Europe 2016
A rare opportunity--Michael excepting--all our close family together at Cliveden House near Windsor. Our daughters and children, Nieces Alex and Philippa, nephew David and their husbands/wife, their children and our sister-in-law Irene - 22 in total. There are 5 pics -- 2 of everyone, all the first
Europe 2016
Just received a pic from last week of me with Louis, drying off and eating an apple, after his water activity with Tom at the Lido
Birthdays & Anniversaries
........and only yesterday a mewling babe...........these days everything is about memorable images , so here are Jessica, Mary and myself subject to the indignities.......!
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Mary celebrated her birthday by climbing on to Michael's motorbike, complete with champagne in hand! My bike is the 15 year old hand-me-up pushbike of Michael's youth, in the background. Alison and Craig made a splendid cake, the daughters bought earings and after lunch
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The consultant today reported that Mary's last PET scan was all good, blood results good and that she is officially in remission. The general advice to consultants is that there is no need for follow up but, he would like to see Mary again some time on return
Family
As many of you are tracking Mary's progress via this blog, you may wish to know that Mary has a (final?) PET scan on July 19th and a meeting with the Oncologist, Dr Phadke, for results of the scan, on Thursday July 28th in the morning. I will
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Mary's visit with the oncologist went well. He deferred the final treatment by a week, which was delivered yesterday at the clinic. It will take three weeks for the cytotoxic chemicals to clear her system, at which point normal replacement body-cell function will resume--including new hair-
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Mary had this 'spot' for her reading all planned when we designed the patio extension.
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What's most important when you return after nine years in London? Why, a new fancy bike and to re-shape your old wooden surfboard, of course! Here, he's dividing the fin into two halves--tricky. It's strange to have someone else working in the
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A pleasant day with light cloud-we paddled to Maianbar for lunch, where Michael used another phone app to disguise me as an Easter Bunny--no respect! We sailed back under a light wind.
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We had Sunday lunch on the back patio, in perfect weather. After the lunch. we could play backyard cricket on a much grassier pitch than before. Jess was fascinated with a new 'phone app-'Face Swap' which produced hilarious results. Didn't work with the cat,
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Toby was intwo grand finals on the same day--under 14's and under 17's. They won both!