am sure all will be well.

As I type, it is  twenty past four, and it is pitch black outside ,it is pouring with rain, but we are cosy.John is having his siesta, and I will soon make the almond paste for our Christmas cake.

I think I am getting better physically pa, tonight we will have a celebratory drink for John's good news.

I love you I miss you,but I don't feel so desperate pa, the start of the preparations for Christmas was hard, but I feel calmer now.Sandra sent me a lovely card, from her to me, very special, who would have thought it?It feels very nice, and the boys and their families are coming to visit, that is wonderful. And I have my own wonderful "little family ," as John refers to it, and a wonderful step -family too.Phil is very much part of that too, which according to some friends it is a miracle,but it is not ,it is down to all of us having goodwill and wanting to make it happen.It takes work on every ones part. It has worked out for us  , thanks be to the universe.

Went to see you at the five trees the other day, your tree is very wintry now, and you have a great view of the swans and Canada geese ,duck seagulls and waterhens.

May there be peace on earth and may it start with me!