Would you believe that we came back from Sharm and the first thing that happened was I got a streaming head cold? I’ve been unwell, it seems, since December. And, even though that has cleared up, I’m on a cycle of good days and bad days. Is it age? Is it some form of viral infection which won’t go away? I can really understand when people say they’ve got ME and haven’t the energy to get out of bed … I really get it. Of course, as an old soldier I have got out of bed, and I have got on with it (work and C, more of which presently). But, blooming hell I could do with a medical hiatus.
C had her operation two weeks ago. It’s a woman’s thing and it appears to have all gone well. She was instructed to take 4/6 weeks bed rest (don’t pick up anything!) and, two weeks in, she’s managing really well. I don’t think we’re through it all yet, but let’s hope so. Work and C’s operation means that we’ve not made it skiing this year which, notwithstanding one year of covid, breaks an almost unbroken seam of the white stuff. And, whilst the snow in the Alps has been rubbish, it has, all of a sudden, got better. Our pals Daren and Karen are there now and we both are as envious as hell. Next year, then.
We have, pretty much, kept ourselves to ourselves. That is until Alasdair and Annie popped in at the weekend. (Warning, more envy on its way.) We had a fab time with them. Lots of laughs. He and I go back to the early 80s – we joined the army on the same day. Annie and C, soon after. After a fab supper, we ran first thing on the Saturday morning, which really was ‘old times’ sake’. And then they were off … to Portugal and Spain … in their motorhome! Yes, that’s something which we should be doing. And that will come again. But they’ve got an almost 8-week package planned, with plenty of sunshine to boot. What we did arrange was for a trip together to Lanzarote at the end of May. Fab.
Other than that, it’s the same old routine. We have Bex, Steven and Henry back over Easter (two weeks away now, hurrah!), which is something to really look forward to. And then six weeks until we can, with impunity, head off into the hills in Doris. Can’t wait.
Keep safe everyone.
the.wanderlings 
So many different ‘bugs’ going around these days it is hard to dodge them all 🤷♂️ Glad to hear that ‘C’ came through her Op and is following doctor’s orders 👍
thanka Eric 🙂