At Linden Lea
in Somerton
Well, I've decided that I have enough words in me to keep two blogs going for a while. I will reduce to one once I decide which I prefer. Since I have the time, I might as well experiment.
I hope everyone is well and enjoying the summer. On the subject of summer, our weather here has vastly improved. The sun still shines but the humidity and torrid temperatures have receded. I'm told our tropical weather has not gone forever. In fact, August may prove to be just as hot as those blistering days of not so long ago. In England, all records (since 1914 or so) were broken! There was lots of wingeing in Somerton and, no doubt, in the rest of England. They're not used to the tropics unless they're living in them. Mad dogs and the mid-day sun ....
I've been back in Somerton two weeks today and have not stopped! There have been dinners, lunches, coffees, teas, a trip to the acupuncturist for Gill, and a variety of other activities. I think it's all intended to get me used to driving here and keep me from sitting around too long.
On the Canada homefront, Sarah (18) - my granddaughter (Joy's middle child, husband David being the youngest :-) ) is recovering nicely from her recent stroke. Sarah is back at home now and life can return to normal. Kate flew out for a flash three-day stay with them last week! I think they all enjoyed it.
Kate and Sean start in their new jobs this week. Sean will be in Newcastle for the year, and Kate will be in Sunderland (a twenty-minute drive from Newcastle) doing Obs-Gynae. Her job also involves some teaching. I think she'll like that.
Gill is doing well. Her acupuncture session has relieved her of most of her trigeminal neuralgia pain, alhamdulillah. Brian (Gill's sprog) and Lili (Brian's beloved) are both working in Oxford for Oxfam. The strife in Lebanon is keeping them both occupied and preoccupied. What a shameful disaster!
It's 11:24 a.m. and I'm still not dressed. I was determined to do some newspaper reading and catch up a little on my blogs and on the Internet in general.
I'm now on to my next job - walking the dog. Toodle-oo.